Student parade held in Athens to commemorate Greek Revolution
The traditional student parade to mark the anniversary of the outbreak of the Greek Revolution in 1821 has been held in Athens.
‘How come you speak Greek? Can I touch your hair?’
Grace Nwoke and her cousin Precious Obenaia were born and raised in the central Athens neighborhood of Patissia, where they lived undocumented with their families. Now they are trying to gather the entire African community of Athens on an online platform.
War of words over Tempe tampering claim
The government has denied claims in a Sunday newspaper that the audio recordings between a stationmaster and a driver taken on the night of the Tempe railway disaster were tampered with before their publication in the media.
Democrats Abroad Greece welcome Biden’s Greek Independence Day proclamation
Democrats Abroad Greece (DAGR) have welcomed President Joe Biden’s annual proclamation declaring March 25 as Greek Independence Day as “reaffirmation of the strong and growing ties between Greece and the United States.”
Pupils uploading at school face expulsion
Students who post videos on social media exposing or mocking their classmates during school hours will be expelled, according to the Education Ministry.
The ‘national mourning’ that never was: Combating fake news in Erdogan’s Turkey
Turkey is definitely not one of those countries that excel as standard-bearers when it comes to balanced reporting and media freedoms or media literacy. On the contrary, it usually appears in the international press for its – many – media deficiencies, whether it be censorship cases, propaganda-induced fake news or media ownership concentration issues.
Shots fired at Syngrou Avenue nightclub
Police in Athens are investigating an incident in which unknown assailants opened fire on a nightclub on Syngrou Avenue in the early hours of Saturday.
A decades-old unresolved bank heist
On December 19, 1992, robbers drilled holes in the basement wall of what was then an Ergasias Bank branch in central Athens, opened hundreds of safes and removed valuables, cash and bonds worth billions of drachmas – millions of euros today.
Lights out on Acropolis for Earth Hour
The lights on the Acropolis, Presidential Mansion, Parliament and other public buildings were switched off on Saturday evening to mark Earth Hour.
Albanian prosecutors order arrest of Himare mayor for alleged corruption
Albanian prosecutors said Saturday they ordered the arrest of the mayor of a seaside tourist town in the country’s south on corruption charges.