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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

This picture shows burnt beehives near the Village of Voutas on 11 August, 2021

'Heaven to hell': Greek beekeepers lament tradition lost to fire

Greece -- along with Turkey, Italy, Spain and Algeria -- has been hit by a savage fire season that prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis described as the "greatest ecological disaster in decades"

Children pour water after a forest fire near in the village of Kastri on Evia (Euboea) island, on 10 August, 2021

Greece wildfires 'slowly coming under control': Mayor

Hundreds of firefighters were battling to control two massive wildfires in Greece on Wednesday, one raging for nine straight days that have left hundreds homeless and caused incalculable damage

This picture taken near the village of Gouves, on Evia (Euboea) island, second largest Greek island, on 8 August 2021 shows a raging wildfire.

Hundreds flee, homes destroyed as forest fires ravage Greek island

Hundreds of Greek firefighters fought desperately Sunday to control wildfires on the island of Evia that have charred vast areas of pine forest, destroyed homes and forced tourists and locals to flee

Firefighter spray water as the forest fire spreads near houses in Thrakomakedones, near Mount Parnitha, north of Athens, on 7 August 2021.

Mass evacuations as Greek fires rage, but Turkey saved by the rain

Thousands of tourists and residents were evacuated and a thick cloud of smoke and ash hung over Athens as "nightmarish" forest fires raged in Greece Saturday, while heavy rains brought some relief to ...

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