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Remains of Man Killed In Fire Left Wrapped in Body Bag on the Street Because He Was Poor

A single-home fire in Thessaloniki claimed the life of a 86-year-old man. Early Saturday morning the man was discovered by authorities and was then wrapped in a blue body bag and left on the side of the street because...

Two Young Children Abandoned Outside Church in Thessaloniki

Two boys aged two and four were abandoned outside the church of Aghios Panteleimon in Thessaloniki’s Kalamaria area on Tuesday. People who saw them standing outside the church alerted police who transferred them to the local Greek police station. The...

New Greek Delicacy: Wine Ice Cream!

Three ice cream makers from Thessaloniki came up with a new delicacy that would satisfy both ice cream lovers and wine lovers: the wine ice cream, which they aptly named Ice Cream Darling. Eugenia Koutouvela, Antonis Moysiadis and Lefteris Eleftheriadis...

Greek Police Arrest Pakistanis Holding 16 Migrants Hostage

Hellenic Police on Saturday arrested three Pakistani nationals for holding 16 undocumented migrants hostage and demanding money for their release. The perpetrators were holding the hostages in a farmhouse outside Thessaloniki. Thirteen of the hostages were also Pakistanis with three...

Scientists to Examine Air Pollution Damage on Thessaloniki's Arch of Galerius

Scientists from the environmental pollution control laboratory of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki collected for the first time samples of solid deposits from the Arch of Galerius - or “Kamara” as it is locally known - in Thessaloniki, to...

After 70 Years In-the-Making, Athens-Thessaloniki Motorway Completed

The most dangerous part of the road between Athens and Thessaloniki, the Tempi valley, is bypassed with this work, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Thursday during the delivery ceremony. It is replaced by a short road that...

Underage Driver in Car Crash Leaves 4 Dead, 1 Injured in Thessaloniki

Four young people were killed and one injured when a car driven by a 17-year-old male crashed into a wall and then on a median fence on the Thessaloniki ring road early Tuesday morning. The accident occurred at 3:30 a.m....

Anarchists Cause Major Damages to Human Resources Office in Thessaloniki (video)

The group of anarchists who vandalized the offices of Adecco human resources company in Thessaloniki on March 3 claimed responsibility for their actions and posted a statement on the internet. The perpetrators pushed out of the offices the company employees...

Activists Hold Protest Rally in Thessaloniki in Support of Suspects in Gold Mine Arson

Members of two anti-mining groups from Halkidiki and Thessaloniki held a protest rally in central Thessaloniki on Saturday in support of 21 people accused of participating in the torching of a goldmine in Halkidiki, who are expected to appear...

Waste Transfer Station in Thessaloniki Goes Ahead Despite Protests From Locals

On Monday authorities made the official inauguration of a waste transfer station in Efkarpia, Thessaloniki, amidst protests by locals. The opening of the waste station has been long-awaited by authorities who originally had the contract drawn up for the project...