Pogoni

Stone-built, arched, proud or overgrown with weeds, the bridges of Epirus in northwestern Greece have carried thousands of stories of movement on their backs. Specifically, for the residents of the municipality of Pogoni, these bridges are not only linked to the general movement of the population but also to a word that carries heavy emotional weight: "xenitia" or Greek immigration.

Landslides were recorded in many parts of the mountainous road network in the prefecture of Epirus, western Greece, on Saturday morning, due to the heavy rains that hit the area overnight.

A 38-year-old man was arrested on Monday on drug smuggling charges after police found 51 kilograms of marijuana in his car in the region of Pogoni in Ioannina, northwestern Greece.

According to reports, the suspect - an Albanian national - was arrested after a car chase which began after he refused to stop when signaled to do so by police.

Eleven icons were reported stolen Tuesday from a church in a remote village on the Greek-Albanian border.

A 5.5 magnitude earthquake shook the city of Ioannina in north-western Greece, late Saturday night.