#Greece

Turkey will never allow the research vessel Nautical Geo resume its operations off Cyprus and Crete, the country’s defence minister said claiming these areas were under Turkish jurisdiction. Turkey’...

Illegal actions by Turkey off Crete and southwest of Cyprus in recent days prove that positive statements coming out of Ankara “are unfortunately not transformed into deeds”, Foreign Minister Nikos ...

Greece will not allow a repeat of the 2015 migration crisis to unfold on its borders following the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday after visiting ...

The Foreign Ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Egypt, Nikos Christodoulides, Nikos Dendias, and Sameh Soukry discussed on Thursday in New York the possibility of inviting other states to participate, on ...

In a special ceremony Thursday evening, President Nicos Anastasiades thanked the Cypriot firefighting mission deployed to Greece last month for going “above and beyond,” adding that their dedication made all ...

Greece on Monday confirmed that former Cypriot European humanitarian aid and crisis management commissioner Christos Stylianides will head the new climate crisis and civil protection ministry. He will receive honourary ...

If the Turkish side changes the status of Varosha, then it will be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to reach a Cyprus settlement, the Ambassador of Greece to Cyprus, Theocharis ...

By Michele Kambas and George Georgiopoulos Composer Mikis Theodorakis, whose life and music mirrored Greece’s soul and crossed international boundaries in his captivating score for the film ““Zorba the ...

Greece said on Friday it had completed a 40-kilometre fence on its border with Turkey and a new surveillance system was in place, amid concerns that the Taliban’s takeover ...

Cyprus and Greece held a joint Search and Rescue drill on Friday, called Salamis 04/21 within the search and rescue area under Cyprus’ responsibility. The Greek frigate ‘Salamis’, a helicopter from ...

Twelve tonnes of food, water and other basic goods are on their way to the victims of Greece’s devastating fires after an islandwide collection spearheaded by the Cyprus Ports ...

The Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA) announced it would be sending the essential items collected for people affected by fires in Greece this Friday. The items will be sent from Limassol ...

Cyprus Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides visits Israel on Sunday for a trilateral meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Israel. Their agenda includes ways to enhance regional cooperation, ...

The Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA) announced it would extend its campaign for the collection of essential items for the people affected by the wildfires in Greece due to increased demand. ...

All 17 people aboard a vessel that sank on Thursday off the Greek island of Milos have been rescued, the coast guard said on Thursday. All aboard were Greek citizens. The ...

The remaining 35 members of the Cypriot firefighting mission sent to Greece to help battle the wildfires are expected to return to the island on Friday as most blazes were put ...

Exhausted Greek firefighters battled blazes for a ninth day on Wednesday amid sweltering temperatures that also helped stoke wildfires in Algeria, where at least 65 people died, and in southern Italy. ...

The Salamis Organisation announced on Wednesday it will offer all three of its cargo ships for the free transport of humanitarian aid to Greece for the people affected by the ...

Several members of a Cypriot firefighting unit in Greece, including one who was slightly injured on Tuesday, will be returning to the island after seven days, a fire service spokesman ...

Migrating storks crossing through Greece on their way to Africa have fallen victim to the wildfires raging across the country for the past week, becoming disoriented by the flames and ...

By Stamos Prousalis and Costa Baltas Flames swept through a town near Athens overnight and hundreds of people were evacuated by ferry from the island of Evia east of the ...

Greek authorities told people in Athens to stay indoors on Wednesday as a wildfire raging uncontrolled north of the city covered the sky in a thick cloud of smoke. More ...

Turkey is not cooperating, nor implementing UN resolutions, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday adding that Ankara was trying to create new faits accomplis in Cyprus. Addressing a group of ...

The further expansion and deepening of ties between Cyprus, Greece and Jordan were the focus of the trilateral meeting between the leaders of the three countries in Athens on Wednesday. ...