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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...

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Cyprus, 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...

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The 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...

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Disabled 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...

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Swimming 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...

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Greece’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...

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Greece’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...

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Circle 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...

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The 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...

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Athens’ 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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