Kavala

The city of Kavala and its surrounding area in northeastern Greece were without electricity for around two hours late on Sunday night. The power outage was caused by an explosion at a Public Power Corporation transformer shortly before midnight.

A small fire broke out after the blast but it was quickly brought under control. 

MONEMVASIA: SUNSET AT THE CASTLE

Enter through the gateway of the fortified Byzantine city and enjoy a fabulous weekend within its walls. Take a walk along the main cobbled pathway passing between small souvenir shops, as well as cafes and tavernas. Have a hot beverage on one of the little rooftops and then lose yourself amid stone-paved streets and arches.

At least 14 schoolchildren have been injured in a bus crash in northern Greece, early Friday, Ekathimerini writes.

The incident occurred around 8 a.m. on the road connecting the towns of Serres and Kavala as the bus, carrying around 40 passengers including teachers and parents, was heading on an excursion to Alexandroupoli.

A memorial commemorating 1,484 Jews from Kavala who perished in Nazi death camps in World War II, was targeted by vandals on Wednesday night, local media reported.

The vandals appear to have used hammers to smash the marble coating on the memorial, which was erected about a year ago in the northern Greek town.

Two women aged 24 were killed when their car crashed into another vehicle that had come to a standstill in a heavy hailstorm on Tuesday in northern Greece, on the border between the prefectures of Kavala and Xanthi.

Shipping and Island Policy Minister Theodoros Dritsas told SKAI TV that the government is planning to send refugees and immigrants all over the country, if European Union fails to find a common solution to stem refugee flow.

Charles Darwin University in Australia has appointed well-known Greek artist Nikos Kourkoulis as its first ambassador for its Greek studies program, according to Greek Diaspora newspaper Neos Kosmos.

The artist stated that he would use his appointment to promote the program, including during upcoming music performances to thousands of people across Australia and overseas.

Athens Municipal Hall

White Tower, Thessaloniki

The controversial Holocaust Memorial at the northern port city of Kavala was desecrated just two weeks after being inaugurated on June 7. The black marble monument at the site where 1,484 Jews were arrested and detained before being sent to death camps was covered in blue paint. The Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece issued a statement:

Hundreds of people, including local and central government officials, diplomats, as well as representatives Jewish communities from around Greece attended a ceremony on Sunday in the northern port city of Kavala to unveil a Holocaust memorial.