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No Night Flights to Aegean Island Airports

With the summer season just around the corner, many Greek island airports across the country are facing serious problems. According to Greek newspaper "Ethnos," there have been several delays and schedule changes in flights to the airport of Mytilene over...

Greek Migration Policy Minister: Lesvos Must be 'Emptied' of Refugees, Migrants

Visiting Mytilene, the main town on the island of Lesvos, Greek Migration Policy Minister Tasia Christodoulopoulou underlined that a way must be found to "evacuate" the island of the hordes of migrants and refugees arriving there on a daily...

The Holy Relics of St. Valentine Lie on Lesbos Island

The Municipality of Lesbos will commemorate Saint Valentine with a series of events at the Church of Metastasis of Virgin Mary in Mytilene where the holy relics of the saint lie. The Greek Post Office, honoring Saint Valentine and Lesvos...

9-Year-Old Bullying Victim on Greek Island of Mytilene [Video]

Bullying incidents are on the rise in Greece. A 9-year-old boy from the Greek island of Mytilene, recently sustained injuries after being a victim of bullies while in school. The 9-year-old student’s mother complained to the school administration that some...

Strong Winds and Snow Disrupt Greece Again, One Dead From Uprooted Tree Fall [Video]

One death and two injuries have been recorded in Greece due to deteriorating weather conditions in the eastern island of Lesvos when their car was crushed by an uprooted poplar in the road connecting the island's capital town Mytilene and...

Two Greek Police Officers Involved in Drug Trafficking Ring

Two Greek police officers are amongst those accused of being members of a crime ring, which controled the entire drug trafficking network on the islands of Lemnos and Agios Efstratios in the eastern Aegean Sea under its control. According to police,...

HRADF Receives Binding Offers for Regional Greek Airports

Fourteen regional airports from respective Greek cities will be privatized within the following months as the binding offers from potential investors have already been filed to the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) and according to the schedule, they...

A 'Cruise Ship of Solidarity' Arrives in Mytilene

A luxury cruise ship which recently made port at the Greek island of Mytilene presented nothing short of a miracle for migrants and refugees who now call the port their home. So shocked was the captain of the Nieuw Amsterdam by what he witnessed...

Eressos Women's Festival in Lesvos

  The Greek island of Lesvos will host the 14th Eressos Women's Festival. Over 1,000 women from Greece and around the world will visit the island to attend the two-week-long festival, which celebrates the history, culture, achievements and diversity of women. Eressos Festival...

Turks Buy Greek Marinas

Turkish companies operating in the yachting sector are aiming to expand in the eastern Mediterranean Sea and specifically in Greece. Turkish companies are the only ones to invest in this sector and buy Greek marinas since both Greeks and investors from...