Greece

Turkey’s bid to become maritime powerhouse unsettles Mediterranean

by Gokan Gunes with Raziye Akkoc in Ankara Agence France-Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Turkey's big push into the Mediterranean…

Forest fire erupts near contentious Corfu resort site

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- A pine forest wildfire fanned by strong winds broke out on Sunday along the pristine northeastern…

Seven dead as floods hit Greek island

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- A baby was among seven people who died as torrential rains and floods swept the Greek…

Greece to ‘prioritize’ virus vaccines for elderly, at-risk

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- Greece will prioritize giving coronavirus vaccines to the elderly and high-risk groups if and when they…

Wildfire near the Greek city of Corinth

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- A pine forest wildfire fanned by strong winds near the southern Greek city of Corinth forced…

Eight hurt in Athens train derailment

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- Eight passengers were injured in a train derailment outside of the Greek capital Athens Tuesday, emergency…

Greece to gradually ease virus lockdown

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday announced a gradual easing of coronavirus lockdown rules from…

Woman at Greek camp virus positive after giving birth

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- Greece's migration ministry on Tuesday said an asylum-seeker from a camp near Athens had tested positive…

Greece calls for health volunteers to combat virus

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- Greece on Monday put out a call for healthy volunteers to help combat the spread of…

Greece reports first coronavirus case in traveller from Italy

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- Greece on Wednesday reported its first coronavirus case, a woman who had recently traveled to northern…

Captain, 7 crew abducted from Greek oil tanker in Cameroon port

by Hélène COLLIOPOULOU / Jean-Baptiste KETCHATENG DOUALA, Cameroon (AFP) -- Armed men staged a night raid on a Greek oil…

Arson suspected in Athens hotel fire

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- Authorities in Greece on Thursday were investigating possible arson in a four-star Athens hotel fire in…

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