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First International Flight Lands on Kos Island Before Greece Opens

The first international flight landed on the island of Kos from Germany on Monday, days before Greece's regional airports open for tourists on July 1. The special TUI Fly flight from Germany had 170 doctors on board, with Greek Minister...

Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Strikes off East of Kos Island

Reports say a magnitude 5.1 earthquake has struck the area east of Kos island, near Turkey. The earthquake occurred at 10:42 am on Tuesday morning. The epicenter was spotted near the Turkish coast and the focal depth was estimated at 10...

2 Dead on Kos Island from 6.4 Earthquake Off Turkey's Coast (video)

At least two people have died and at least five have been seriously injured on Kos Island in Greece, from a major earthquake that occurred in the first hours of Friday on the Turkish side of the Aegean Sea. The...

Greek Coast Guard Rescues 61 Migrants Off Kos Island

Hellenic Coast Guard officers rescued 61 migrants off the island of Kos on Tuesday and arrested two suspected traffickers. A boat carrying migrants was seen sinking close to the island shore early Tuesday morning, and authorities were notified. A coast...

Greek Police Arrest Two Suspected Jihadists in Kos Island

Greek authorities on Tuesday arrested two Syrian men who are suspected jihadists on the island of Kos. In light of the Paris terrorist attacks, Greece's National Intelligence Service (EYP), the Hellenic Police and the Hellenic Coast Guard have beefed up...

Two Refugee Children Dead off Kos Island

A new Aegean Sea tragedy occurred on Thursday in the sea area 250 meters off the coast of Kos island where the coast guard recovered the bodies of two refugee children. It was the early hours of Thursday when a...

Baby Girl Found Deceased at Coastal Region of Kos Island

The body of a young child was detected ashore the East Aegean Island of Kos, on Sunday. Members of the Greek Coast Guard found a girl's corpse in the coastal region of Lampi on the island of Kos on Sunday morning, according to a report by the...

Greek and Turkish Trade Associations Come to Kos Island

Greek architects are going to meet with Turkish architects in the island of Kos, located in the Agean Sea, near Turkey. Greek Technical Chamber in Dodecanese and members of Chamber of Architects Mugla have previously signed protocols in order to...

Torrential Rains Flood Rhodes & Kos Islands

A state of emergency was declared Saturday afternoon in several towns on the islands of Rhodes and Kos.  The state of emergency declaration follows severe flooding caused by heavy rainfall on Friday. The state of emergency was declared in the towns of...

Restaurant on Greek Island of Kos Refuses Influencers' Bids for Free Meals

  A vegetarian restaurant on the Greek island of Kos in the Dodecanese has put its foot down  when it comes to "Social Media Influencers," people who post their activities and opinions on media for others to emulate. According to a...

Kos Residents Prevent 75 Migrants from Disembarking on Island

The mayor and residents of Kos prevented the disembarkation of some 75 migrants and refugees coming from Kastelorizo on a passenger ship early on Saturday. The port landing was blocked by municipal vehicles, while dozens of locals led by Kos...

Chinese Doctors Take Hippocratic Oath on Greek Island of Kos

Chinese doctors participated in a Wednesday ceremony which revived the Hippocratic Oath at its very birthplace, the Asclepeion archaeological site on the Greek island of Kos in the Aegean Sea. The Asclepeion is where Hippocrates, who lived from 460-370 BC...

Turkish Coast Guard Chopper Commits Air Violation, Flys Low Over Greek Island of Kos

According to ekathimerini.com, Greek authorities have reported that a Turkish Coast Guard helicopter flew at low altitude over the Greek island of Kos in the eastern Aegean sea Thursday morning. The incident took place after the helicopter entered the Athens...

Tension in Refugee Hot Spot on Greek Island of Kos

Tension broke at a military camp on the island of Kos, where Greek authorities are preparing to establish a refugee hot spot. According to local media, the islanders lit fires and blocked access to the surrounding area. The images shown by...

Kos Residents Block Greek Defense Minister from Landing on Island

Kos residents opposing the establishment of a migrant registration center on the island blocked National Defense Minister Panos Kammenos from approaching the planned site. Greece's defense ministry in collaboration with migration authorities are to set up five migrant registration centers...