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Turkiye rescues 45 migrants pushed back by Greece

The Turkish Coast Guard rescued 45 irregular migrants in the Aegean Sea on Monday. The migrants, from Afghanistan, were pushed back illegally into Turkish territorial waters by the Greek authorities. Turkiye's Coast Guard Northern Aegean Group Command determined that there were irregular migrants in a life raft off the coast of Ayvacik in Canakkale province and carried out the rescue. After the necessary procedures were carried out, the migrants were […]

today31 July 2023

International

Pakistan moves to charge traffickers with money laundering over Greece boat tragedy

Pakistan has decided to charge the suspected human traffickers involved in last month's shipwreck off the coast of Greece under the country's anti-money laundering law, an official statement said on Monday, Anadolu Agency reports. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), which is investigating the gory incident in which some 350 Pakistanis were among over 800 onboard a fishing trawler that sank, said in a statement that the passports of the suspected traffickers will […]

today4 July 2023

International

Greece denied entry to more than 150,000 migrants this year

Greece prevented 150,000 migrants from entering the country since the beginning of the year, the minister of migration announced yesterday. Notis Mitarachi told Eleftheros Typos newspaper that Greek forced "prevented 154,102 irregular immigrants entering since the beginning of the year. While 50,000 immigrants have tried to enter Greece in the month of August only." Border control is considered one of the main priorities of the conservative Greek government, which assumed power in 2019 and seeks to be re-elected […]

today5 September 2022

International News

Turkey and Greece reel from raging wildfires during heatwave

Turkish coastguards evacuated hundreds of villagers from a burning power plant on Thursday and Greek firefighters battled a major blaze near the ancient Olympic site as a record heatwave wreaked havoc across Europe's southeast. The two regional rivals have been united this week in their fight against disasters that officials and experts link to increasingly frequent and intense weather events caused by climate change. Eight people have died and dozens […]

today6 August 2021

International News

Israel and Greece sign record defence deal

Israel and Greece have signed their biggest ever defence procurement deal, which Israel said would strengthen political and economic ties between the countries as the two countries’ air forces launched a joint exercise. The agreement includes a $1.65bn contract for the establishment and operation of a training centre for the Hellenic Air Force by Israeli defence contractor Elbit Systems over a 22-year period, Israel’s defence ministry said on Sunday. The […]

today19 April 2021

International News

Sunburned tourists and fighter jets: The Israel-Greece alliance

Vaccinated Israeli tourists are now allowed to sun themselves on Greek beaches thanks to a COVID-19 green card agreed on by leaders in Athens and Tel Aviv. As the holidaymakers make their way across the Mediterranean another group will be as well: Israeli defence contractors. They are working on a $1.68bn project awarded to Israel’s Elbit Systems last year to build and operate a new air force training school in […]

today7 April 2021

International News

Rescue efforts under way after deadly earthquake in Turkey, Greece

Rescue teams have ploughed through concrete blocks and the debris of eight collapsed buildings on Saturday in search of survivors of a powerful earthquake that struck Turkey’s Aegean coast and north of the Greek island of Samos on Friday, killing at least 25 people. More than 800 people were injured from the quake that toppled buildings in Izmir, Turkey’s third-largest city, and triggered a small tsunami in the district of […]

today31 October 2020

International News

Turkey extends gas exploration in eastern Mediterranean

Turkey says its Oruc Reis exploration vessel will carry out seismic surveys in a disputed area of the eastern Mediterranean until September 12, provoking an angry response from neighbouring Greece. The two NATO allies vehemently disagree over claims to hydrocarbon resources in the area based on conflicting views on the extent of their continental shelves in waters dotted with mostly Greek islands. Both sides have held military exercises in the […]

today1 September 2020

International News

Greece to evict over 10,000 refugees from shelters

Over 10,000 refugees in Greece that have been granted asylum now face eviction from accommodation facilities where they are currently staying, Anadolu Agency reports. The country’s Ministry of Migration Policy plans to replace these refugees with asylum seekers on Aegean islands in an attempt to decongest camps there. These facilities are intended to accommodate asylum-seekers whose applications are still being processed. As soon as they are granted asylum, they are […]

today30 May 2020

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