Syria

PIRAEUS, (AP) - Greece has requested emergency additional funding from the European Union's border protection agency, saying that war in Syria and Iraq is triggering a crisis of asylum seekers and illegal migrants. Coast Guard officials on Thursday said they...

The hostilities in the countries of the middle east and particularly in Syria, have largely increased the influx of illegal immigrants in Greece. Seeking a better life in Greece and Europe, immigrants do not hesitate to illegally cross the...

My heart bleeds for the innocent. Seeing the brutality and utter barbarity of war that spares no-one from being blown to smithereens infuriates my deep sense of decency and respect for humanity. Those corpses carried away on stretchers or...

According to the Greek site koutipandoras.gr, the secret location of Cape Ray, the ghost ship on which the Syrian chemicals will be destroyed, is no longer secret. The alleged location of the ship on which the hydrolysis process to destroy...

A Greek submarine, frigates from Germany, Italy and Turkey, and other warships of the U.S. 6th Fleet take part in the Task Force-64 (CTF-64) that will escort and protect the U.S. flagship MV Cape Ray where the destruction of Syria's...

In the midst of the financial crisis, Greece has been placed among the 10 most miserable countries in the world, according to findings of a CATO Institute survey. Greece was ranked 10th on a list with the most miserable countries,...

Health authorities in Greece are on high alert due to the increased risk of polio infection from refugees from the East who pass the country’s borders. The disease is found in more and more immigrants and refugees who come from...

This morning, Greek Coast Guard authorities mounted a rescue operation after receiving an SOS signal on Sunday, sent by a boat carrying illegal immigrants. The rescue mission successfully came to an end on Monday afternoon, with the Coast Guard rescuing...

A pro-Syrian government news network and Lebanese State media reported that the thirteen Greek Orthodox nuns and three maids that were kidnapped in late November from a Greek Orthodox monastery in Syria were freed on Sunday, March 9, 2014. AP...

As the civil war in Syria gets worse day by day, the number of refugees who seek better luck has been constantly increasing. The host countries in Europe and the Middle East have grown uneasy over the new arrivals....