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Three hurt as asylum-seekers clash on Greek island
At least three people were hurt in a clash between asylum-seekers in a town on the Greek island of Samos, police sources said Tuesday.They said the ... World News -
Egypt's al-Sisi calls for dialogue between all Syrian parties
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Tuesday that there is an urgent need for dialogue between all Syrian parties, and that he condemned ... Middle East -
Greece moves 570 migrants from overcrowded camp
A regularly scheduled ferry left the Greek island of Lesbos carrying around 570 migrants who used to live in the migrant camp of Moria. Authorities ... World News -
Greek PM tells US’ Pompeo Turkey violating Cyprus’ sovereign rights
Turkey is violating the sovereign rights of Cyprus, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told United States’ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. ... World News -
US warns Turkey over offshore drilling near Cyprus
There are rules in exploring energy resources in the Mediterranean Sea, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday, warning Turkey not to ... World News -
Greece wants to return 10,000 migrants to Turkey by 2020
The Greek government said Monday it wants to send 10,000 migrants back to Turkey by the end of 2020, following an emergency cabinet meeting.Athens ... World News -
Two dead in Greek migrant camp blaze: Report
At least two migrants died on Sunday in a fire at a Greek island refugee camp, a report said, with the blaze triggering rioting by angry residents. ... World News -
At least seven dead in Greek migrant boat capsize
A baby and a toddler were among seven people who died Friday when a migrant boat sank in the Aegean Sea, the Greek coastguard said, as rescuers ... World News -
Lebanese man arrested in Greece ‘mistaken’ for hijacker
The arrest in Greece of a Lebanese man accused of involvement in a 1985 plane hijacking is a case of mistaken identity, Lebanese officials said on ... Middle East -
Suspected Lebanese hijacker arrested in Greece: Police
A Lebanese man accused of involvement in the hijacking of a TWA plane and the murder of a US navy diver has been arrested in Greece, police said on ... Middle East -
Greece: Turkey ‘continues to provoke’ over Cyprus
Greece’s prime minister says Turkey “continues to provoke” in its approach towards the ethnically divided island nation of Cyprus ... World News -
Turkey shouldn’t coerce Greece, Europe over migrants: Greek PM
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday Turkey should not attempt to coerce either Greece or Europe in its attempts to get support for ... Middle East -
Greece to tighten borders, speed asylum-seeker deportations
Greece’s prime minister and his national security advisers decided Saturday to transfer refugees from overcrowded migrant camps on its eastern ... World News -
Greece to fully lift capital controls imposed during bailout chaos
Greece is fully lifting its remaining capital controls, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday, in a move signaling the economy’s ... Economy -
One dead, two injured in Greek migrant camp fight
A 15-year-old Afghan boy fatally stabbed a compatriot and injured two others at the Moria migrant camp on the island of Lesbos, state agency ANA said ... World News -
Greece seeking Parthenon sculpture loan from Louvre
Greece has asked France to loan a Parthenon marble frieze fragment displayed at Paris’s Louvre Museum to mark its 200th independence anniversary ... Art and culture -
Greece to speed up refugee asylum process: PM
Greece will speed up its refugee asylum process, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in an interview on Thursday, as concerns grow over a recent ... World News -
Greece will not offer any facilities to enable Iranian tanker to get to Syria
Greece will not provide assistance in delivering oil to Syria to an Iranian tanker now sailing eastward through the Mediterranean, Deputy Foreign ... World News -
Greece says it has had no request from Iran for docking of Adrian Darya 1
Greece says it has had no request from Iran for Adrian Darya 1 tanker to dock at one of its ports. World News -
US Secretary of State Pompeo: Release of Iranian tanker ‘unfortunate’
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a television interview on Monday that it was unfortunate an Iranian oil tanker detained off Gibraltar had ... Middle East -
Turkish authorities seize 330 migrants attempting to cross to Greek island
Turkish authorities have seized a total of 330 migrants attempting to cross to the Greek island of Lesbos, officials said on Sunday. The ... World News -
Ecological disaster on Greek island as fire burns on
Firefighters on the Greek island of Evia were still battling Wednesday to contain a fire that has caused massive damage to a pristine mountain ... Variety -
Greece calls on EU for fairer distribution of migrants
Greece on Monday called on the EU for a fairer sharing of the migrant burden, amid deep concern over a sharp increase in arrivals on some islands in ... World News -
Wildfires continue to rage in Southern Greece, Spain’s Island of Gran Canaria
A tourist camp and nearby houses on the island of Elafonisos, in southern Greece, have been evacuated for the second day in a row as a wildfire at a ... World News -
North Macedonia police find 22 migrants packed into SUV
Police in North Macedonia say border patrol officers found 22 migrants from Pakistan and Bangladesh packed into an SUV and arrested the driver.A media ... World News -
French tourists held in Greece after deadly boat accident
A group of French tourists were held in Greece for questioning on Saturday after a boat accident left two dead and another person seriously injured, ... World News -
Turkey says all parties should cooperate in eastern Mediterranean
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu called on all parties in the eastern Mediterranean to cooperate with Turkey to solve problems in the ... World News -
Greek neo-Nazi Eurodeputy defects from Golden Dawn party
A prominent member of Greece’s Golden Dawn party recently elected to the European parliament has defected, the party said Saturday, the latest ... World News -
Six tourists killed by tornadoes and hailstorms in Greece
Tornadoes and violent hailstorms killed six tourists in northern Greece late Wednesday, police said.Dozens more were injured when strong winds hit the ... World News -
Greek PM says he will submit tax cut bill to parliament in coming weeks
Newly-elected Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told his ministers on Tuesday that he will submit a bill to parliament for reduction of taxes ... Economy