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Refugee Football Team Enjoys a Match With Greek Homeless Team in Thessaloniki [Photos]

Last Friday, on a cloudy day in a remote part of western Thessaloniki, players from two unlikely soccer teams met up for a match; the Greek Homeless Football Team and a team made up of young refugees who have been stuck in...

Pavlopoulos in Thessaloniki: Greece Pledges to Defend Its Rights

Greece will defend its rights as a nation, without retreating or making concessions, President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos said in Thessaloniki on Wednesday, in a message aimed at Greece's neighbors but also the European Union and the...

Mayor Boutaris Hopes New İzmir-Thessaloniki Ferry Will Help Greek-Turkish Social and Economic Relations

Besides the tension between Greeks and Turks that has been running deep for generations, lately, there has been many efforts to curb hostilities and develop a type of friendship between the neighboring countries on both social and economic levels. From incidences...

Thessaloniki Celebrates 104th Liberation Anniversary

The First Balkan War in 1912, found Greece and allies Bulgaria and Serbia close to defeating the faltering Ottoman Empire in the Macedonia region. The Greek army was marching from victory to victory in Western Macedonia. However, serious disputes between...

Hellenic Navy Opens Ships to Public from Wednesday-Sunday to Celebrate 'Oxi' Day

War ships of the Hellenic Navy will be open to the public for the national holiday that marks the anniversary of Greek dictator Ioannis Metaxas' rejection of Italy's mandate to enter Greece on October 28, 1940. For this reason,...

Parents Sentenced to 14 years in Jail for Abusing Their Young Children

A 36-year-old Greek and his 37-year-old Romanian wife have been sentenced to 14 years in jail for the brutal abuse of their two young children. The sentencing occurred in an appeals court in Thessaloniki. According to information released from the case...

Protestors Cancel Auction at Thessaloniki Courthouse, Notary Flees Angry Mob [video]

Protestors stormed into the County Court of Thessaloniki on Wednesday during the auction of a field in the region of Chortiatis. Around a hundred protestors managed to break through the police lines at the court and stormed into the...

Yoko Ono's Visual Treat of Life, Love and Death at Thessaloniki's Dimitria Festival

Visual artist, director, performer, activist and multimedia interactive artist Yoko Ono will not only be remembered for being Jon Lennon's eternal partner, but will draw crowds with her eccentric nature. She is the big name featured at this year's...

Refugees Riot After Migrant Woman and Child Die in Car Accident

On Sunday, Riots broke out late in the evening in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki outside of Oreokastro Migrant Camp which accommodates some 1,300 refugees. According to Greek authorities, refugees who are residents at the center flooded the streets...

Bruguel Institute: Greece Will Need a Fourth Bailout in 2018

Greece most likely will not be able to borrow from international markets in 2018 and will need a fourth bailout, argues Bruegel Institute economist Zsolt Darvas. "In 2018, Greece will not be able to borrow from the markets, therefore there...