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Cargo plane operated by Ukrainian airline crashes in northern Greece

Greek Civil Aviation authorities said the flight was heading from Serbia to Jordan

Greece Embassy hires staff to handle 'exceptionally high' visa demand

The move by Greek Embassy to hire more staff comes in the wake of several complaints by travel agents and tourists

Erdogan demands demilitarisation of Greece, threatens operation in Syria

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has made a flurry of provocative statements against Greece - one of his favourite targets - and threatens to launch a new operation in Syria

Will no longer talk to him: Erdogan accuses Greek PM of antagonising Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would cease talking to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and cancel a key meeting between their two governments

Biden praises Greece PM on sanctions against Russia, support to Ukraine

Mitsotakis was in Washington to mark a commemoration of the bicentennial of the start of the Greek War of Independence, a more than eight-year-long struggle that led to ouster of the Ottoman Empire

Cyprus pitches zonal firefighting hub to Israel, Greece to curb wildfires

In a joint statement, the ministers said they had decided to intensify cooperation on issues contributing to resilience, energy security and interconnectivity in the region

Italy, Greece relax Covid-19 restrictions ahead of tourism season

Italy and Greece relaxed some COVID-19 restrictions on Sunday, in a sign that life was increasingly returning to normal before Europe's peak summer tourist season. Greece's civil aviation authority announced that it was lifting all COVID-19 rules for international and domestic flights except for the wearing of face masks during flights and at airports. Previously, air travelers were required to show proof of vaccination, a negative test or a recent recovery from the disease. Under a decree passed by Italy's health ministry, the country did away with the health pass that had been required to enter restaurants, cinemas, gyms and other venues. The green pass, which showed proof of vaccination, recovery from the virus or a recent negative test, is still required to access hospitals and nursing homes. Some indoor mask mandates also ended, including inside supermarkets, workplaces and stores. Masks are still required on public transport, in cinemas and in all health care and eldercare ...

Greece to further ease coronavirus restrictions on May 1: Health Minister

Greece will further ease its Covid-19 restrictions from May 1, Health Minister Thanos Plevris has said.

Greece gets $3.9 billion from European pandemic recovery fund

The European recovery and resilience fund provides vital relief for Greece, which had barely emerged from a deep, decade-long financial crisis when the coronavirus pandemic hit

Greek FM arrives in India, to discuss regional, international issues: MEA

At the invitation of the external affairs minister, Dendias is on an official visit to India on March 22-23, 2022. This is his first to India.

US says will send more than 500 troops to Poland, Romania, Germany, Greece

The United States announced on Monday that over 500 US troops would be deployed in Europe to reinforce NATO's flank including Poland, Romania, Germany and Greece

More than 280 people evacuated after Greek ferry catches fire

More than 280 people have been evacuated from a ferry in northwestern Greece that caught fire overnight while heading to southern Italy, authorities said. At least one person was slightly injured in the evacuation, coast guard officials said. The predawn fire broke out Friday on the Greek-owned Euroferry Olympia shortly after it left the port of Igoumenitsa in northwest Greece for the Italian port of Brindisi with 233 passengers and 51 crew members on board. Images from local television channels of the ferry following the evacuation indicated that the fire was extensive.

Greek parliament approves $3.4 bn worth arms deals with France

Lawmakers also voted in favour of adding six new Rafale fighter jets to an existing order for 18 planes, six of them newly built and 12 that were previously in service in the French air force

Pakistan-China-Turkey nexus a cause of serious concern for Greece

Pakistan supports Turkey's claim on Cyprus and the growing relationship between the two countries can become a cause of worry for Greece.Greece and Turkey have been involved in the long ongoing conflict in Cyprus and the international community is trying to negotiate a settlement between the two nations on the conflict, reported InsideOver.Though all the European Union states back Greece's stand on Cyprus, there are a few countries that support Turkey's claim on Cyprus. Pakistan tops the list of such countries.The deepening of the military alliance between Pakistan and Turkey clearly indicates that Pakistan will go all out to support Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in pursuit of his jihadist ambitions of conquest and revival of the Ottoman Empire that would include Cyprus as well.Another cause of worry for Greece is the emergence of a China-Pakistan-Turkey nexus on nuclear proliferation. Turkish President Erdogan has already expressed his desperation on developing the ...

5.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Northern Greece; no casualties yet

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted northern Greece's Florina Sunday evening, according to the Geodynamics Institute of the National Observatory of Athens.The US Geological Survey said the quake was with a magnitude of 5.5.The epicenter, with a depth of about 14 km, was initially determined to be about two km west of Florina.No injuries or losses have been reported so far.

Schools in Greece to reopen from Jan 10 as daily Covid cases hit new high

Schools across Greece will reopen on Jan. 10 as planned under strict health protocols, the government said on Tuesday, as the number of daily confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country hit a record high.The National Public Health Organization (EODY) confirmed 50,126 infections within 24 hours. The previous record was registered on New Year's Eve (40,560 cases), while a week ago there were fewer than 10,000 cases per day.Greek officials said that the returning students and teachers will be required to take more COVID-19 tests regardless of their vaccination status.More than 70 percent of the new cases in GreecGreece's daily COVID-19 cases hit new record e's five big regions are liked to the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant, EODY's President Theoklis Zaoutis told a press briefing on Monday.The Omicron variant surge is expected to peak quickly and then decline by February, Gkikas Magiorkinis, a professor of epidemiology and a member of the committee of experts advising the ...

Greece tightens measures as daily Covid-19 cases triple in 48 hours

Greece's government implemented further protection measures against Covid-19 as the number of new cases tripled in 48 hours

2 strong tremors of magnitude 5.2, 5.4 strike off Greek island of Crete

Two tremors with a magnitude of 5.2 and 5.4, respectively, have jolted Greece's southern islands. No damage or casualties have been reported so far. The first tremor, a 5.2-magnitude, struck at 5.15 pm (1515 GMT) east of the island of Crete and at a depth of 9 kilometres (5.6 miles), the Institute of Geodynamics reported in Athens. The earthquake was felt in Crete and the islands of Karpathos, Kassos, Rhodes and Santorini, according to local media. An even larger tremor of 5.4 magnitude struck at 8.59 pm (1859 GMT) about 25 kilometres (15.5 miles) northwest of the first, at a depth of 6.3 kilometres (3.9 miles), the Institute of Geodynamics reported. The mayor of the small island of Kassos, closest to the epicentre, told state news agency ANA that no buildings were damaged in either earthquake. An unrelated 4.0-magnitude tremor also hit at 6.14 pm (1614 GMT) west of Athens, the Institute of Geodynamics reported. The epicentre was at a depth of 16.7 kilometres (10.4 miles), it ...

Greece: 13 dead, others missing after a migrant boat capsizes in Aegean Sea

At least 13 people died after a migrant boat capsized in the Aegean Sea late Friday

Greece lifts travel restrictions for Indians, Covid test mandatory

The Global Visa Center World (GVCW) has announced that Indian citizens and residents of India can now enter Greece following the Covid-19 testing protocol as a precautionary measure against the pandemic.According to the latest regulations, limited categories of visitors are now allowed to enter Greece, including:1) Citizens of the EU & Schengen Area countries.2) Residents of a limited number of third countries, including residents of India.Expressing their joy on the re-opening of Greece to tourists from India after approximately 21 months, DuDigital Global and GVCW, which jointly operate the Visa Application centres in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka state, "You can now apply for short stay visa (C- Visa category) at GVCW application centres in New Delhi and Mumbai on Mondays and Wednesdays."New Delhi Visa Application Centre: Shivaji Stadium Metro Station, Concourse Level Baba Kharak Singh Marg, Connaught PlaceMumbai Visa Application Centre: 4th Floor, Urmi Axis Building, Behind ...