Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Macedonia. Greeks consider it like συμπρωτεύουσα (the associated-capital) of the Northern Greece. Indeed, Thessaloniki was already the largest city of the Byzantine Empire after Constantinople.
The 39-year-old man was convicted for the brutal murder of his pregnant partner, Georgia, in Thessaloniki
Edessa Jury Court to the two defendants accused of the murder of the 41-year-old pregnant woman, last January, with her body found in a trunk in a forest area near Monopigado, on the border of the prefectures of Thessaloniki and Halkidiki.
One dead, six injured in Thessaloniki crash
A 53-year-old man died and six others, including five 16-year-olds, were injured in a late-night car crash Saturday in the northern city of Thessaloniki.
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Weather: The week starts with rain and a drop in temperature – Which areas are affected
Winter preview….the week begins with meteorologists forecasting rain, a drop in temperature, and some snow, while in the coming days, intense rain is expected in Athens and Thessaloniki.
Former Thessaloniki mayor Yiannis Boutaris dies at 82 – “I lived It fully…goodbye!”
On Saturday, November 9, Yiannis Boutaris passed away.
The businessman, oenologist, and former mayor of Thessaloniki, Yiannis Boutaris, took his last breath tonight at a private clinic in the city, where he had been hospitalized for serious health problems recently.
Yiannis Boutaris, winemaker, Thessaloniki mayor and all-around maverick dies at 82
Yiannis Boutaris, winemaker and mayor, died late Saturday at the age of 82.
His death was announced by Kyr-Yianni, the winemaking business he founded and which is run by his two sons, in a Facebook post, in both English and Greek.
Winter arrives up north
Freezing temperatures hit northern Greece Saturday morning, signaling winter's arrival. Areas including Drama, Florina, Kozani, Ptolemaida, and Lagadas in Thessaloniki recorded big drops. The lowest was -9 Celsius in Nevrokopi, Drama. In Ptolemaida, Nea Kafkaso in Florina, and Perithori in Nevrokopi, lows reached -6C, while other areas like Varyko, Grevena and Paranesti saw -5C.
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Aegean launches new direct flights between Thessaloniki and Amsterdam
Aegean Airlines last week launched new direct flights between Thessaloniki and Amsterdam, further expanding the company's international network from its hub at Thessaloniki's Makedonia Airport.
Thessaloniki gynecologist convicted of negligent homicide in patient’s death
A gynecologist in the northern city of Thessaloniki received a 30-month suspended prison sentence after being convicted of negligent homicide in the death of a 47-year-old woman following a hysterectomy in 2017.
The appeals court reduced his sentence by six months due to his previously clean record.
Thessaloniki: The Municipality closes a club that served alcohol to minors
The Municipality of Thessaloniki is closing a club that served alcohol to minors, which resulted in three teenagers ending up in the hospital early Sunday morning.
Albania aims to join the EU by 2030, prime minister tells expatriates in Thessaloniki
Albania hopes to join the European Union by 2030, Prime Minister Edi Rama told a crowd of some 2,000 supporters at a hotel in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on Sunday.
Rama also promised that the numerous Albanian expatriates will be able for the first time to mail in their ballots in the next general election, set to take place in Spring 2025.