At least 16 dead as migrant boat capsizes off Greece
ATHENS: At least 16 people, including six children, perished Saturday after a migrant boat capsized… Read More
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Greece makes six new arrests after extreme violence
ATHENS: Six Greek men, members of extremist groups, were arrested by counter-terrorism police on Tuesday,… Read More
7 years ago
Tens of thousands join Greek protest over Macedonia name row
ATHENS: Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of northern Greece's biggest city… Read More
8 years ago
Greece makes sharia law optional for Muslim minority
ATHENS: The Greek parliament on Tuesday made the practice of Islamic sharia law in family… Read More
8 years ago
Merkel has no regrets over refugee policy despite political cost
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she has no regrets about her 2015 decision to… Read More
8 years ago
IMF to launch new form of aid — with no money
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund announced on Wednesday it will launch a new tool to support… Read More
8 years ago
Two tourists killed as 6.7-magnitude quake hits Greek, Turkey resorts
THEOLOGOS: Two foreigners died early Friday and more than 100 people were injured on the… Read More
8 years ago
Syrian migrant sets himself on fire in Greece protest: report
ATHENS: A Syrian man set himself on fire at a migrant camp on the Greek… Read More
8 years ago
Fire damages historic Ottoman mosque in Greece
THESSALONIKI, GREECE: A fire during restoration works has caused serious damage to a historic 15th… Read More
8 years ago
Greek court orders extradition of three Turkish ‘coup’ officers
ATHENS: A Greek court ruled Tuesday that three Turkish officers accused of playing a part in… Read More
9 years ago
Obama urges ‘course correction’ on globalisation
ATHENS: Globalisation has brought many economic benefits to the world but needs a "course correction"… Read More
9 years ago
Nargis Fakhri’s beach pictures go viral
Bollywood beauty Nargis Fakhri who was just in the news for her alleged decision to… Read More
9 years ago
Greece to school migrant children from September: PM
ATHENS: Greece will hire hundreds of extra teachers to help thousands of migrant children join… Read More
9 years ago
Turkish fighter jets scramble to stop missing vessels headed for Greece
ISTANBUL: Turkish jets scrambled to stop two coastguard vessels heading for Greek waters, five days after a… Read More
9 years ago
Turkish envoy urges swift return of coup asylum seekers from Greece
ATHENS: Turkey's ambassador urged Greece to swiftly return eight military officers who fled across the… Read More
9 years ago
Greece charges Turkish coup asylum seekers with illegal entry
ALEXANDROUPOLI, GREECE: Eight Turkish military officers who fled to Greece by helicopter after a failed coup… Read More
9 years ago
Eight Turkish coup plotters request asylum in Greece
ALEXANDROUPOULI, Greece: A Turkish military helicopter landed in Greece Saturday carrying eight officers seeking asylum after… Read More
9 years ago
Sun-powered phone charger gives migrants in Greece free electricity
LESBOS, GREECE: For refugees and migrants stuck in Greece, a smartphone is a lifeline --… Read More
9 years ago
At Ramazan, migrants in Europe dream of family and comfort food
BERLIN: As Ramazan began in Germany on Monday, Syrian asylum seeker Khairallah Swaid said he… Read More
9 years ago
‘Ancient city’ in bottom of the sea, not man made: study
ATHENS: The divers off the Greece’s coast of Zakynthos Island in 2013 came across 'an… Read More
9 years ago