Greece

On 17, November, a plane carrying Greece's Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias, landed in Mitiga International Airport, in Tripoli, but the visitor refused to disembark once he was told that...

The Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias is due to arrive in Egypt today to meet his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry, Egyptian media outlets reported. According to the reports, the...

The Libyan Government of National Unity yesterday instructed its ambassador in Athens to issue a protest note to Greece to clarify the circumstances of its foreign minister's refusal to...

A senior Israeli defense official will soon visit Athens to discuss arms sales, Greek media reported on Saturday, Anadolu reports. The visit by Amir Eshel, director general of the...

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced yesterday that dozens of Palestinian irregular migrants have been rescued in the Mediterranean Sea off the coasts of Libya and Greece. The...

The Tripoli-based Libyan unity government, on Thursday, decried the refusal of Greece's Foreign Minister to get off his plane following his arrival in the capital, Tripoli, and his return...

A decade ago, Tunisian fisherman, Ahmed Chelli's nets bulged with fish and octopus that he sold at the local market in the Kerkennah islands. Today, he pulls up only...

World leaders have congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu on his victory in Tuesday's general elections in Israel, as he is expected to form a right-wing government, Anadolu News Agency reports. "I...

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said yesterday that Greece's militarisation of at least 16 out of its 23 islands in the eastern Aegean Mediterranean Sea threatens Ankara's security, calling...

The Greek coast guard announced yesterday that fourteen bodies of migrants have been recovered after a boat sank earlier this week off the Aegean coast. A spokesperson for the...

Turkish and Greek officials have said that despite tension between their countries there are positive issues on the agenda, Anadolu reported yesterday. Discussions held during the Turkish foreign minister's...

Athens and Ankara should agree to handle their differences better, said the Turkish Envoy to Greece on Friday, Anadolu News Agency reports. Speaking to reporters in Athens during a...

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has documented at least 5,684 deaths on migration routes to and within Europe since the beginning of 2021, the UN Agency said on...

A group of migrants was found beaten and handcuffed on the Greek island of Lesbos, Doctors without Borders (MSF) said yesterday. Of a group of 22 migrants newly arrived...

Hamas has mourned Palestinian migrants who drowned off the Tunisian coasts on Sunday. "With deep sorrow and pain, Hamas is following up on the news about the death of...

Greece's new international pilot training school, built by Israel, began operations on Friday as the European country seeks to develop its air force to overtake Turkiye. Israeli company for...

Turkish security forces have been accused of preventing hundreds of Syrian migrants from crossing into Greece, a representative of the migrant group organising a convoy dubbed "Caravan of Light"...

Turkish security forces have prevented a group of hundreds of Syrian migrants from crossing Turkiye's north-western border into Greece, a representative of the migrant group organising a convoy dubbed "Caravan of...

Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Greece have announced that they will go ahead with their bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup. The trio are up against two other...

Turkiye and Greece inaugurated a "friendship line" ferry link between the seaside town of Izmir in western Turkiye and the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki, Turkish media reports....

France, Egypt, and Greece said a deal allowing Turkish hydrocarbon exploration in Libya's Mediterranean waters was "illegal", Reuters reports. According to the report, Foreign Ministers of Egypt and Greece...

The American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS George H. W. Bush, arrived on Thursday at the Souda Bay military base on the Greek island of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea....

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said yesterday that his country and Austria will help Serbia curb the number of migrants crossing its southern borders, pointing to an "explosion" in...

The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus has given the UN one month to recognise the country, or the UN forces deployed on the island should leave, Foreign Minister Tahsin...

The Hellenic Coast Guard has reported that at least 15 people were killed when their boat sank off the Greek island of Lesbos in the Aegean Sea early today....

Former Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel will receive the 2022 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award, the UN Refugee Agency has announced. The $150,000 award is given to individuals, groups and...

Statements made by Greece and the EU on Turkiye's new hydrocarbons agreement with Libya have "no importance or value for our country", said the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Tuesday....

Turkiye will deploy more troops to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to protect Turkish Cypriots, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said yesterday, Anadolu news agency reported. Speaking at a...

For the first time in its long history, NATO's unity is under threat as a result of the rift between two of its members; Turkiye and Greece and their...

Egypt has topped the list of arms importers from France in 2021 thanks to an order of 30 Rafale fighter jets, making the Middle East the largest arms buyer...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Greece that it will pay a "heavy price" for "conspiring" against Turkiye, following the deployment of US armoured vehicles to the Greek...

Egypt has announced plans to host the 2036 Summer Olympics said Sports Minister Ashraf Soby yesterday during a reception in Cairo for International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach....