The key to Greece’s economic crisis
By Yiorgos Karahalis Mata Nikolarou, a jewellery shop owner in Athens, says she is not surprised that thousands of businesses in the capital have had to shut down. “It was about time to happen. The...
View ArticleCyprus, it’s all Greek to me
Nicosia, Cyprus By Yorgos Karahalis I’ve been working in the media industry since 1986 and I can’t recall the last time Cyprus, the small divided Mediterranean island, attracted so much attention since...
View ArticleThe search for a mosque in Athens
Athens, Greece By Yorgos Karahalis Some say that to come in contact with “God” is a spiritual matter that has nothing to do with the particular spot or place where such contact takes place. Well, if it...
View ArticleDisabled Greeks get swim thanks to solar chair
ALEPOCHORI, Greece (Reuters) – Paralyzed from the waist down, Lefteris Theofilou has spent nearly half his life bound to a wheelchair and recalls as if it were a dream the first time a solar-powered...
View ArticleSwimming by Seatrac
Alepochori, Greece By Yorgos Karahalis In Greece, with its hundreds of islands, one of the longest coastlines in the world and a great climate, people are lucky enough to enjoy the beach for nearly...
View ArticleGreece’s Golden Dawn lawmakers unexpectedly freed before trial
ATHENS (Reuters) – Three senior lawmakers from Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn were freed on Wednesday pending trial on criminal charges, an unexpected setback to the government’s efforts to clamp down...
View ArticleGreece’s Golden Dawn lawmakers freed before trial
ATHENS, Oct 2 (Reuters) – Three senior lawmakers from Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn were freed on Wednesday pending trial on criminal charges, an unexpected setback to the government’s efforts to...
View ArticleCircle of life at Greece’s fish farms
Sofiko village, Greece By Yorgos Karahalis Fish farming was a business that a few decades ago was completely alien in Greece, where eating fish was strictly related to the local fisherman, the weather...
View ArticleThe ghost buildings of Athens
Athens, Greece By Yorgos Karahalis Both as a photographer and a resident of this city, I have always wanted to explore the ghost buildings that stand semi-ruined on a central avenue of Athens, squeezed...
View ArticleAthens’ Ghost Airport
By Yorgos Karahalis Athens, Greece By Yorgos Karahalis It’s been over a decade since Athens’ Hellenikon airport closed down after around 60 years of duty as the only airport serving the Greek capital....
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