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Debris is seen at the crash site of an Antonov An-12 cargo plane owned by a Ukrainian company, near Kavala, Greece, 17 July, 2022

Greece protests to Serbia, Ukraine over cargo plane crash: Sources

Greece has protested to Serbia and Ukraine for not being timely informed about the munitions cargo on board a Ukrainian aircraft which crashed near the northern city of Kavala on Saturday night, ...

Debris is seen at the crash site of an Antonov An-12 cargo plane owned by a Ukrainian company, near Kavala, Greece, 17 July, 2022

Drone-led search efforts under way at Greece cargo plane crash site

A drone on Sunday was monitoring the wreckage of a cargo plane operated by a Ukrainian airline that crashed the previous day near the Greek city of Kavala

‘Hasina: A Daughter’s Tale’ screened in Greece

‘Hasina: A Daughter’s Tale’ screened in Greece

The Bangladesh Embassy in Athens, in cooperation with the first multilingual library in Greece, has hosted screening of the documentary film “Hasina: A Daughter’s Tale,”

‘Hasina: A Daughter's Tale’ to be rescreened in Athens

‘Hasina: A Daughter's Tale’ to be rescreened in Athens

A special screening of the docudrama will take place in 'We Need Books' Multicultural Library in Athence at 8.30pm (Athens Time) on Sunday, according to the Centre for Research & Information.

A handout made available by the Hellenic Coast Guard on 19 June 2022, shows rescued migrants resting in the shade of a building on the Greek island of Mykonos.

Greek rescuers save more than 100 migrants

More than 100 migrants were rescued early Sunday off the island of Mykonos in the Aegean Sea and four are missing, the Greek coastguard said.

Firemen try to keep the fire away from residental area in Panorama Voulas, south of Athens on June 4, 2022.

Greece evacuates Athens suburb under wildfire threat

The Greek Civil Protection agency issued an emergency appeal via SMS for people to leave Ano Voula as the flames reached homes.

The seized oil tanker Pegas is seen anchored off the shore of Karystos, on the Island of Evia, Greece.

US demands Iran release seized tankers, crew

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias agreed in a call "that Iran must immediately release the seized vessels, their cargoes, and their crews

Acclaimed director Lanthimos back to basics in Greece return

Acclaimed director Lanthimos back to basics in Greece return

Leaning back in a purple lounge chair, Greek arthouse director Yorgos Lanthimos considers what kind of movie he might take on next.

Migrant workers return from the Middle East countries. The photo was captured at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on 12 August 2020.

Employers to bear migration cost Greece to recruit 4,000 workers from Bangladesh

Greece will recruit 4,000 workers a year from Bangladesh and they will receive a temporary work permit for five years.

Death toll rises to 16 in latest Greece migrant boat accident

Death toll rises to 16 in latest Greece migrant boat accident

At least sixteen people died when a migrant boat sank in the Aegean, Greece's coastguard said early Saturday, just hours after a similar incident claimed another 11 lives

Pope Francis greets two refugee girls at the Reception and Identification Centre (RIC) in Mytilene on the island of Lesbos, Greece, 5 December 2021

Pope calls migrant crisis 'shipwreck of civilisation'

Pope Francis condemned the exploitation of migrants for political purposes on Sunday during a visit to the Greek island of Lesbos, branding the global indifference to their plight the "shipwreck of ...

A man is tested at a Corona testing station in Duisburg, western Germany, on 12 November, 2021, amid the ongoing coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic

Ten EU nations causing 'high concern' over Covid-19

Ten countries in the 27-member European Union face a Covid situation of "high concern", the bloc's diseases agency said Friday, warning the pandemic was worsening across the continent

Students and their teachers are seen at a square following an earthquake in Heraklion, on the island of Crete, Greece, on 27 September, 2021

Strong quake hits Greece's biggest island of Crete, one person killed

The quake, which sent people out of their homes and public buildings and caused considerable damage, was described by a Greek seismologist, Efthymios Lekkas, as a "thunderbolt" with strong aftershocks

European Commission recommends restrictive visa measures for Bangladeshis

European Commission recommends restrictive visa measures for Bangladeshis

European Commission recommended stricter visa policies for Bangladeshi nationals. If this recommendation results in a decision at the European Council meeting next month, it may be difficult for ...

Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis talks during a parliamentary session on recent wildfires, in Athens, Greece, on 25 August, 2021

After wildfires, Greek PM says climate crisis demands radical action

Mitsotakis, who has approved a 500-million-euro ($587 million) aid budget for Evia and the Attica region around Athens, said the protracted heatwave had turned forests into powder kegs

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