Muslims observe Eid-al Fitr at the Yeni Mosque in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Wednesday – the first time that the early 20th century monument has been opened for prayers in more than a century.
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More than 100 Muslims gathered to observe prayers commemorating Eid al-Fitr, which marks the conclusion of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at the Yeni Mosque in the northern port city of Thessaloniki on Wednesday.
Construction on Thessaloniki’s Flyover, a regional axis, is temporarily halted due to residents’ legal appeals.
Thessaloniki will at long last welcome the opening of its first metro line at the end of November.
Sean Mathews, a Greece based journalist covering the broader region, and George Manginis, the academic director at the Benaki Museum, join Thanos Davelis to break down how the search for an antique can give us insight into Thessaloniki’s rich history, and look at how current efforts to shine a light on the city’s past cosmopolitanism are increasingly important in a changing region.
The Development Ministry imposed fines totaling 243,000 euros on six businesses in the wider area of the northern port city of Thessaloniki for counterfeit products.
A coordinated police operation led to the arrest of 49 individuals on Saturday afternoon following reports of vandalism at the Aristotle University in the northern port city of Thessaloniki.
US Ambassador to Greece George Tsunis stressed on Thursday the need for more flights from the United States to all of Greece.
Two medical diagnostic clinics in the northern port city of Thessaloniki charged insured clients unauthorized extra fees for tests prescribed by their doctors, an investigation revealed on Thursday.
A riot police unit came under a barrage of Molotov cocktails on Agios Dimitriou Street, outside the Turkish Consulate, in Thessaloniki on Wednesday evening.
Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal’s “They Shot the Piano Player,” an animated documentary-style exploration into the history and legacy of Brazilian bossa nova, will kick off this year’s Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival.
These five iconic eateries have resisted the passage of time and firmly established themselves on Athens and Thessaloniki’s culinary scenes. They specialize in dishes associated with warmth and comfort, from the nutritious – yet challenging for some – tripe soup and soothing chicken soup to the delicate yet hearty goat stew.
A 70-year-old woman was arrested on Saturday by officers of the police’s Department of Cultural Heritage and Antiquities in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, after ancient objects and religious icons were found at her workplace and home.
Authorities in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, have retrieved the body of a man whose car plunged into the sea on Thursday.
The cruise season launched earlier this year in the port city of Thessaloniki with the arrival of the Celebrity Infinity on February 3.
Investigators are reportedly working on the assumption that the envelope containing explosives that was sent on Monday to the Thessaloniki courthouse addressed to the president of the Court of Appeal was an attempted terrorist attack without, however, correlating the case with the recent strikes at the headquarters of the riot police in Goudi and the Ministry of Labor.
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