Greece
Egypt and Greece in joint special forces drills
Egypt’s State Information Service announced on Sunday the commencement of a Multilateral Military Exercise at the Mohamed Naguib Base in the governate of Marsa Matrouh. According to the government agency, …
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Mitsotakis celebrates end of EU ‘enhanced surveillance’ but debt burden remains
Saturday 20 August marked the formal end of Greece’s “enhanced surveillance” by European Union creditors, meaning they will no longer conduct quarterly checks of the country’s finances to approve debt …
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Greece suffered 284 forest fires in one week, Fire Service says
According to the latest data from the Greek Fire Service, a total of 35 forest fires were registered in the 24hour period ending at 6pm on Wednesday (local time). During …
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Dozens of migrants run aground on Kythira
Two sailboats carrying dozens of asylum seekers arrived on Kythira island early Wednesday (Greece time). The first boat nearly crashed on rocks, however, no one was reported injured or missing, …
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Police find migrant group on Greek soil near Evros, one child dead
Greek Police officials announced yesterday that they had found the 38 migrants who had earlier been reported to have been stranded on a small island on the Evros River on …
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Emirates and Aegean airlines sign codeshare deal
One aspect of the strengthening ties between Greece and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been the announcement of a codeshare agreement between Aegean Airlines and Emirates one of the …
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Tourists turn out in record numbers to witness Sunday’s Grand Change of the Evzones [VIDEO]
One prime example of the record tourist season that Greece is enjoying this year was witnessed when more than 1,000 tourists turned up to watch the “Grand Change” of Greek …
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40 migrants remain stranded on Evros islet as Greece and Turket disagree over territory
About 40 migrants reported by aid groups to have been stranded for days on a river islet inside a restricted military zone at the border with Turkey are located at …
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Police seize €1.5m and large amount of drugs in former reality star car crash
A 33-year-old former Greek reality TV contestant whose name has not yet been released, forcibly drove into a courthouse parking lot on Saturday morning (Greece time). In the hours following …
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Boris Johnson in hot water over Greek holiday
With the country facing a summer of discontent, of a harsh drought, rising inflation, and a leadership challenge that is turning testy, Britons are again turning on outgoing Prime Minister …