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Greek News
Four Children Die After Migrant Boat Sinks Off Greece’s Chios Island
The Greek Coast Guard has recovered the bodies of four children and a woman, all migrants, after their boat sunk in the sea off Chios Island on Tuesday.
The Coast Guard authorities said it had rescued 22 people from a...
Greek News
President Sakellaropoulou Commemorates Chios Massacre
The President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou visited the Eastern Aegean island of Chios on Sunday to commemorate the Chios massacre.
Greek News
Second Asylum Seeker in a Week Found Dead at Greece’s Chios Camp
A 51-year-old Iraqi national was found dead at the VIAL asylum-seeker hosting facility structure on the Aegean island of Chios.
Greek News
Body of Asylum Seeker Discovered on Greece’s Chios
The body of a Somali asylum seeker who died in his tent on Chios Island, Greece, was discovered covered in mice that were eating his flesh.
Festivals
Chios Island Marked Easter With Spectacular Rocket War
The rocket war, one of the most beautiful, spectacular and yet dangerous Easter spectacles of Greece, revived on Saturday night on Chios.
Business
Female Farmer Makes a Name from Greece’s Chios to Maldives
A woman farmer at Greece's Chios has opened the doors to unimaginable international potential with her organic aromatic herb business
Europe
Mayors of Greek Islands Call for Changes to EU Migration Pact
The mayors of the three Greek islands which have borne the worst of the migration crisis asked for an amendment to the new EU migration pact.
Greece
Chios Migrant Center in Lockdown; New Coronavirus Measures Imposed Nationwide
On Wednesday, a migrant and refugee identification and reception center on the Greek island of Chios was closed down after what the Greek health authorities termed "numerous" new coronavirus cases were diagnosed there.
In a press release, the Migration Ministry...
Business
Female Greek Farmer Makes a Name from Chios to Maldives
Her love for her homeland and determination to create a pioneering business on her native island of Chios have opened the doors to unimaginable international potential for young Greek farmer Argyro Koutsouradi and her rapidly growing, organic aromatic herb...
Greece
Migrant Camp on Chios on Full Lockdown Due to Coronavirus; Migrant Hotels Closed
The VIAL Reception and Identification Center for migrants on the Greek island of Chios was placed under full lockdown due to two cases of the coronavirus being diagnosed there as of Thursday, authorities announced. The complete lockdown will continue...