Greece
Tsipras and his government survive confidence vote
Gree k Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his government survived a confidence vote on Wednesday. It now paves the way for parliament…
Migration: Lifeless body of 4-year-old girl recovered by coastguard in rescue operation in Aegean Sea
The body of a 4-year-old girl was recovered by the Turkish coastguard in the course of a rescue operation carried out at…
Greek Prime Minister to call for confidence vote in government as Defence Minister resigns over Macedonia name change
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday said he would call a confidence vote in his government after his coalition ally quit,…
Three migrant fishermen awarded Greek citizenship for saving Greeks during July’s fires
Greece has awarded citizenship to three migrant fishermen - two Egyptians and an Albanian - who rescued Greeks from a devastating fire…
2,241 died in 2018 in their attempt to cross the Mediterranean
A total of 2,241 irregular migrants have died in the Mediterranean Sea since the beginning of the year, the non-profit Spanish Refugee…
5.1 earthquake registered close to Greece (Updated)
A 5.1 strong earthquake was registered in the Ionian Sea close to Greece. The earthquake was felt in Southern Greece. There were…
Protests in Greece on University entrance requirements changes
Protesters in Greece threw stones and petrol bombs at riot police surrounding parliament in Athens, who responded with tear gas. The demonstrators…
Greek ambassador summoned by Turkish Foreign Ministry on long-standing disputes in the Mediterranean
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Greek ambassador, private broadcaster CNN Turk said on Tuesday, days after it called on Greece to avoid…
Macedonia’s name change to North Macedonia approved by parliament
Macedonia's parliament has approved a proposal to change the country's name to North Macedonia. On Friday, 80 deputies in the 120-seat parliament…
Turkish, Greek warships engage off Cyprus amid drilling
Turkey's Naval Forces have interdicted a Greek warship as it harassed a Turkish seismic vessel off Cyprus, according to local media reports.…
Friday Morning Briefing
Good morning, In the last hours, there were significant changes from the US administration, in their view on the Khashoggi's murder with…
Tsipras takes over role of foreign minister following resignation of Nikos Kotzias
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras took over as foreign minister on Wednesday and said he would not let personal agendas overshadow policy,…