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Greek Police Officer Succumbs to Injuries From Hooligan Attack

A Greek police officer has succumbed to injuries caused by a flare shot during an attack by hooligans on riot police outside a volleyball stadium in Rentis near Piraeus on December 7th. The 31-year-old officer had been hospitalized at Nikaia...

French Dancer Found Dead Was Trapped For Days in Greek Water Tank

Joyce Timothy Radojcic, a French dancer who disappeared visiting Athens nine months ago, was found dead on May 7 in a Pireaus water tank.

Flashback to the Man who Brought 50,000 Ecstatic Greeks to the Streets (video)

Twenty nine years ago dozens of thousands of football supporters gathered in center of Piraeus in adulation for the new star signed by their beloved team. Olympiakos Piraeus had put off a footballing coup by bringing to Greece one of...

Turkey Accepts the Return of Economic Migrants EU Sources say

Turkey has agreed to accept the return of economic migrants, EU sources on Friday said in exclusive statements to ANA-MPA. The decision will be included in the statement of the EU summit on Monday in Brussels, they said, adding however...

Over 5,300 Refugees Identified on the Northern Aegean Islands

A large number of identified migrants and refugees are on the islands of the northern Aegean waiting to depart for Piraeus. The number of refugees on Lesvos reaches 3,307 while refugees identified at Moria hotspot in the last 24...

More Than 20,000 Refugees and Migrants Hemmed in Greece

According to ANA-MPA, the situation in Idomeni is still out of control as at least 5,500 refugees and migrants are trapped at the borders waiting to cross in the neutral zone of the FΥRΟΜ. In addition, 437 more refugees...

Exodus From Lesvos: More Migrants and Refugees to Leave the Island After 10,000 Depart in Two Days

The East Aegean Greek Island of Lesvos, which has a become a centre for migrants and refugees seeking to enter Europe, has gotten a significant breather in the past two days. Between Monday and Tuesday evening 10,000 migrants and refugees had left the...

Greek Entrepreneur Awarded Personality of the Year

Greek entrepreneur Nikolaos Koklonis has been awarded “Personality 2013-2014” for his contribution to e-business, at a ceremony held in Piraeus. Koklonis is the CEO and founder of AirFastTickets, an international online travel agency founded in 2009, and focused on providing...

2nd Posidonia Forum Sets Cruise Lines' Agenda

Of the 36 billion euros plus revenue spread across European cruising destinations, Greece is the recipient of just 600 million euros due to its lagging home porting capabilities and infrastructure challenges as only nine of Greece's 57 ports are...