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Mouzalas Opens Two New Refugee Camps in Serres and Drama

Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas inaugurated two new refugee camps in Serres and Drama describing them as "decent camps for dignified people." The camps will be operated by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) under the supervision and coordination of...

Bus Transporting Elementary Students in Serres Overturns, 8 Minor Injuries Reported

A bus accident in Agosta Serres involving students on a bus tour from the Vamvakofytos Primary School has occurred. According to the parent club's announcement on its facebook page, the trip was a day trip to Porto Lagos and...

Fifteen Suspects Arrested, Drugs Seized in Ongoing Police Operation in Northern Greece

Police arrested 15 people and seized drugs and guns in northern Greece as part of an ongoing operation to dismantle a large criminal gang that imported drugs from Bulgaria and sold them to various regions of the country. Authorities said...

Man Sentenced to a Year and Fined 65,000 Euros for Killing Dogs

A man, aged 37, was sentenced to a year in prison and fined 5,000 euros by the Court of Misdemeanours for beating two dogs to death before setting them on fire in Serres, Macedonia. The dogs he killed were...

Two Dead After Maintenance Train Collision in Northern Greece

Two TRAINOSE wagons performing maintenance work collided in northern Greece leaving two dead and two injured, according to the Greek public railroad. The collision occurred around 1:30 pm on Monday near Serres, on the Chryso-Toumba railway line. One carriage was conducting line maintenance...

Abandoned Historic Train Station Turns into a Tavern in Greece

Vyroneia, a small village of the Serres prefecture in northern Greece, is steeped in history. Standing at the foot of the Belles mountain and near the rare biotope of Kerkini, Vyroneia went into the history map as the place...

Greek Scientist Among Team Who Made Detection of Gravitational Waves Discovery

  Greek astrophysicist Vicky Kalogera was among the scientists who made possible the direct detection of gravitational waves on Earth. Scientists of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) announced on Thursday the direct detection of gravitational waves on Earth. These elusive ripples...

Greece Hit By Extreme Weather – 1 Dead; Bridge Collapses

Severe weather conditions and heavy rain that hit northern Greece over the weekend flooded Pineios river. As a result, a bridge in Diava, Kalambaka, partially collapsed, while according to locals' reports, the water level is constantly rising. Greek police have...

Father and Son Found Murdered in Northern Greece

Two men, a 72-year-old pharmacist and his 27-year-old son, were found dead in their home in Serres, northern Greece. Their bodies were found by the elder man’s daughter around 10:00 pm on July 28. Greek police and EMTs were...

New Heat Wave in Greece This Week

With mercury expected to flirt with extremely high temperatures, there is no respite expected from the sizzling Greek heat until the end of the week. According to Greek meteorologists, temperature will reach 39C on Tuesday in Serres, Thessaly and central Greece,...