Thessaloniki, Greece News

United Nations mediator Matthew Nimetz believes that a solution to GreeceA's name dispute with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia can be achieved this year.

Hans Giesecke Named 10th President of Anatolia College American educator Dr. Hans C. Giesecke, 53, has been chosen to become the 10th President of Anatolia College, one of Greece s most prominent educational institutions.

Bomb destroys top judgeA's car but causes no injuries A gas canister bomb placed under the car of the newly appointed president of the Council of State by unidentified arsonists destroyed the vehicle but caused no injuries when it detonated early yesterday afternoon in the parking lot of the countryA's highest administrative court, in central ...

Saying that the program started in 2007, Tanya Papiki stressed, that the program can become an A'educational bridgeA' for Armenia which recently introduced credit system in education.

The Thessaloniki prosecutorA's office has launched a probe and asked police to be on the lookout after the man in charge of the cityA's airport complained that pilots are repeatedly being targeted by people with laser pointers.

The World Council of Hellenes Abroad is launching new international initiatives to support the reunification of the Parthenon Marbles now that the New Acropolis Museum is completed.

Allison Tripp, a junior at Boston College, just returned from a semester at the American College of Thessaloniki in Greece, where she studied art and architecture, and history.

An archaeological dig on Limnos Island has yielded evidence of the oldest human settlement ever found on the Aegean Sea, Greek researchers say.

The European Commission yesterday sent a letter of warning to Greece, the last step before legal action, over the escalating pollution of Lake Koroneia in northern Greece.

Police confiscated dozens of PC hard drives and DVDs from the suspects, who included a 56-year-old Briton, a navy officer, a school teacher and a school bus driver Greek police said they have detained 20 people, ranging in age from 20 to 56, on suspicion they were trading child pornography on the Internet.

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Vergina and Veria A quick train trip and even quicker bus trip brought us to Vergina, a small town about an hour and a half from Thessaloniki.

Greek police believe the two arrested Bulgarians could have sold their arsenal to a local terrorist organization.

The Holy Father Benedict XVI dedicated his catechesis at the Wednesday General Audience on June 17, held in St.

An event took place yesterday at the Zappeion Center in Athens to honor the memory of the Greek Jewish community that once lived in several parts of Greece.

A 19-year-old Iraqi national , a n alleged member of an international people trafficking ring, was arrested in Thessaloniki on Wednesday following a police operation in the northeastern prefecture of Evros.

EUOBSERVER / COMMENT - At times the Balkans can deliver a positive surprise. Over the past year, five countries in the region have carried out fundamental reforms that will help to protect them and the EU against organised crime and irregular migration.

Adding an antiviral agent to corticosteroids for treatment of Bell's palsy is not associated with improved recovery of facial movement function, according to a meta-analysis of previously published studies in the June issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery .

A traffic police officer, who ran over and injured a 23-year-old man in Thessaloniki early yesterday, did not have driving license, it later emerged.

With over 98% of the votes in the European parliamentary elections counted the winner of the 2009 countdown seems to be the beach as voters across the country fled the cities and enjoyed the good weather.