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Greece calls for health volunteers to help with coronavirus outbreak
Greece on Monday put out a call for health volunteers to help combat the spread of the coronavirus, a government official said.There are 17 recorded ... World News -
Greece imposes curfew to contain coronavirus outbreak
Greece announced a curfew, restricting the movement of people with few exceptions, as part of further efforts to combat the coronavirus spread, its ... World News -
Greece tops Eastern Mediterranean countries in terms of coronavirus cases
Greece is currently leading among the Eastern Mediterranean countries in terms of the number of coronavirus cases detected, with 190 patients ... World News -
Turkish patrol boat rams Greek coastguard vessel amid heightened tension
The Greek coastguard said Wednesday that one of its patrol boats was rammed by a Turkish coastguard vessel amid heightened tension between the two ... World News -
EU tells Turkey’s Erdogan to pull migrants back from Greek border
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sought more European support on Monday over the war in Syria and for hosting millions of refugees, but was told ... Middle East -
Amid migrant crisis, Greece-Turkey tense relations play out on social media
Greeks and Turks are waging a proxy war on social media with photos, video and commentary purporting to show the other side behaving badly in a ... Digital -
EU considers taking in 1,500 refugee children living in Greek camps: Germany
The European Union is considering taking in up to 1,500 migrant children who are currently housed in Greek camps, Germany said Monday. “A ... World News -
Video: Turkish police firing tear gas at Kastanies border crossing with Greece
Greece released a video clip on Saturday claiming to show Turkish police officers firing tear gas at the Kastanies border crossing, where migrants are ... World News -
Coronavirus sparks Holy Communion row between doctors, Church of Greece
A row has erupted between doctors and the influential Church of Greece over whether to restrict Holy Communion in churches amid a rising number of ... Variety -
Greece to build new camps after migrant surge: Official
Greece plans to build two new temporary camps to house hundreds of additional asylum seekers who arrived after a surge enabled by Turkey, the ... World News -
Teargas, smoke bombs fired on Greek-Turkish border over migrant presence
Teargas and smoke bombs were fired across Turkey's border with Greece on Saturday in a fresh flare-up in tensions over the presence of migrants ... World News -
14 new coronavirus cases reported in Greece, total now 45
Greece has detected 14 new cases of coronavirus, health authorities said on Friday, bringing the total in the country to 45. A health ministry ... World News -
Turkey deploys 1,000 police at Greek border to stem pushback of refugees
Turkey is deploying 1,000 special police forces along its border with Greece on Thursday to halt the pushback of migrants towards its territory, ... Middle East -
Syrian refugee died after trying to cross the Turkey-Greece border: Sources
A Syrian refugee seeking to cross from Turkey into Greece died from injuries on Monday after Greek security forces intervened to prevent the passage ... Middle East -
Migrants clash with Greek police at border after Ankara opens floodgates
Greek police fired tear gas to repel hundreds of stone-throwing migrants who tried to force their way across the border from Turkey on Sunday, with ... World News -
EU top officials to visit Greece’s border with Turkey over migrant crisis
The top three chiefs of the EU’s institutions – its executive, parliament, and Council – are to visit Greece’s border with ... World News -
US President Trump recognizes Greece’s right to enforce border laws: Greek PM
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke with US President Donald Trump over the migration crisis evolving on Greece’s borders with Turkey ... World News -
Turkey’s Erdogan vows to keep doors open for refugees heading to Europe
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that his country’s borders with Europe were open, as thousands of refugees gathered at the ... Middle East -
Clashes between migrants, Greek police erupt on Turkish border
Thousands of migrants stuck on the Turkey-Greece border clashed with Greek police on Saturday, according to an AFP photographer at the scene. Greek ... Middle East -
Greece blocks migrants at border after Turkey says it will let refugees into Europe
Greece will not tolerate any illegal entries of migrants through its borders and will increase its border security, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ... World News -
Greek islanders clash with police over new migrant center
Riot police on the Greek island of Lesbos fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing protesters angry over the creation of a ... World News -
Greece to send Patriot missiles to Saudi Arabia
Greece will send some of its Patriot defense missiles to Saudi Arabia under a program involving the US, Britain and France, the government spokesman ... Gulf -
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince holds meeting with Greek PM in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held a meeting in Riyadh on Monday with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis where they ... Gulf -
France to send warships to Mediterranean to counter Turkey, Greek PM approves
France is to send war frigates to the eastern Mediterranean to oppose Turkey’s recent assertion in the region, a decision that has been welcomed ... World News -
Greece wants floating fence to keep migrants out
Greece wants to install a floating barrier in the Aegean Sea to deter migrants arriving at its islands' shores through Turkey, government officials ... World News -
Turkey protests Greek lawmaker who tore up flag in European Parliament
Turkey’s foreign minister on Thursday demanded the European Parliament take action against a Greek deputy who ripped up a paper Turkish flag, ... World News -
Eight countries support a European-led naval mission in Hormuz: France
A European-led naval mission in the Straits of Hormuz - a vital shipping route for world transport that has been impacted by military tensions in the ... World News -
Turkey says Greece hosting Libya’s Haftar ‘sabotages’ peace efforts
Turkey on Saturday lashed out at Greece for hosting Libyan Commander Khalifa Haftar, saying that the move would “sabotage” peace efforts ... North Africa -
Foreign powers to discuss Libya crisis with rivals amid LNA oil blockade
Libyan rivals and their foreign backers will attend a summit in Berlin on Sunday to discuss ways to end a proxy war over the capital Tripoli and the ... North Africa -
Foreign correspondent attacked at Greek far-right protest
A foreign press correspondent was attacked on Sunday during a far-right protest in central Athens against the presence of migrants in Greece, ... Television & Radio