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Seven Alleged Traffickers Arrested for Sunday's Fatal Migrant Shipwreck Near Farmakonissi
Greek authorities announced the arrest of seven alleged traffickers considered responsible for the fatal migrant crossing that ended in tragedy on Sunday morning, when...
New Shocking Video Shows Incident Between Greece-Turkey Coast Guards
A video showing the confrontation which occurred between Greek and Turkish coast guards on Thursday, January 5 near Farmakonisi has been released online.
During the...
Greek Coast Guard Harassed, Fires Warning Shots at Turkish Patrol Boat
A Greek Coast Guard patrol boat’s crew fired warning shots early on Thursday to deter a Turkish coast guard vessel that was trying to...
Turkish Jets Harass Helicopter Carrying Greek Defense Minister
Two Turkish fighter planes engaged with and harassed the helicopter carrying Defense Minister Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos and the Chief of the National Defense General Staff,...
Turkey Conducts Major Naval Exercise as Jets Violate Greek Airspace
Greece is monitoring a huge Turkish air and naval exercise which is currently taking place south of Crete and southeast of Rhodes, defense sources...
Greek Police Arrest Dozens Who Illegally Crossed Border at Evros
Greek security forces have launched a manhunt for migrants who illegally crossed over from the Turkish border since Friday when thousands massed on the...
Child Drowns as Greece Records More Than One Thousand New Migrant Arrivals
A tragic incident took place in the early hours of Monday, as a young child drowned off the Greek island of Lesvos.
The boat that...
Aegean Migration Spikes; 116 People Rescued on Tuesday Morning Alone
The Greek Coast Guard intervened in three separate incidents involving migrants and refugees in the Aegean Sea in the early hours of Tuesday, rescuing...
Greek Coast Guard Rescues 121 Migrants in the Aegean
The Greek Coast Guard intervened in two separate maritime incidents in the Aegean Sea on Monday, rescuing migrants and refugees who had been trying...
Turkey Disputes Sovereignty of 152 Greek Islets
Ankara has issued a list of 152 Greek islets, disputing their sovereignty and the international treaties that have established the status quo in the...