Lemnos

AUTH Seismograph Stolen from Evros Site

A seismograph belonging to the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) has been stolen in Evros, northern Greece. AUTH scientists from made the discovery after noticing that there was no data coming in about the powerful earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale that occurred...

Lemnos Rumbles With Dozens of Aftershocks

The Greek island of Lemnos continued to be shaken during Saturday night by dozens of mild aftershocks following the magnitude 6.5 earthquake that afternoon between Lemnos and Samothrace at a focal depth of 5 km. Seismologists believe the main earthquake took place yesterday and are now...

Strong Earthquake Causes Injuries in Greece and Turkey [Update]

Three people have been slightly injured in Greece and thirty in Turkey after a strong earthquake struck Greece on Saturday at 12:25 p.m. local time. The magnitude 6.9 earthquake was recorded 296 kilometers (185 miles) northeast of Athens at a depth of 10.0km (6.2mi) in the Aegean sea.

Australians Visit Gallipoli for 100th ANZAC Day

Numerous Australians are expected to visit the Gallipoli peninsula in April 2015, to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the Australian and New Zealander Army Corps (ANZAC) landing during World War I, and to honor the victims killed by the...

Greek Australian Funds Renovation of Historic Bridge in Lemnos

The well-known music composer of Australia Pantelis Volaris, who is from the Greek island of Lemnos, founded the renovation of the historic “Kountouriotis Bridge” where the Greek admiral and naval hero Pavlos Kountouriotis raised the Greek flag during the...

Greece To Close 14 Island Tax Offices

At the same time it's trying to step up the fight against tax evasion, Greece will close 14 tax offices on islands to save money as directed by its international lenders which wants 290 tax departments across the country...

No Ships For Northern Aegean Islands This Summer

The Northeastern Aegean islands have received a crucial economic and social blow with the beginning of the summer, as the last 20 days Lesvos has been totally cut off from ship routing with Southern Greece (Lemnos-Kavala-Thessaloniki) as well as...

Greek-Australian Conferences in Thessaloniki, Lemnos

Two major conferences will be held in Greece next month, with the initiative of the World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary Association. The first will be held from July 7 to 9 in Thessaloniki with the cooperation of the Hellenic-Australian Chamber of...

Greeks May Organize Aussies’ Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Australian soldiers’ withdrawal from Afghanistan may be organized by Greeks, as the Deputy Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (HNDGS), Vice Admiral, Alexandros Theodosiou, stated on the SBS Radio Greek Program. Theodosiou visited Australia on the occasion of...

Lemnos Fava Beans Win Monte Carlo

Fava beans from Lemnos win Monte Carlo! Customers of a very expensive restaurant in the principality are excited with this Greek product and consider it as one of the greatest appetizers served this month. Actually, the French advertise it...