The Egyptian army announced joint military training exercises with the United States on Thursday, to combat terrorism and reducing the threat of improvised explosive devices (IED), two days before the launch...

Turkey’s foreign minister called for a new chapter in testy diplomatic ties with Greece on Saturday, even as he berated the neighbouring country for providing a safe haven for...

The UN has urged Greece to tackle the issue of overcrowding in refugee reception centres as reports emerge of spate of suicide attempts by minors. Overcrowding means “thousands of...

Turkish victory on 30 August is a “resistance” to the great European powers who wanted to expel the Ottomans, who they described in the 1815 Vienna Congress as “the Sick...

Spain will not tolerate violent attempts to enter the country, the government said on Wednesday, in response to criticism of its swift return of 116 illegal migrants to Morocco after they...

Germany has reached an agreement with Greece to send back migrants to the Mediterranean country if they have already applied for asylum there, the German Interior Ministry said on...

Germany on Wednesday reached an agreement with Spain to send back migrants caught at the German border. In a news conference in Berlin, German Interior Ministry’s spokeswoman Eleonore Petermann...

For the fifth straight year, at least 1,500 migrants have perished in the Mediterranean, with the route between Libya and Italy being the deadliest, claiming the lives of one...

The Egyptian army on Monday announced the launch of tripartite air/sea military exercises in the Mediterranean Sea with Greece and the Greek Cypriot administration. “With a view to supporting...

British singer and actor Sting called world leaders “half men and cowards” on Saturday for their inability to solve the refugee crisis. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has already played...

The European Commission has called for the continuation of the bilateral migrant readmission deal between Turkey and Greece. “The commission’s position is that it should be continuously implemented in...

Refugees, especially children, in in the Moria camp on the Medellie Greek island face the threat of diseases resulting from poor health and living conditions. A number of representatives of...

More than 10,000 migrants in Greece have voluntarily returned home in the last 20 months, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said today. “More than 10,000 migrants returned voluntarily and safely...

The Moroccan-US joint military training, known as the African Lion Manoeuvres 2018, have been launched in Morocco under the orders of King Mohammed VI and will continue until April...

“On the first day of their journey, they walked for twenty long hours. On the second, they walked from eight in the morning until three the next morning. No...

The UAE is currently taking part in an aerial drill organised by Greece alongside Israel, the US, Italy, the UK and Cyprus, Arab48 reported on Tuesday. Though Israel’s participation...

For a brief historical moment, Alexis Tsipras and his political party, Syriza, ignited hope that Greece could resurrect a long-dormant Leftist tide in Europe. A new Greece was being...

Greece, Jordan and Cyprus called for more effective support to countries on the frontline of the Middle East refugee crisis on Tuesday and pledged to deepen cooperation on a host of issues...

Greek authorities have reportedly seized a ship carrying potentially explosive materials from Mersin in Turkey to Misrata in Libya.    The Hellenic Coast Guard Headquarters confirmed to the Libya...

Greece dismissed Turkish anger on Sunday over its decision to grant asylum to a soldier who Ankara accuses of involvement in the abortive coup against President Tayyip Erdogan in...

Nine alleged members of Turkey’s far-left Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) were arrested by Greek police for being suspects in an attempt to assassinate the Turkish President Recip Tayyip...

European Union leaders appealed for unity in a last-ditch effort to break their deadlock on sharing out refugees by June, telling reluctant eastern states they could otherwise be outvoted...

The Turkish Coast Guard today rescued 68 migrants stranded on a small rocky islet in the Aegean Sea. The migrants, including women and children, were trying to reach Greek Islands...

The Israeli army will hold a joint military drill with Greek Cyprus on Sunday, according to Israeli daily Yediot Aharonot. Air and ground forces from both countries will take...

European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos on Monday praised Turkish hospitality towards millions of refugees hosted in the country. “I would like, on behalf of...

More than 33,000 migrants have died at sea trying to reach European shores this century, making the Mediterranean “by far the world’s deadliest border”, the United Nations migration agency...

Hundreds of refugees sheltered in the forest for Samos refugee camp's lack of any room and capacity

Refugees fleeing war-torn countries in the Middle East to find shelter in Greece are suffering new wounds due to the lack of a cemetery for Muslims in the country’s...

Greece plans to participate in joint air force drills with Cyprus, Egypt and Israel, Greek defence minister, Panos Kammenos, announced today. Kammenos added that some European countries will also...

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said yesterday that the European Union has resettled only 30,000 asylum seekers out of 100,000 it was due to accept. In a statement,...

A member of the Greek Melkite Catholic Patriarchate in Jerusalem warned an audience in London last week about the plight of Arab Christians under Israeli occupation. “The flight of...

The Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Berat Albayrak, met with Azeri President Ilham Aliyev today to discuss increase relations and to cement energy cooperation. Attending the signing...