Clashes flare in locked-down Greece on 1973 student revolt anniversary
Demonstrators commemorating a bloody 1973 student uprising against the military junta then ruling Greece clashed on Tuesday with police trying to enforce a ban on...
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Locked down Greece quietly marks 1973 revolt anniversary as marches banned
Image: Clashes that broke after a demonstration in 2018 in homage to the victims of the 1973 uprising against the military junta that ruled Greece...
Greece tightens Covid-19 lockdown, shuts primary schools
Greek authorities announced on Saturday the closure of nurseries and primary schools until the end of November, tightening a nationwide lockdown after a spike in...
Coronavirus found in Greek mink farms – ministry official
The new coronavirus has been found in mink at two farms in northern Greece, an agriculture ministry official said on Friday. The strain found in...
Greece to offer 50% tax break for returning professionals and “digital migrants”
Greece is preparing a law that will offer a hefty tax incentive to workers who move there from abroad, with the aim of creating more professional...
Greece orders nationwide lockdown to curb Covid surge
Greece ordered a nationwide lockdown on Thursday for three weeks to help contain a resurgence of COVID-19 cases. “I’ve chosen to take drastic measures sooner...
Greece imposes lockdowns in northern regions, suspends flights
Greece will impose a two-week lockdown in regions of Thessaloniki and Serres in the north to contain a resurgence in COVID-19 cases, government spokesman Stelios...
Greece says Turkey encroaching on continental shelf with new hydrocarbon search
Greece urged Turkey on Sunday to rescind a naval advisory announcing hydrocarbon exploration activity in the Mediterranean, saying the area it covered included Greek continental...
Turkey-Greece quake death toll hits 62 (Update 2)
A 70-year-old man was pulled from the rubble of a collapsed building in the Turkish city of Izmir on Sunday, after being buried for 33...
Rescue workers search for survivors in quake; death toll rises to 27 (Update 10)
Rescue workers in western Turkish city of Izmir searched through rubble for survivors on Saturday after a powerful earthquake hit the Aegean Sea on Friday, as the...
Greece introduces regional lockdown in north
Greece will impose regional lockdowns on its second-largest city of Thessaloniki and two other regions from Friday after a spike in cases of COVID-19, the...
Turkey extends east Med survey, Greece calls it an ‘illegal move’ (updated)
Turkey said it was extending the seismic survey work of its Oruc Reis ship in a disputed area of the eastern Mediterranean until Nov. 4,...
Greek court rejects suspension of jail for far-right Golden Dawn leaders
A Greek court on Thursday rejected requests for prison terms handed to leaders of the far-right Golden Dawn movement to be suspended, paving the way...
Student with disabilities conquers Greece’s highest peak
A Greek university student with disabilities has achieved her lifelong ambition of reaching the summit of Mount Olympus, Greece’s highest peak strapped to the back...
Greece blames Turkey for holding up foreign minister’s plane
Greece accused Turkey on Thursday of deliberately holding up a government aircraft carrying its foreign minister home from Iraq, leaving it circling for 20 minutes...
Greek court imposes jail terms on far-right Golden Dawn leaders
The leaders of the far-right Golden Dawn, once Greece’s third largest political party, were sentenced to prison on Wednesday for running a criminal gang linked...
US slams Turkey’s renewed seismic survey push in eastern Med (Update)
The United States on Tuesday slammed Turkey’s renewed push to send a vessel to carry out seismic surveys in the eastern Mediterranean, accusing Ankara of...
Greek-Turkish tensions rise in crisis over eastern Mediterranean
A Turkish ship set sail on Monday to carry out seismic surveys in the eastern Mediterranean, prompting Greece to issue a furious new demand for...
Greece calls Turkey’s survey in east Mediterranean a ‘major escalation’ in energy row
The Turkish ship at the centre of a row with the European Union over offshore exploration rights set sail on Monday to conduct new seismic...
