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Afghan boxer arrested in connection with death of Scottish woman in Greece
The man suspected of killing Scottish aid worker Elisabeth Jane Ross in Greece is 26-year-old Sharif Ahmadzai, the BBC understands. He was…
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Turkey key underlying issue as Israel, Greece, Cyprus hold summit
The trilateral partnership took shape some 15 years ago after Israel’s ties with Turkey deteriorated, even if it was initially framed in…
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Greece, Israel, Cyprus working on 2500-strong force for Mediterranean defence
According to the report, Greece is analysing implementing Israeli measures, as well as offering a coordinated response mechanism to…
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Athens says Germany has agreed not to return asylum cases to Greece
The Greek government said on Tuesday it has secured an agreement with Germany and other EU states under which it will not be required to…
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Greece eyes migrant repatriation centres outside the EU
Greece is looking to set up repatriation centres for irregular migrants outside the EU and sees Germany as a potential partner, Migration…
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Mossad names ‘Sardar Ammar’ as architect of Iranian plots in Australia, Greece, and Germany
Israel’s Mossad named a senior IRGC officer behind thwarted attacks on Jewish and Israeli targets abroad, triggering diplomatic fallout in…
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Activist flotilla seeking to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza says drones attacked its boats
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Activists taking part in a flotilla seeking to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza said Wednesday that some of their…
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Greek and German police bust international cocaine ring
Greek and German police have dismantled an international drug gang suspected of distributing large quantities of cocaine in Germany,…
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Greek island sees surge in migrant boat arrivals despite harsher detention policy
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece say more than 120 migrants were intercepted off the island of Crete early Monday, the latest…
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Spain, Portugal, and Greece battle wildfires as heatwave is expected to last for days
MADRID (AP) — Firefighters in Spain, Portugal and Greece continued to battle wildfires Friday on a public holiday in all three countries…
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Spain suffers third wildfire death as thousands remain displaced in Europe
Spain has recorded its third death from wildfires this week while Greece began beating back a blaze threatening its third-largest city as…
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Greece claims 'invasion' in Crete as it halts asylum on Med route
In the centre of a sweltering, cavernous hall, rows of men sit in silence with nothing to occupy them but the wait. Signs from an old…
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Greece to create new marine reserves to protect underwater wildlife
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday said that his government was creating two new protected marine areas, fulfilling a…
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Hundreds of migrants moved from Crete to Greek mainland as island struggles with Libya arrivals
LAVRIO, Greece (AP) — More than 500 migrants arrived at the port of Lavrio near Athens Thursday after being intercepted south of the…
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Greece, EU to press Libya on migrant crossings as Mediterranean numbers surge
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The European Union ’s commissioner for migration says Europe will take a “firm” approach with authorities in Libya…
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Southern Europe swelters as heatwave spreads
Health and fire warnings have been issued in countries across southern Europe, with temperatures expected to exceed 40C in some places…
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10 years after Europe's migration crisis, the fallout reverberates in Greece and beyond
LESBOS, Greece (AP) — Fleeing Iran with her husband and toddler, Amena Namjoyan reached a rocky beach of this eastern Greek island along…
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Goods delivered by nuclear power? UN agency chief meets Greek shipowners to discuss the idea
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, met with Greek shipowners on Thursday to…
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Somehow the World’s Fiscal Role Models Are Now Greece and Argentina
While most major countries, led by the U.S., continue to grow their government debt, the fiscal disasters of yesteryear are reporting…
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Rescuers search for a girl missing after a migrant boat sank near Greek island
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard said Friday that a search and rescue operation off an eastern island near the Turkish coast had…
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Greek rights groups call for criminal charges over deadly 2023 migrant shipwreck
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Rights groups are demanding criminal charges be brought against members of Greece’s coast guard over a deadly 2023…
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Emergency crews sent to Santorini as quake swarm alarms experts
Emergency crews were deployed on the Greek island of Santorini on Monday and schools closed following a surge in seismic activity—a "quake…
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Bans, Fees, Taxes. Can Anything Stop Overtourism?
For years, Dubrovnik, Croatia, has been a poster child for overtourism, with summer visitors vastly outnumbering the local population and…
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Greece says 66 migrants arrive on southern island of Crete after sailing from the Libyan coast
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities said Thursday they had found 66 migrants in two locations on the southern Greek island of Crete…