Articles by Aris Emmanouloudis
Geert Wilders launches ‘de-Islamization’ manifesto
Geert Wilders, the wild-haired head of the right-wing Dutch Freedom Party (PVV), launched a new manifesto that calls for the “de-Islamization” of the Netherlands as…
Spain starts countdown to possible third national election in year
The clock starts ticking on Wednesday towards what could be Spain’s third national election in a year when acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy faces a…
Prosecutor to investigate Bishop of Chios over “hate speech”
Greece’s General Secretary for Human Rights made an unprecedented move: Kostis Papaioannou He collected the recent “hate” statements made by Bishop of Chios Markos and…
Lefteris Petrounias: Amazing Performance at the Olympic Gala
The gymnastics gala might be the strangest event of the Games. There are gymnasts in action, there are no medals at stake and on occasion,…
Spiros Gianniotis Wins Silver for Greece in Marathon Swimming – Dutch Ferry Weertman Wins First Place
Greek swimming legend Spiros Gianniotis won a Silver medal for Greece in the gruelling 10k open-water swimming event in Rio. After chartering through an Olympic…
Gymnast Yuri van Gelder expelled from Olympics after night of drinking in Rio
The Dutch gymnast Yuri van Gelder has been expelled from the Olympics for violating team rules by going out for a night of drinking in…
Dutch mum who escaped from Islamic State is back in the Netherlands with her kids
Laura Hansen, the 20-year-old woman who claims to have escaped from the Islamic State forces in Syria has returned to the Netherlands with her two…
Trainspotting 2 is happening (and it is going to feature a little bit of Amsterdam)
Sick Boy, Renton, Begbie and Spud are back. Over two decades after Trainspotting was released, Danny Boyle has reunited the film’s original cast for a…
‘Disturbed’ man arrested heading for Schiphol
After a weekend of extra security checks on vehicles heading for Schiphol airport, on Monday morning a coach was halted and a man removed and…
Several killed in shooting at Munich shopping mall
At least one shooter is still on the loose after a shooting inside a McDonald’s at Munich’s Olympia shopping mall Friday, police spokeswoman Claudia Küntzel…