Rage in Greece as second anniversary of train disaster prompts mass protests | Greece
Tens of thousands of people are expected to take part in the protests and strikes as Greece celebrates the second anniversary of its fatal train crash. With experts attributing disasters to monitoring and major systematic failures, organizers vowed that Friday's demonstration would be on a scale that will not be seen for years to match […]
Greece Claims Migrant Surge Tied to Middle East Conflicts
ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Greek authorities said Tuesday that they detained 107 migrants in two separate operations near Crete. Maritime superintendents and Maritime Ministry officials said they assisted in rescue of 42 male immigrants from the ship, which was suffering, and later disbanded after raiding the rocks. Survivors later told authorities that they departed from […]
Greece sends rescue teams to Santorini amid fears of big earthquake | Greece
After hundreds of earthquakes in the area, Greek authorities sent special forces, rescue squads, tents and drones on Santorini Island to Santorini Island. In the fear of a larger earthquake that could cause a tsunami, it is recommended that people avoid coastline and abandoned buildings, empty empty pools, and refrain from gathering in large quantities […]
A 2,000-year-old statue is found abandoned in a garbage bag in Greece
A marble statue of a woman believed to be more than 2,000 years old was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said Wednesday. Residents discovered an 80 centimeter (31 inch) headless statue next to a trash can in Neoi Epibates, a suburb of Greece's second-largest city. The men […]
Former Greek prime minister Costas Simitis dies aged 88 | Greece
Kostas Simitis, the socialist and former prime minister who was the driving force behind Greece's entry into the euro, has died at the age of 88. Simitis was taken from his villa west of Athens early Sunday to a hospital in the city of Corinth, unconscious and without a pulse, the hospital director told Greek […]
Pregnant California teacher Clara Thomann dies after falling during hike in Greece
A pregnant California teacher who was months away from giving birth to her first child died last month after falling during a hiking trip in Greece. Clara Thoman, 33, a science teacher at Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, was vacationing in the Greek Islands when she slipped and fell approximately 54 feet into a […]
Illegal Immigration to Greece Surges by 35 Per Cent over Last Year
ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Greek authorities said Tuesday that 23 migrants were rescued from a dinghy near the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos. Rescue teams have recovered two more bodies after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Gavdos over the weekend, bringing the death toll to seven. The Greek government has announced […]
Trump Nominates Kimberly Guilfoyle Ambassador to Greece
President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he will nominate Kimberly Guilfoyle as ambassador to Greece. The president-elect made the announcement from his Truth Social account on Tuesday. “Today, I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Kimberly Guilfoyle as U.S. Ambassador to Greece,” he said. “For many years, Kimberly has been a close friend […]
‘A blend of ancient and modern’: inside Thessaloniki’s new €3bn metro system | Greece
IIt caused untold chaos, decades of confusion, and sparked controversy and despair among historians and archaeologists. But at noon on Saturday, the long-awaited opening of the metro will open Thessaloniki's antique-rich underground world to a world of driverless trains and high-tech automation. The excitement on the streets of the northern Greek port city is almost […]
Over 300,000 ancient finds were unearthed in Greece during construction of a new subway system
A multi-year construction project for a new metro system in Thessaloniki, Greece, has unveiled thousands of ancient artifacts, many of which have been incorporated into the metro station design in unique ways. Construction of the Agias Sophias metro station in Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city after the capital Athens, began in 2003. Since construction began […]