Thessaloniki

Riot unit targeted in Thessaloniki

A riot police unit came under a barrage of Molotov cocktails on Agios Dimitriou Street, outside the Turkish Consulate, in Thessaloniki on Wednesday evening.

Initial reports said the incident occurred at around 8.15 p.m. when a group of assailants hurled the firebombs and then fled in the direction of nearby Kallithea Square. Police are investigating.

Two years after Russian invasion, Greece struggles with ‘Ukraine fatigue’

On a bleak anniversary for Europe, the day that marks two years since the Russian invasion on Ukrainian soil, crowds of Greek supporters of Ukraine's fight for freedom gathered in the city centers of Athens and Thessaloniki, expressing their continuous support and solidarity for the Ukrainian cause.

Students reoccupy Aristotle University Law School

Just hours after police disbanded a sit-in protest at the Law School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in northern Greece, students have reclaimed the space on the premises. 

Additionally, a rally has been scheduled for 11 a.m. at the rectors' office.

Students are protesting government plans to permit the establishment of non-state universities. 

Police intervention ends sit-in protest at Aristotle University’s Law School

Police stormed the Law School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in northern Greece on Monday morning to put an end to a two-week-long sit-in protest. 

Approximately 20 individuals were evacuated from inside the building during the operation, which began at 5 a.m. 

No resistance was encountered during the operation, and no arrests were conducted. 

Driver busts through toll booth barriers during migrant smuggling pursuit

A 20-year-old foreign national was arrested in Thessaloniki in the early hours of Sunday for migrant smuggling. 

During routine police checks on the Thessaloniki National Road, a vehicle, driven by the accused, sped excessively in an attempt to evade inspection breaking toll barriers at three toll booths.

Thessaloniki police arrest 70-year-old woman with trove of ancient artifacts and religious icons

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.

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