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23 Jan 2023

Bomb scare on Poland-Greece Ryanair flight, plane escorted by F-16 fighters

The Ryanair flight, arrived safely at the airport in Greece's capital after being escorted through Greek airspace by two Hellenic Air Force F-16 fighters.

11 Nov 2022

New York-bound Emirates plane returns to Greece after security tip off from US

Emirates Flight 209 to Newark Airport in New Jersey returned to Athens two hours after taking off and was escorted back through Greek airspace by two Greek air force F-16s.

France high tem[erature

12 Aug 2022

Risk of new wildfires in southwestern France as heatwave persists

Risk of new wildfires in southwestern France as heatwave persists Firefighters from Germany, Romania and Greece were on the ground to help battle the fire in the Gironde region Politicians across the continent are evaluating the impact.

17 Jul 2022

Ukrainian Antonov An-12 cargo plane crashes in Greece killing all on board

Greek media reported there were eight people on the Antonov An-12BK operated by Ukrainian airline Meridian and that it was carrying 12 tons of "dangerous materials," mostly explosives.

17 Jul 2022

Ukraine's cargo plane crashes in Northern Greece

A cargo plane crashed near the city of Kavala in northern Greece. The Antonov-12, operated by a Ukrainian company, flew from Serbia to Jordan.

17 Jul 2022

Plane carrying ‘dangerous’ cargo crashes near Greece's northern city of Kavala

The aircraft was an Antonov An-12 owned by a Ukrainian company, which was flying from Serbia to Jordan. The pilot had requested an emergency landing due to an engine problem but the aircraft`s signal was lost.

07 Jun 2022

Namaste India: Campaign to clean the sea continues in Greece, 23 tons of garbage came out

In Greece, a clean-up operation is being carried out in the sea for the last two weeks. You will be surprised to know that in these two weeks, the divers have removed more than 23 tons of garbage from the sea.

02 May 2022

Europe calling! Tourists rejoice as Italy, Greece relax Covid-19 restrictions

Greece's civil aviation authority announced that it was lifting all COVID-19 rules for international and domestic flight. Some indoor mask mandates ended in Italy, including inside supermarkets, workplaces and stores. Masks are still required on public transport, in cinemas and in all health care and eldercare facilities in Italy.

30 Dec 2021

European countries tighten COVID-19 measures to tackle Omicron surge

In France, the daily number of Covid-19 cases reached 208,099 on Wednesday. The Greek government decided on Wednesday to implement further protection measures against Covid-19. In addition to health services, the catering sector has also been badly hit by the pandemic.

27 Sep 2021

Strong earthquake jolts Greece's largest island of Crete, kills one

The quake`s magnitude reached 5.8 Greek seismologist described it as a "thunderbolt" with strong aftershocks

19 Aug 2021

Massive wildfires continue to threaten Greek village near Athens - In pics

The country has witnessed more than 500 wildfires in recent weeks as Greece records highest temperatures in decades this summer.

17 Aug 2021

Can not become gateway to EU for fleeing Afghans, says Greece

Greece was on the frontline of Europe`s migration crisis in 2015, when nearly a million people fleeing conflict in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan landed on its islands.

09 Aug 2021

Blaze ravages Greek island 'like a horror movie', horrific visuals surface

The flames engulfed homes in five villages but the full extent of the damage was not immediately known.

15 Jul 2021

Surge in Covid cases in Greece not related to tourism: Minister

Daily number of coronavirus cases surpassed 3,000 for the first time in four months in Greece Delta variant finds fertile ground among the unvaccinated

COVID-19 vaccine

09 Jul 2021

Belgium recognises India's Covishield vaccine, becomes 15th EU nation to do so

Belgium recognises AstraZeneca's Covishield vaccine, the Embassy of Belgium in India informed. It is now the 15 European nation to do so.

COVID-19 vaccine

01 Jul 2021

Nine European countries list India-made Covishield on national travel list

The countries which have approved the Covishield vaccine include Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Greece, Estonia, Ireland, Spain and Estonia. Covishield and Covaxin vaccinated persons are allowed in the country, along with Sputnik and Moderna in Estonia.

26 Jun 2021

India and Greece recognise threat posed by cross border terrorism, extremism

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is on an official visit to Greece The invitation was sent by his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias Jaishankar paid a courtesy call on Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

External Affairs Minister

25 Jun 2021

EAM Jaishankar to travel to Greece and Italy today, will attend G20 in Rome

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will embark on a two-day bilateral visit to Greece on Friday. The G20 is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries and the European Union.

21 May 2021

Greek firefighters try to narrow down blaze near Athens

The blaze broke out in a forest at a small seaside holiday resort on the Gulf of Corinth. It has moved eastward into the western Attica province fanned by strong winds.

20 May 2021

Greek PM hopes for efficient tourism in post-COVID summer

Tourism accounts for a fifth of Greece`s economy and Mitsotakis` conservative government is desperate to avoid another lost summer after months of tackling a second wave of the pandemic which pushed hospitals to their limits

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