Thessaloniki, Greece News

Athens has recently been treated to a brand new exhibition centre, Metropolitan Expo, as well as a clutch of luxury conference hotel openings, including Westin Athens, part of the Astir Palace complex, and the Crowne Plaza Hotel .

Cyber-Activism , Governance , Human Rights , Law , Protest , Youth Languages: English Full Category List Excerpt Riots broke out in Athens and Thessaloniki during memorial gatherings for a 15-year old named Alexandros Grigoropoulos who was shot dead by police on December 6, 2008.

From Salonica, City of Ghosts: Christians, Muslims and Jews, 1430-1950 , by Mark Mazower , pp.

The Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient computer that has mesmerized scientists since its discovery at the bottom of the sea more than 100 years ago, was probably widely used in what is modern-day northwestern Greece, scientists studying the mechanical device have said.

A new wave of violent attacks against academics is sweeping campuses in Athens and Thessaloniki, leading Greek professors to question a law that bans police officers from entering university grounds.

Riots have broken out in Athens and Salonica during the first day of A. Grigoropoulos murder anniversary with police demonstrating extreme brutality leaving two people seriously wounded by a motorised charge on the Athens march.

Masked youths smashed store windows and hurled rocks and firebombs at riot police who responded with tear gas Monday in a second day of violence during commemorations of last year's fatal police shooting of a teenager.

Masked youths hurled firebombs and jagged chunks of marble at police as violence erupted during a march in Athens Sunday to mark the first anniversary of the police shooting of a teenager whose death sparked massive riots.

Protesters throw stones against police during riots outside the Athens' Academy Dec.

Voters in the New Democracy leadership contest shunned Dora Bakoyannis in favour of a veteran figure who appealed to the party base.

An exceptional fortification structure surrounding the ancient city of Vergina, located in northern Greece, was recently discovered by archaeologists from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

A convicted kidnapper on leave from prison forced his way Wednesday into a German school in northern Greece - for the second time in three years - and was holding one staff member hostage at gunpoint, police said.

ATHENS, Greece -- A group of men set a series of nearly simultaneous fires in different parts of Thessaloniki on Monday , causing minor damage.

Greek atmospheric metal band SCAR OF THE SUN will support PAIN OF SALVATION in Greece: Jan.

The railway is composed of two separate [~]6-m-diameter parallel tunnels, each of which is [~]8 km long and has 13 stations.

A former lawmaker and finance minister was elected the new leader of Greece's conservative opposition party on Sunday, succeeding a former prime minister.

They are also a major constraint on the government as it attempts to tackle the coming recession.

The White Tower and Nea Paralia projects in the northern port city signal a promising modern approach to managing public spaces Giorgis Gerolympos Quality town planning has provided a brand-new look for the district of Nea Paralia in Thessaloniki and augurs well for a new relationship between people and public space.

A shadow was cast over this year's 50th anniversary celebrations of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival , which wrapped on Sunday.

The p olice electronic crime s squad in Greece broke up a major child pornography ring on Thursday following a four-month investigation codenamed "Charlie " conducted in Athens, Thessaloniki and 14 other cities throughout the country.