Tensions Ramped up Between Greece and Turkey
The Greek coastguard said Wednesday that one of its patrol boats was rammed by a Turkish coastguard vessel amid heightened tension between the two countries.
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Border Tensions High Between Turkey, Greece
Tensions are high on the border between Turkey and Greece after Ankara sent 1,000 special forces this week to help thousands of refugees and immigrants seeking to cross the border into the European Union.
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Greece Uses Violence to Keep Refugees Out
Greek authorities fired tear gas and stun grenades Wednesday morning to repulse refugees trying to cross its land border from Turkey, as pressure continued on its frontier after Turkey said its own border with Europe was open to whomever wanted to cross.
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Erdogan Tries to Open the Door to Europe for Refugees
A new refugee crisis is hitting Europe as fighting intensifies between Turkey and Syria and tens of thousands of people amass at Greece’s heavily militarized border with Turkey seeking entry to the European Union, leading to fierce border clashes.
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Greece Fined Over Failure to Combat Water Pollution
Europe’s top court on Thursday ordered Greece to pay $3.8 million for failing to protect its waters from pollution caused by farming.
Read moreOlive Oil ‘for Peace’ in Divided Cyprus
In a field bathed in winter light, Hasan Siber patiently harvests his olives. It’s a common sight in Cyprus, but his “oil for peace” represents a rare glimmer of hope on the divided Mediterranean island.
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Top Judge Elected as Greece’s First Female President
Greece’s lawmakers elected their country’s first female president Wednesday, with an overwhelming majority voting in favor of high court judge Katerina Sakellaropoulou.
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Greece Scrambles to Address Refugee Crisis
Greece’s conservative government on Wednesday reinstated the migration ministry six months after scrapping it, amid frantic efforts to relocate tens of thousands of asylum-seekers from dismal island camps.
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Greek Court Postpones Retrial in US Tourist’s Beating Death
A Greek court on Monday indefinitely postponed the retrial of seven suspects on murder charges over the 2017 fatal beating of a Texan tourist on an island resort.
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Archaeologists in Greece Find 3,500-Year-Old Royal Tombs
American archaeologists have discovered two monumental royal tombs dating from about 3,500 years ago near a major Mycenaean-era palace in Greece’s southern Peloponnese region, the Greek culture ministry said Tuesday.
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Cyprus to Launch Hague Court Case Over Turkey’s Gas Drilling
The president of Cyprus says authorities are launching legal action at the International Court of Justice in the Hague against Turkey’s exploratory gas drilling inside Cypriot waters.
Read moreAncient Cup Given to 1st Marathon Victor Returned to Greece
An ancient Greek cup awarded as a prize to the marathon winner in the first modern Olympics of 1896 has been returned to Athens from a German university.
Read more3 Ancient Shipwrecks Discovered Off Aegean Island of Kasos
Greece’s Culture Ministry says three shipwrecks from ancient and mediaeval times and large sections of their cargoes have been discovered off the small Aegean island of Kasos.
Read moreGreece Can’t Force Parents to Reveal Beliefs for Religious Exemption
The Greek government cannot require parents to declare they are not Orthodox Christians to exempt their children from religious studies, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday.
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First Neanderthal Activity Found on Greek Island
Scientists have for the first time found evidence of Neanderthals on the Greek island of Naxos, pushing back human activity in the Aegean by thousands of years, a new study shows.
Read moreUS, Greece Sign Revised Defense Cooperation Agreement
The United States and Greece on Saturday signed a revised defense cooperation pact, which Americans officials described as critical to responding to new security challenges in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Read moreIran Tanker Too Big to Dock at Greek Port
An Iranian tanker that has sparked a diplomatic row pitting Tehran against Washington and London is too big to dock in Greece, the country’s junior foreign minister said Wednesday.
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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 wildlife habitat after threatening four communities.
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Strong Quake Hits Near Greek Capital of Athens, Sparks Fear
A strong earthquake hit Friday near the Greek capital of Athens, causing residents to run into the streets in fear and firefighters to check for people trapped in elevators.
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1 Missing, 6 Dead in Storm in Northern Greece
A search and rescue operation was underway in northern Greece Thursday for a fisherman missing after a powerful storm left six people dead, including two children, and injured about 140.
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