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50,000 at Greek protest over Macedonia name row

Thessaloniki - Muslimchronicle

About 50.000 people massed in the streets of northern Greece's biggest city Thessaloniki on Sunday in a protest over the Macedonia name dispute between Athens and Skopje, police said. Hardliners in Greece are seeking to block any deal that contains the term Macedonia in UN-brokered talks to resolve the long-running row over the name. source: AFPRead more

Greek PM asks church for restraint in Macedonia

Athens - Muslimchronicle

Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday requested restraint from the country’s influential Orthodox church amid renewed efforts to resolve a 27-year name row with neighboring Macedonia. The move came a day after the church said it was opposed to any compromise including the name ‘Macedonia’, which is also the name of a northern Greek province over which wars were fought a centuryRead more

Bomb explodes outside Greek court, no casualties

Athens - Muslimchronicle

A bomb exploded early Friday outside one of Greece's main courthouses, officials said, but police had cleared the area and nobody was hurt. The explosion occurred at 0125 GMT outside the Athens appeals court after calls warning of a bomb had been made to the media, police said. source: AFPRead more

The refugee families living among filth and faeces in camp in Greece

Greek - Muslimchronicle

A few miles inland from Lesbos' main town is a place the authorities would rather you didn't see. Moria looks like a barbed wired fortress. It was built four years ago with European Union money. It was supposed to be a central part of the solution to the continent's migration crisis; a migrant camp, an efficient processing centre with roomRead more

Despite Greek shelter, Yazidis struggle to integrate

Yazidi - Muslimchronicle

Although Ibrahim Hondeta’s Yazidi family reached Greece a year ago after fleeing persecution, they still fear being the target of violence and are fighting to keep their community together. Having run the gauntlet of invasion, combat, killings and enslavement by ISIS in Iraq, the members of this religious minority have found temporary shelter in the largely agricultural region of SerresRead more

Why You Should Choose Oriental

London - Muslimchronicle

Do you think about changing the interior design of your own bedroom? If your answer is “Yes”, you first need to know the different themes of interior design which you can adopt. First of all, the Egyptian theme and it is suitable for those who love gold color and the Egyptian writings and images. Second, Greek and Roman theme whichRead more

Greek police raids find explosives, 9 held over links to banned Turkish group

Athens - Muslimchronicle

Greek police found bomb-making equipment and detonators in raids in Athens on Tuesday and were questioning nine people over suspected links to a banned militant group in Turkey ahead of an expected visit by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan next week. Eight men and a woman thought to hold Turkish citizenship were being detained after morning raids at three different addressesRead more