Greek coastguard rescues 75 migrants from a shipwreck in the Mediterranean. Migrants were on a sailboat southwest of Pylos, to be taken to Kalamata. The trawler, carrying over 750 people, sank in June 2023. On Tuesday, the Greek coastguard announced that it had rescued 75 migrants in an area where one of the Mediterranean’s worst … Read more
Four migrants drowned off the Greek island of Lesbos. Eighteen other migrants were rescued. Greece is a major entry point for migrants and refugees. The coast guard reported on Monday that four migrants who were attempting to cross the sea from nearby Turkey drowned off the Greek island of Lesbos and that 18 others were … Read more
Stefanos Tsitsipas’ freshly discovered love for grass will confront a harsh test. Greek fourth seed faces super hot Nick Kyrgios in their third-round standoff. Tsitsipas brought home his lady grasscourt championship in Mallorca last week and has conveyed that structure into Wimbledon. Showing looks at the quality that has assisted him with prevailing on different … Read more
The agent, named M.A.A., was apprehended near Turkey’s border with Syria in southeastern city of Gaziantep. He compiled information about our country’s border security and transferred it to Greece. The Greek foreign ministry says his disappearance had been reported to its embassy in Ankara a few weeks ago. Turkey arrested a Greek citizen on suspicion … Read more
Greece and Turkey have been locked in an escalating war of words. The dispute involves airspace, maritime borders, and oil exploration in the Aegean Sea. He was visiting Cyprus, which has had no diplomatic relations with Turkey since 1974. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Friday that in dealing with long-running disputes with Turkey over … Read more
Greek court halts departure of Russian-flagged cargo ship with 115,000 tonnes of Iranian oil seized at the request of US. A Greek tugboat company is demanding payment from the vessel’s owner for its services. Tehran seized two Greek-flagging oil tankers in the Gulf last month. A Greek court on Tuesday halted the departure of a … Read more
UN report claims that Greece deported thousands of asylum seekers illegally. Such claims are “already being investigated as to their validity,” Greece routinely denies that its border forces engage in illegal pushbacks. Greece rejected a UN report on Monday that claimed its border forces had illegally deported thousands of asylum seekers over the past two … Read more
A Greek man imprisoned for smothering his wife to death in front of their newborn girl was attacked by an inmate who intended to kill him. Babis Anagnostopoulos, 34, was given a life sentence for the murder of Caroline Crouch. Three Albanians handcuffed and gagged the pilot and made off with £40,000 in cash and … Read more
Iran’s seizure of two Greek oil tankers last month was in retaliation for Greece. On May 27, the Revolutionary Guards boarded and took control of two vessels. The seizure came after Greece confirmed it would send 115,000 tonnes of Iranian oil. Iran’s supreme leader said on Saturday that the country’s seizure of two Greek oil … Read more
A wildfire triggered by gale-force winds ripped through vegetation in southern Athens. Six water-bombing planes, three helicopters, and municipal water tankers. fires destroy more than 100,000 hectares of forest and farmland. A wildfire triggered by gale-force winds ripped through vegetation in a southern Athens suburb on Saturday, forcing residents to flee, According to the Fire … Read more
According to the State Department, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticized last week’s “unjustified seizure” of two Greek-flagged ships by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard. Iranian marines detained two Greek tankers in the Gulf on Friday, only days after Tehran threatened Athens with retaliation for the US seizure of Iranian oil from a tanker off … Read more
Iranian forces seized two Greek tankers in the Gulf on Friday, Iranian state media reported, shortly after Tehran warned it would take “punitive action” against Athens over the confiscation of Iranian oil by the US from a tanker held off the Greek coast. “The Revolutionary Guards Navy today seized two Greek tankers for violations in … Read more
Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the Barcelona semi-finals on Friday, defeating top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in a three-set thriller to become the world’s youngest player since Rafael Nadal in 2005. Tsitsipas, who had successfully defended his Monte Carlo Masters title last weekend, was defeated by the 18-year-old Spaniard 6-4, 5-7, 6-2. Alcaraz will become the first … Read more
Greece will release a Russia-flagged crude oil tanker seized this week below EU sanctions linked to the battle in Ukraine, a coastguard spokeswoman stated Friday. “The ship has been released and is loose to head,” the spokeswoman told AFP. She said that Greek authorities had been satisfied that the vessel, which is reportedly sporting Iranian oil, has … Read more
A Greek rights organization on Wednesday accused the government of ignoring dozens of asylum seekers, which include numerous children, stranded on the united states of America’s river border with Turkey. The Greek Council for Refugees (GCR) stated it had asked officers on Monday to rescue 46 people, which include 10 minors, stuck on an islet … Read more
ISTANBUL – The frozen bodies of seven more migrants have been discovered close to the Greek border, Turkish officials said on Thursday, bringing the death toll in the diplomatically-charged incident to 19. Turkey accuses border guards in neighbour Greece of allowing the migrants to die in the winter cold after stripping them of their clothes … Read more
ATHENS: Greek Health Minister Thanos Plevris on Thursday rejected an appeal by Super League clubs for a softening of government measures limiting fans to curb the spread of coronavirus. Between January 3-16 sports events in Greece will only be allowed to operate at 10 percent capacity, with a maximum of 1,000 vaccinated spectators per venue. … Read more
GUADALAJARA: Anett Kontaveit will face Garbine Muguruza in the final of the season-ending WTA Finals in Guadalajara after both women battled through the semi-finals in contrasting fashion Tuesday. Sixth seed Muguruza overpowered Spanish compatriot Paula Badosa 6-3, 6-3 to reach the final before the eighth-seeded Estonian Kontaveit needed three sets to down Greek fourth seed … Read more
