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US Eases Travel Warnings on Greece, 60 Other Nations
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday loosened travel warnings for many countries, among them Greece, which is now “reconsider travel”
Greece
US State Department Welcomes Return of Greek Soldiers from Turkey
The U.S. State Department on Thursday welcomed the much-awaited release of the two Greek soldiers who were held in Turkey for 167 days without any charges pressed against them.
The State Department also congratulated Greece and the Ministry of Foreign...
Greece
Turkish Foreign Ministry: Greece Must Respect All Religions
The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a statement condemning Greece's reaction to the reading of the Quran and call for prayer in Hagia Sophia, accusing Greece of not respecting religious freedom.
The statement calls on Greece "to be a modern and...
Crime
U.S. State Department Report Calls Greece's Sea Border 'Vulnerable'
The U.S. State Department annual report on terrorism calls Greece's sea border "vulnerable" and Greek identification documents "easy to forge."
The report for 2015 that was published on Thursday says that terrorism in Greece has been limited to small terrorist...
Greece
U.S. State Department Urges Greece and Turkey to Show Restraint in the Aegean
The U.S. State Department advised Greece and Turkey to show restraint in the Aegean Sea after the tension near Inousses, a cluster of islands.
On Friday, a Turkish Navy boat harassed a Greek fisherman near Inousses. At the same time, a CN-235...
Greece
U.S. State Department: Arrest Jihadists in Greece
Greek State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki has confirmed press reports that the US government has demanded that the Greek government arrest jihadi fighters traveling through the country en route from Albania and Bosnia to Syria and Iraq.
“We’ve of course...