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Greece
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...
Business
Stournaras: Greece Needs to Urgently Address Non-Performing Loans
About one in six businesses in Greece are late in payments, Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras said on Thursday, addressing an audience at the Federation of Industries of Northern Greece (FING) in Thessaloniki.
Stournaras said it is urgent to...
Greece
Cancer Patient to Greek PM: 'How Can I Live on a €652 Pension?' (video)
"How can I live on my 652 euro pension?" a cancer patient asked Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras who is on tour in Thessaloniki.
The prime minister was visiting a health center in the Evosmos neighborhood. The pensioner approached him...
Cyprus
Greece, Israel, Cyprus Tripartite Meeting on June 15 in Thessaloniki
The tripartite meeting of the leaders of Greece, Israel and Cyprus will be held on June 15 in Thessaloniki, announced Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to his associates at the prime minister's office in Thessaloniki on Wednesday. The former...
Greece
PM Tsipras: Revolutionary Initiative in the Health Sector
"We are giving a hard battle to stop the brain drain," Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Wednesday.
Addressing new doctors, he said: "I want to tell the students that are graduating from the medical school to trust this...
Greece
Thessaloniki Among the Top 100 Cities in Conference Tourism
Thessaloniki was included on the list of 100 cities where the majority of conferences are held.
According to the International Congress & Convention Association (ICCA), Thessaloniki ranked 98th in 2016 with 26 conferences organized in the city. At a European...
Crime
Doctor Arrested for Murdering 36-Year-Old Lover and Mother of Three
A 38-year-old Doctor was arrested on Friday, for the murder of a 36-year-old woman with whom he is alleged to have had an affair with. According to his lawyer, Mrs. Elsa Vlahou, the Doctor is denying that he had...
Crime
Tragedy in Thessaloniki: Greek-Cypriot Student Trying to Escape Football Hooligans Ends Up Brain Dead
On Wednesday the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) reported that a Greek-Cypriot student studying in Thessaloniki has been declared brain-dead after being hit by a car while trying to escape football hooligans who were attacking the other team's fans.
The incident...
events
'Comic Con 3' Festival in Thessaloniki Attracts Illustrators, Designers and Cartoonists
Wonder Woman, Mickey Mouse and Donald are posing in front of the White Tower in Thessaloniki while a few steps away Corto Maltese is smoking his cigarette. All these cartoon characters and much more have gathered in the city...
Greece
Barcelona Legend Puyol Talks Soccer With Refugees in Greece
Former Spain and Barcelona captain Carles Puyol visited refugee camps in Thessaloniki where he talked soccer and posed for photos with refugees on Sunday.
The soccer legend was accompanied by Spain's La Liga president Javier Tebas and Greek Migration Minister...