Greece: Rights experts condemn ‘racist violence’ against asylum-seekers
Aug 25, 2023, at 05:15 pm
Greece must adopt “safe and impartial” border policies and practices and hold its law enforcement officers accountable for abuses, a group of UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts said in a statement on Wednesday.
Greece boat tragedy: Pakistani officials arrest key 'human trafficker'
Jun 19, 2023, at 04:05 pm
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has claimed it has arrested a key human trafficker from Sheikhupura in connection with the Greece boat tragedy which left 78 people, including Pakistanis, killed.
Greece: Refugee boat sinks, 32 die
Jun 14, 2023, at 11:59 pm
Athens: A boat carrying refugees and migrants sank in southwestern Greece, resulting in 32 deaths, according to Greek national news agency AMNA on Wednesday.
Greece: Opposition leader concedes defeat in legislative polls
May 22, 2023, at 03:09 pm
Athens: Greek opposition leader Alexis Tsipras congratulated Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on New Democracy party’s victory in Sunday's parliamentary polls, state media reported.
Greece: Two Pakistani nationals arrested for plotting attack on Israelis, Jews in Athens
Mar 29, 2023, at 06:20 pm
Athens: Greek police have arrested two Pakistani nationals who were allegedly plotting mass-casualty terrorist attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets in the country, media reports said.
Greece: Athens witnesses protest after deadly train crash
Mar 06, 2023, at 02:54 am
Athens: At least 10,000 people are protesting in the Greek capital Athens to demand a proper investigation into this week's deadly train crash, an RIA Novosti correspondent reported on Sunday.
Death toll from Greece train collision rises to 36, three-day national mourning declared
Mar 02, 2023, at 06:01 am
Athens/UNI: The death toll from the collision of two trains in central Greece on late Tuesday night has increased to 36, while 66 injured people were still hospitalized, including six in serious condition in intensive care units, the Greek Fire Service said on Wednesday.
Greece in spotlight over trial of activists, volunteers who rescued migrants
Jan 14, 2023, at 09:09 pm
The Greek authorities faced an appeal on Friday from the UN human rights office, OHCHR, to dismiss the trial of two dozen aid workers who rescued migrants in distress at sea.
Train with US military equipment derails in northern Greece
Dec 03, 2022, at 11:46 pm
Athens: A train with military equipment for US troops went off the rails near a port in the city of Alexandroupolis in northern Greece, the Greek Communist Party's (KKE) news portal 902.gr reported.
Bangladesh bound cargo plane crashes in Greece
Jul 18, 2022, at 12:34 am
Dhaka: All eight people on board a cargo plane died when it crashed in Greece.
Jul 17, 2022, at 02:15 pm
Athens/UNI: A cargo plane has crashed near the city of Kavala in northern Greece, BBC reported on Sunday.
Greek president Katerina Sakellaropoulou tests COVID-19 positive
Apr 13, 2022, at 10:11 pm
Athens: Greek president Katerina Sakellaropoulou has tested COVID-19 positive.
Greece: Explosion hits building in Athens, 3 hurt
Jan 26, 2022, at 09:27 pm
Athena: An explosion rocked a building in central the Greek capital Athens on Wednesday which left three people hurt, media reports said.
Two dead, many missing as refugee vessel sinks off Greek island: Reports
Dec 25, 2021, at 03:44 pm
Athens/UNI/Xinhua: Two bodies have been retrieved as a rescue operation was underway Friday night near the Aegean Sea island of Paros, after the sinking of a vessel carrying refugees and migrants, according to Greek media reports.
Pakistani man arrested in Greece's Kalivia after being seen with his pants down
Dec 11, 2021, at 12:38 am
Kalivia, Greece/IBNS: Police have arrested a 21-year-old Pakistani national after he was seen standing with his pants down around children in the Greek city of Kalivia.
Greece: 7 refugees, migrants die in car crash
Nov 19, 2021, at 10:58 pm
Athens/UNI/Xinhua: Seven refugees, migrants lost their lives and another seven were injured in a car accident in northern Greece on Friday, Greek national news agency AMNA reported, citing local police.
Macron stresses on strategic partnerships to defend Europe better after defence pact with Greece
Sep 29, 2021, at 03:53 am
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron has stressed that Europe must build its own military capacity, after signing a 3 billion euros ($3.51 billion) deal for French frigates with another European country Greece, according to media reports.
Greece extends entry permission for Russians until Jan 7
Dec 13, 2020, at 02:42 pm
Athens/Sputnik: Greece is extending entry permission for up to 500 Russian citizens per week, provided that they test negative for COVID-19 and have all the necessary documents, the decision was published by the Government Gazette on Sunday.
Turkey is a Jihadist Travel Agency: Greek Foreign Minister
Dec 09, 2020, at 02:30 pm
Athens/UNI: Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias has described Turkey as a "jihadist travel agency" and charged that Ankara’s policies undermine regional security.
Covid-19: Greece announces three-week nationwide lockdown
Nov 05, 2020, at 10:22 pm
Athens/UNI: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos on Thursday announced a three-week nationawide lockdown because of the novel Coronavirus.
Turkey condemns deployment of major US Navy ship to Greece
Oct 09, 2020, at 11:17 pm
Ankara/Sputnik: The US decision to homeport one of its biggest military ship, the expeditionary sea base ship USS Hershel "Woody" Williams, to Greece will not promote peace and stability in Eastern Mediterranean amid the current tension between Ankara and Athens, Turkish Parliament's speaker Mustafa Sentop said.
Refugee campfire: Greek authorities keeping a close eye on Pakistani-Afghanistan migrants
Oct 04, 2020, at 08:29 pm
Athens: The Greece government is monitoring the activities of migrants from Pakistan and Afghanistan after the burning of a refugee camp at Moria on Lesbos island by migrants from these two countries, media reports said.
Moria fires aftermath: More than 1,000 asylum seekers relocated from Greece this year
Oct 01, 2020, at 11:11 pm
New York: Nearly 140 asylum seekers were relocated from Greece to Germany on Wednesday through a European Commission-funded initiative that has relocated more than 1,000 people so far this year alone, three UN agencies have reported.
Greece: Devasting fire compounds overcrowding and COVID-19 challenges in refugee camp
Sep 11, 2020, at 05:54 pm
New York: UN agencies have offered support to Greek authorities on Wednesday after a major fire ripped through an overcrowded refugee camp overnight, destroying dwellings and forcing thousands to flee, many reportedly suffering from smoke inhalation.
Greece criticizes Turkey's decision to convert Chora museum into mosque
Aug 23, 2020, at 12:27 am
Athens/UNI: Greece has denounced Turkey's decision to convert the Chora museum, a former Byzantine Greek Orthodox church, into a mosque.
Turkish president urges Greece to open border for illegal immigrants
Mar 08, 2020, at 10:21 pm
Istanbul/Xinhua/UNI: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday urged Greece to open its border gate for the passage of illegal immigrants, who have been waiting in Turkey's northwestern border for the last 10 days to enter Europe.
One illegal migrant dies of gunshot by Greek soldiers: Turkish state media
Mar 02, 2020, at 06:48 pm
Istanbul/Xinhua: Turkish state media on Monday claimed that one illegal migrant died when he was hit by a gunshot fired by Greek security forces in Turkey's border gate with Greece.
Yacht capsizes in western Greece, two men missing
Nov 25, 2019, at 10:08 am
Athens/Xinhua/UNI: A yacht capsized in the sea area near the port of Patras in western Greece on Sunday amidst adverse weather conditions, and two men aboard have gone missing, Greek national broadcaster ERT reported.
Greek capital displays its rich architectural heritage in "Open House Athens"
Apr 08, 2019, at 09:19 am
Athens, Apr 8 (Xinhua/UNI) The Greek capital hosted for the sixth consecutive year this weekend a two-day event of Open House Athens, which invites the public to explore the value of architecture through various landmarks.
Explosion rocks Greece TV station, no casualty
Dec 17, 2018, at 06:41 pm
Athens, Dec 17 (IBNS): An explosion outside Skai TV premise in Greece has left the building extensively damaged, media reports said on Monday.