Mytilene
Art
Second Beach Street Festival in Lesvos
The Greek island of Lesvos in northern Aegean sea will host the Beach Street Festival (BSF) from August 1 to 3. This year's festival, mainly influenced by the murals of the Greek folk painter Theofilos Chatzimichael, will include several events of contemporary urban arts,...
Greece
Tragedy off Greek Island of Mytilene
Seven immigrants were recovered dead from the sea north of Mytilene, Greece, when their boat capsized while they were on board.
It all started on Monday night when two immigrants who were rescued by a ship stated that they were...
Greece
Young Man in Mytilene Returns Bag with 2,800 euros
A lesson of honesty is to be learned from a 29-year-old in Mytilene, from a town on the island of Lesbos, in North Aegean, Greece, who found and gave back a ladies bag containing the sum of 2,800 euros....
Greece
New Case of Baby Taken by Roma?
A new case of a child possibly taken by Roma's arose in Mytilene on Wednesday morning, the police arrested three Roma's, of Greek origin, for taking a baby boy aged two and a half months. The police-men found the...
Greece
20-year-old Shot Himself In Mytilene
The local community of Mytilene, capital of the island of Lesbos in the North Aegean, is shocked after the news of the suicide of a 20-year-old man, according to lesvosnews.gr.
The young man was found dead inside the cemetery yard...
Greece
Police Close Lesvos Pikpa Migrant Camp
Greek police closed a volunteer-run migrant camp on the island of Lesvos after Bloomberg News reported that local authorities failed to help the refugees fleeing conflicts in Afghanistan and Syria.
Undocumented immigrants living at the camp were given notice to...
Greece
Citizens Hurl Eggs and Oranges at Adonis Georgiadis in Mytilene
Citizens in Mytilene welcomed the new Development, Competitiveness & Maritime Deputy Minister Adonis Georgiadis from far-right LAOS with eggs and oranges.
Local police had to protect him twice and guarantee a safe passage.
Firstly, an angry crowd had gathered outside a government building...
events
Woman Gives Birth Onboard
A woman traveling from Chios to Piraeus aboard the ship ''Mytilene' 'went into labor onboard and gave birth to a baby girl, weighing 2.5 kg. The baby must have been anxious to come into the world and decided to make...