Greece will offer military means and personnel to bolster Bulgaria’s defenses following a request by the neighboring country, Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said on Friday.
Authorities rescued 346 undocumented migrants in seven separate operations in the sea area south of Crete and Gavdos early Friday, the Coast Guard said.
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck near the southeastern Aegean island of Kastellorizo early Friday. No damage or injuries were reported.
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis on Thursday assured that the Souda Bay Naval Base is not under threat and remains fully protected, amid rising regional tensions.
Six members of a telephone fraud ring were arrested on Tuesday in Zefyri, Athens, after investigators determined they had stolen more than €280,000 from victims, authorities said.
A total of 315 Greek citizens returned to Greece on Thursday from the Middle East amid the ongoing conflict in the region, in repatriation operations coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Filming for the movie “The Riders” is continuing in central Greece after production wrapped scenes on the Saronic island of Hydra.
Greece sent a clear message to Ankara on Thursday, saying it alone decides how to deploy and use its armed forces within its territory, after Turkey claimed that the transfer of a long-range Patriot air defense system to the island of Karpathos violated the “demilitarized status” of the Dodecanese.
NATO has increased its alliance-wide ballistic missile defense posture following the intercept of a missile from Iran targeted at Turkey, its military headquarters said on Thursday.
A 15-year-old French student died Thursday night after falling from the third floor of a hotel near Omonia Square in central Athens.