Piraeus

In a move that was highly anticipated, China’s Cosco Group has just made a bid for a majority share in Piraeus Port Authority (OLP), according to the Greek privatization agency. What is rather surprising is that there were no...

On January 11, 1944, English aircraft bombed German targets in Piraeus, Greece, for three hours, starting at 12pm. The city suffered great damages due to the relentless bombing that resulted in 5,500 casualties. It was revealed in 2013, through a letter...

President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras celebrated Epiphany with the traditional sanctification of the water at Dexameni in Athens. Traditionally, the water sanctification and the dive for the holy cross ceremony takes place at...

Another 3,355 refugees arrived early on Tuesday at Piraeus port. "Blue Star 1" carried 1,022 refugees from Mytilene and Chios, "Blue Star Patmos" carried 1,197 refugees from Mytilene and "Nisos Rhodos" carried 1,136 from Mytilene, Chios and Samos. PM Tsipras to...

More than 4,000 refugees arrived in the port of Piraeus, near Athens on board three ferries. In particular, the Greek ferry Eleftherios Venizelos transferred 2,493 refugees from Mytilene, Blue Star 1 transferred 731 refugees from Chios and Mytilene and Nisos...

Hundreds of Shia Muslims gathered in Piraeus, Saturday, October 24, to commemorate the holy day of Ashura, mourning the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (the founder of Islam). The ritual is special and different from the cult...

A 43-year-old mother of two children was found dead on Saturday morning in the area of Freattyda in Piraeus, after her car was swept away in a flash flood on Thursday in Kamatero, a suburb northwest of Athens, Greece. The woman is said to...

Greek Alternate Migration Minister Giannis Mouzalas had said on Monday morning that the East Aegean Greek island of Lesvos had between 15,000 and 17,000 migrants and refugees. That number looks to be significantly reduced by late Tuesday evening. Around 8,000 migrants and refugees...

The first private school that fell victim to the 23 percent value added tax (VAT) implementation on private education is the Michalopouleion private school established in 1931. The Michalopouleion private school in the Kallipolis neighborhood of Piraeus has endured the...

Around 11:00 am on Monday morning, August 24, Greek ferry "Eleftherios Venizelos" arrived at the port of Piraeus carrying some 2,500 people, mostly Syrian nationals from the Greek island of Lesvos, where the situation has gotten out of control. Adult migrants got a 50-euro...