Turkish authorities seize 330 migrants trying to reach Greek island
Turkish authorities have seized a total of 330 migrants attempting to cross to the Greek island of Lesbos, officials said on Sunday. The coastguard in
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Fire rages on Greece’s Evia, threat to people averted
Aircraft sprayed water early on Wednesday in a bid to douse the flames of a huge wildfire on the Greek island of Evia that had
Cyprus ‘ready to help’ as fire rages out of control in Greek island of Evia (Update)
Cyprus authorities expressed their readiness to assist in the firefighting mission on the Greek island of Evia where a massive fire is raging out of
In Greece’s Aegean Sea, divers find ‘gulf of plastic corals’
Like colourful corals, they swayed in the underwater current. Only these were not gorgeous natural reefs built up over centuries but plastic bags, stuck to
Greece to overturn law that made universities no-go zone for police
Greece will propose legislation this week to scrap academic sanctuary, a law that was designed to protect protesting students and freedom of ideas but which
A year since Greece’s deadliest wildfire, wounds remain open
A year since Greece’s deadliest wildfire tore through coastal towns near Athens, killing 102 people, the road to normalcy for its survivors is long and
Greece’s newly-elected govt wins confidence vote on economic policy
Greece’s newly-elected conservative government won a confidence vote on Monday on its economic policy, which includes tax cuts and measures to speed up investments. Prime
Earthquake hits northwest of Greek capital Athens
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook the Greek capital Athens on Friday, knocking out power and telecommunications in parts of the city and sending people running
Greek conservatives scrap plans to take clergy off state payroll
Greece’s newly-elected conservative government on Tuesday scrapped plans to remove priests from the state payroll, reversing a decision by its leftist predecessor that aimed to
Greek police question suspect over death of American scientist
Greek police were questioning a 27-year-old man over the death of an American scientist whose body was found on the island of Crete last week,
Greek central bank governor says he will recommend full lifting of capital controls
The Bank of Greece will recommend capital controls in the country be fully lifted the soonest possible, central bank governor Yannis Stournaras said on Friday.
Six foreign nationals killed as severe weather hits Greece
ATHENS, July 11 (Reuters) – Six foreign nationals, including two children, were killed and more than 100 other people injured after gale-force winds, rain and
Conservative leader Mitsotakis becomes Greek PM, picks cabinet
By George Georgiopoulos and Lefteris Papadimas Conservative politician Kyriakos Mitsotakis took office as Greece’s new prime minister and named his cabinet on Monday, after storming
Greeks vote as leftist Syriza days in power seem numbered (Update 4)
By Michele Kambas and Angeliki Koutantou Greeks voted on Sunday in the first general election since the country emerged from international bailouts, with polls predicting
The main policies of Greece’s July 7 election rivals
Greece will hold a national election on July 7 with the conservative New Democracy party leading ruling left-wing SYRIZA by 9-11 percentage points in opinion
Greece seizes record amount of amphetamine Captagon shipped from Syria
Greek authorities have seized what they described as the world’s largest single haul of super-charged amphetamine Captagon pills from Syria worth more than half a
Greek conservatives tipped to oust leftists in early election
Greece’s opposition conservatives are expected to ride a wave of anger over continuing austerity measures to seize power from Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ lefists in
Animal rights group says Greece covering up Santorini donkey abuse
Animal rights group PETA has accused Greek authorities of covering up what it called the “cruel” treatment of donkeys on the popular island of Santorini and
Turkey could face consequences if it doesn’t change tack, says Greece
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday Turkey could face consequences from Europe if it persisted on a course of action challenging Cyprus’s right
Seven drown after migrant boat overturns off Greek island of Lesbos
Two children, four women and a man drowned when a boat carrying them overturned off the Greek island of Lesbos on Tuesday, the coast guard