Thessaloniki

The identification of bacteria and bacterial products that will help balance the immune system of humans and protect them against cancer and autoimmune diseases is the future goal of collaboration between the Laboratory of Pathology at the Veterinary Department...

The target of 25 million international tourist arrivals in Greece in 2015 is attainable, the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) said on Wednesday, following the publication of the latest statistics from the country's main airports. SETE said that by the end...

The arrival of MS Hamburg cruise ship in Thessaloniki port on March 31 marked the beginning of the cruise season for the popular Greek city. More than 30 ships are expected to arrive in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, throughout the season. The number...

A freight train was derailed around 8 a.m. on Saturday morning, March 28, near a village outside of Thessaloniki, northern Greece. As a result both drivers were slightly injured and transferred to the hospital for precautionary reasons. According to Greek...

The new issue of Air Canada’s enRoute magazine featured an article on Greek wine, titled “The Modern Face of Ancient Greek Wines.” The tribute article was written by reporter Taras Grescoe and it included information and photographs on the...

Greek director Costas Vakkas will present a different, radical version of Greek migrants’ history in the US through his documentary “Dan Georgakas: A Diaspora Rebel,” which will be screened at the 17th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival. In an interview, Greek-American poet, writer,...

The Greek airports of Athens, Heraklion, Chania, Mykonos and Thessaloniki were included on the list of European airports with the highest performance in terms of increase in passenger traffic. According to the International Airports Council International Europe (ACI EUROPE) report,...

A man who was in Diavata prison for a triple homicide that took place in Oreokastro, Thessaloniki, northern Greece two months ago committed suicide in his cell. The man had been imprisoned after he murdered his sister, brother-in-law and...

There are several international days for health, social and racial discrimination, as well as other human-related matters. This year however, Thessaloniki in northern Greece will celebrate the first ever international day dedicated to pitogyro –pita with gyro and other condiments. This event may...

Athenians braved the bad weather and headed to the hills today to mark the traditional Clean Monday celebrations that include flying colourful kites, despite the downpour early in the morning. "Every year it’s better because last year we celebrated with ice pellets....