Greece

Authorities have seized a Tanzanian-flagged ship heading for Libya and carrying materials used to make explosives, according to the Greek coastguard. The vessel "Andromeda" was detected sailing near Aghios Nikolaos, on the island of Crete on Saturday. Authorities found 29...

The Greek Port Authority and Coastguard will receive 15 million euros from the European Union's Internal Security Fund to fund operations related to migration flows and the patrolling of the EU's maritime borders. The funding which covers operations and patrols...

Greek authorities announced that they have seized roughly two tons of Albania-grown marijuana on an Italian-flagged yacht destined for the Aegean Sea islands. The coastguard says the seizure followed a tip-off and took place early Friday south of the Greek...

The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a statement condemning Greece for the shooting of a Turkish cargo ship near Rhodes on Monday, while Ankara sent three warships in the area the incident took place. Greek coastguard sources say that after receiving...

The Turkish coastguard on Sunday stopped five boats carrying dozens of illegal migrants heading for the Greek island of Lesvos, according to an AFP report. A coastguard vessel spotted the boats about four miles off the shore of Dikili town...

Another incident showing the Turkish coastguard harassing a vessel carrying refugees and migrants from the Turkish coasts towards Greece, has caused the intense reaction of the UN and the Doctors Without Borders (MSF). The UN mentioned in a Tweet that...

According to sources, the cargo ship "nourm" flagged with Sierra Leone, transferred a large amount of weapons. It was identified yesterday evening near Imia and was escorted to the port of Symi this morning. After an investigation, the cargo ship...

Kite surfing is a sport gaining popularity over the years and is a major factor of tourism on Greek islands. Its reputation is growing rapidly worldwide and it gained a large following in Greece. It is a sport embraced...

Nearly twice the number of migrants and refugees entered Greece in May 2022 in comparison to the previous year, led in large part by the 8,700 Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion. Since the onset of the invasion in late February,...

Greek authorities on Monday charged six of the 108 migrants rescued off Mykonos in a rudderless sailboat over the weekend with illegally transporting third country nationals. Charges against the group also included causing a shipwreck and forming a criminal organization....

US President Joe Biden is reported to be considering Greek American lawyer and hotel magnate George Tsunis as a new ambassador of the US to Greece. According to a report of the Associated Press, President Biden might offer this prestigious...

Dozens of Turkish citizens, who claimed to be dissidents of the Erdogan regime, sailed to the Greek port of Katakolo on the Peloponnesian peninsula, on Wednesday evening. Coast Guard and police officers have been interviewing all 65 people, among them...

"Let's give diplomacy a chance," said Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday, in his address to the 75th United Nations General Assembly, referring to the upcoming exploratory talks with Turkey. In his speech to the UN General Assembly held...

A European Commissioner has recently revealed that the European Union has purchased equipment for the Turkish armed forces -- which is now being used to make repeated provocative moves against Greece. Olivér Várhelyi, the European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement,...

A deputy mayor from the Greek island of Crete will forever remember the boat trip he took with a few friends on Holy Monday because of the heavy fine he received afterward for violating the coronavirus curfew. It all began...