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Massive wildfire in Greece forces thousands of people to evacuate

Monday, 24 July 2023 05:27
Some 19,000 people have been evacuated from the Greek island of Rhodes as wildfires burned for a sixth day on three fronts

Heatwave forces Athens to close Acropolis, U.S. Southwest broils

Saturday, 15 July 2023 10:58
Greece closed the ancient Acropolis during the hottest part of the day on Friday to protect tourists as southern Europe suffered in a fierce heatwave, while more than 100 million Americans also faced a prolonged spell of sweltering weather.

World Newspapers: How Greece failed a migrant ship

Sunday, 02 July 2023 21:14
From air and by sea, using radar, telephone and radio, officials watched and listened for 13 hours as the migrant ship Adriana lost power, then drifted aimlessly off the coast of Greece in a slowly unfolding humanitarian disaster. As terrified passengers telephoned for help, humanitarian workers assured them that a rescue team was coming. European border officials, watching aerial footage, prepared to witness what was certain to be a heroic operation. Yet the Adriana capsized and sank in the presence of a single Greek Coast Guard ship last month, killing more than 600 migrants in a maritime tragedy that was shocking even for the world’s deadliest migrant route. 214

Mitsotakis sworn in as Greek PM, promises more jobs, 'big changes'

Monday, 26 June 2023 19:21
Kyriakos Mitsotakis promised to rebuild Greece's credit rating, create jobs, raise wages and boost state revenues after he was sworn in for a second term as prime minister on Monday following a resounding election win.

Greece's conservatives win election, pledge more reforms

Monday, 26 June 2023 09:02
Greek Former Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis promised more reforms at a faster pace after his conservative party won the second general election in five weeks on Sunday and an outright majority in parliament.

Greeks vote in 2nd general election in 5 weeks with premier favourite to win

Sunday, 25 June 2023 09:17
Polls in Greece opened for the second round of general elections in five weeks at 7:00 am (0400 GMT) as the people in the country went to cast their ballots where conservative front-runner Kyriakos Mitsotakis is seeking a second term. The first exit polls are expected at 7:00 pm (1600 GMT) when polls close.

World Newspapers: Greece criticized for not helping migrants at sea

Tuesday, 20 June 2023 20:50
Shortly after a rickety fishing boat carrying hundreds of smuggled migrants sank in front of a Greek Coast Guard vessel last week, Greek officials explained that they had not intervened because the smugglers didn’t want them to. 214

Greek migrant boat disaster may be ‘worst ever tragedy’ in Mediterranean sea

Saturday, 17 June 2023 12:05
The sinking of a packed migrant boat off the coast of Greece may be “the worst tragedy ever” in the Mediterranean sea, according to the EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson.

Greece; Iranian businessmen hold meeting

Thursday, 04 May 2023 16:36
Athen (IP) - A group of Iranian businessmen living in Greece held a meeting with the Iranian ambassador to Athena, talking about the expansion of the economic ties and the removal of the obstacles in the way.

Israel signs 400-mln-USD deal to sell anti-tank missiles to Greece

Monday, 10 April 2023 21:11
Israel announced on Monday that it signed a 1.44-billion-shekel (about 400 million U.S. dollars) agreement to sell anti-tank Spike missiles to Greece.