In the prologue to “Salonica, City of Ghosts: Christians, Muslims and Jews, 1430-1950,” we meet the then very young Mark Mazower in 1977, leaving the train station in Thessaloniki and walking through the exhaust fumes in front of third-rate hotels.
A late surge in stock prices, mainly in the closing auctions, offset previous losses and led to yet another historic high on Thursday.
A poll conducted by MRB for OPEN TV, published on Thursday, revealed that 8 out of 10 Greeks are dissatisfied with how the government has handled the Tempe case.
Government Spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis said on Thursday that if it is proven that the freight train was carrying illegal cargo that contributed to the fire in the Tempe railway disaster, both the political and legal responsibility would lie with Hellenic Train.
Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland Greece and the Aegean Sea have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution in the environment dating to around 5,200 years ago.
A tram collided with a car in Piraeus on Thursday morning, in the Evangelistria area.
The seven candidates for the world’s most powerful job in global sport – the presidency of the International Olympic Committee – have unveiled their plans and vision for the Games in a brief presentation to the IOC membership.
A 12-year-old schoolboy is recovering at home in the western Peloponnesian town of Pyrgos after falling into a sinkhole that opened up on a road as he was making his way to school.
Increased volcanic activity in Greece’s famed tourist hotspot of Santorini has prompted the country’s civil protection minister to call a meeting with local and disaster response officials.
The Athens First Instance Prosecutor has initiated criminal proceedings against four police officers in connection with the murder of Kyriaki Griva outside the Agioi Anargyroi police station in western Athens in April 2024 by her former partner.