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Minority party eyes alliances to make way into Parliament
Bolstered by a strong performance in last month's European Parliament elections, the Party of Equality, Peace and Friendship (KIEF), which represents the interests of Greece's Muslim minority in Western Thrace, is looking for electoral alliances that would boost its chances of parliamentary representation after the July 7 vote.
Car full of migrants crashes in police chase, 8 hurt
Authorities in northern Greece say a car crammed with migrants that was driven by a suspected member of a smuggling ring has crashed during a police chase, injuring all eight occupants.
Big fire breaks out at battery plant in northern Greece
Firefighters on Tuesday were struggling to extinguish a large and toxic blaze that broke out at around 1 p.m. at a battery plant in Olvio, in the northern town of Xanthi.
Police find Xanthi mosque guns not linked to criminal activity
Police forensic lab results suggest that the two pistols found in a mosque last month in the village of Iliopetra in the northeastern city of Xanthi are not linked to any criminal activity, Kathimerini understands.
Weapons and ammunition found at Xanthi Mosque
Greek authorities are on alert after weapons and ammunition were found at a Mosque in the city of Xanthi in the eastern Macedonia and Thrace regions in the north of Greece. According to reports by newspaper “Kathimerini”, Greek intelligence officers detected the weapons after receiving tips and proceeded to investigate a Mosque in the village of Iliopetra of the Topiros municipality.
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'I love Greece... I'll wait patiently'
Every Wednesday, a 60-year-old man identified only by his initials - P.S. - attends a Greek language class in Tel Aviv. No one was surprised to see him take up the lessons, given the fact that P.S., who retired six months ago, is half-Greek.
"I started the process to acquire Greek citizenship 12 years ago," P.S. told Kathimerini in a recent interview.
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Opposition to Golden Dawn branch in Xanthi leads to clashes with police
A peaceful rally protesting the opening of a branch of far-right party Golden Dawn in the northern Greek town of Xanthi spiraled into violence on Saturday evening after dozens of self-styled anarchists clashed with police.
Nine jet pilots back in the army after being released from detention
Nine Turkish Air Force jet pilots who were detained and then released as part of probes against Gülenists were re-assigned and are participating in aerial operations after the military said it was experiencing a personnel deficit due to major suspensions in the institution.
Two young women killed in car crash in hailstorm
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.
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Train-taxi combo service pilot program comes to Greece
Trainotaxi services are coming to Athens following their successful application in the cities of Thessaloniki, Volos, Xanthi, Larisa, Katerini and Edessa. The pilot program in Athens will be implemented with thehelp of Kosmos 18300 that responded to the tender.