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Greece tackles last of wildfire near Athens, assesses damage

Greece tackles last of wildfire near Athens, assesses damage

Greek firefighters battled to extinguish the remnants of a wildfire near Athens that killed a woman, torched buildings, devoured woodland and forced thousands of people to flee their homes. Most of the fronts had eased three days after …

Erdogan arrives in Greece

Erdogan arrives in Greece

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived in Greece to open a new chapter and pursue the positive momentum between the two neighbors after years of tension. Erdoğan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will co-chair the 5th meeting …

Baku-Athens direct flights to be launched

Baku-Athens direct flights to be launched

Greek Aegean Airlines will launch direct flights on the Athens-Baku-Athens route this September. The airlines schedule the flights twice a week, on Mondays and Fridays. The first flight on the route will depart from …

Stoltenberg to visit Ankara and Athens

Stoltenberg to visit Ankara and Athens

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will arrive in Turkey and Greece with official visits next week. According to the NATO press service, on Monday, Stoltenberg will visit Ankara, and on Tuesday, he will hold talks in Athens. …

Georgian citizens detained in Grece for house robberies

Georgian citizens detained in Grece for house robberies

The Greek police have detained a group of 9 Georgian citizens, including one woman, for the creation of ‘criminal groups’ and house robberies in Athens. According to local media reports, Greek law enforcements had been …

Iranian embassy in Greece stormed by unknown attackers

Iranian embassy in Greece stormed by unknown attackers

A group of unknown attackers has stormed the Iranian Embassy in Athens. Nobody was reported hurt in the attack. The invaders broke glasses of the diplomatic police kiosk and damaged the embassy building. They threw bottles and …

Georgian citizens arrested in Greece

Georgian citizens arrested in Greece

Georgia's Interior Ministry and Greek police have detained 18 members of a criminal group as the result of a joint investigation in Athens. All detainees are Georgian citizens and are connected to crime boss Nodar …

Wizz Air launches direct flight from Kutaisi to Athens

Wizz Air launches direct flight from Kutaisi to Athens

Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air will add a new route from Georgia’s Kutaisi International Airport to Greece's capital of Athens from May 17, 2018. The lowest price for a one-way ticket will be 163.99 GEL, Agenda.ge …

Yildirim to arrive in Greece on June 19

Yildirim to arrive in Greece on June 19

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim will visit Athens on June 19, Yildirim’s chancellery said. During Yildirim’s visit, he expected to discuss the development of bilateral relations and regional …

Georgian citizen dies from  flu in Greece

Georgian citizen dies from flu in Greece

Influenza has claimed the life of a citizen of Georgia in Greece. The 34-year-old woman died from a complicated form of the virus at a clinic in Athens. Now her family has appealed to the Georgian authorities for help to deliver the …