Tag: Thessaloniki
Greece: Tear gas fired during protest of vaccine mandate
ATHENS, Greece — Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters who gathered Wednesday in Athens to oppose coronavirus vaccination requirements proposed...
Glue gaffe: 2 men freed in Greece after drug bust mix-up
THESSALONIKI, Greece — A public prosecutor in northern Greece cleared two men arrested on drug trafficking charges after authorities acknowledged that a white substance...
Greek police arrest 2 trying to sell rare Roman-era statue
THESSALONIKI, Greece — Greek police said Sunday they have arrested two 56-year-old men for trying to sell a rare Roman-era statue of the Greek...
Syrian family reunited, against the odds, in Greece
THESSALONIKI, Greece — Torn apart in the deadly chaos of an air raid, a Syrian family of seven has been reunited, against the odds,...
Greece: Stores open amid virus surge to help rescue economy
ATHENS, Greece — Retail stores across most of Greece were allowed to reopen Monday despite an ongoing surge in COVID-19 infections, as the country...
Spanish student sentenced in Greece over lockdown party
THESSALONIKI, Greece — A Spanish exchange student in Greece has been given a suspended sentence and fined for violating lockdown measures and hosting a...
Greek protesters attack police with petrol bombs at rally
THESSALONIKI, Greece — Extensive clashes broke out between police and protesters Thursday in Greece’s second-largest city, Thessaloniki, after authorities ended an occupation by students...
3 migrants die in Greece after fire in abandoned building
THESSALONIKI, Greece — Greece’s fire department says three migrants have been found dead following a fire in an abandoned building in the center of...
Thousands of students rally in Greece against new police law
THESSALONIKI, Greece — More than 5,000 university students and other protesters have gathered outside a courthouse in Greece’s second-largest city to rally against a...
Greek tax officer dies 7 months after axe attack in office
THESSALONIKI — A tax office employee who had been attacked with an axe in his workplace nearly seven months ago has died, a Greek...