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Greek authorities say they have seized more than four tons of cannabis hidden in a shipment of industrial cupcake-making machines.

A demonstrator at a protest in the Greek city of Thessaloniki was accidentally set on fire after far-left anarchists hit him in the leg with a Molotov cocktail. The incident took place earlier this week at a protest against allowing

TATOI, Greece (AP) – Prince Philip’s life spanned a century of European history. His family ties were just as broad, with Britain’s longest-serving consort linked by blood and marriage to most of the continent’s royal houses.

The Greek coastguard rescued 17 illegal migrants after people traffickers had abandoned them aboard a stolen boat that had been damaged.

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias has told European Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration Ylva Johansson that Turkey no longer accepts rejected migrants and uses them as a foreign policy tool.

A group of Syrian illegal immigrants were arrested at an airport in Athens over the weekend after pretending to be a volleyball team with the goal of illegally entering Austria.

Greek Migration Minister Notis Mitarakis has announced that migrants and asylum seekers living on camps on the country’s Aegean islands will be vaccinated against the Wuhan virus, starting in May.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Greece’s celebrations for the bicentenary of the start of the nation’s war of independence are culminating in a military parade and warplane flyby in Athens on Thursday, the country’s Independence Day.

A Pakistani migrant has been arrested in Ierapetra, Crete, for the assault and attempted rape of a local woman. He is also suspected of sexually harassing five other women.

Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has accused the Greek coastguard of handcuffing seven asylum seekers and throwing them into the Aegean Sea.

The Greek area of Idomeni, which lies along the border with North Macedonia, is again becoming a hotspot for migrants looking to travel the Balkan route to Western Europe.

Greek churches in Thessaloniki have been accused of making secret lists of worshipers to help them get around Wuhan coronavirus restrictions and kiss church icons.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The interior ministers of the five Mediterranean countries on the front line of mass migration to Europe want their EU partners to share the burden more equitably.

A 26-year-old Afghan migrant faces up to ten years in prison after being charged with child endangerment following the drowning of his six-year-old son while trying to reach Europe by boat from Turkey. 

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s government announced plans Friday to reopen the Acropolis in Athens and other ancient sites nationwide and provide free weekly rapid tests for COVID-19 for all the country’s residents as it prepares to restart the tourism season in mid-May.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told the European Parliament on Monday he has “serious concerns” about the Turkish government’s behavior on various issues, “ranging from the eastern Mediterranean, the Turkish decision to buy the Russian air defense system S-400 or related to democratic rights in Turkey.”

The Greek Ministry of Citizen Protection has revealed that there have been at least 101 attacks with incendiary and explosive devices, vandalism attacks, and incidents of property damage by supporters of Greek far-left terrorist Dimitris Koufontinas.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — U.S. and UK military officers were among his victims before his armed group was dismantled in 2002 and he turned himself in.

A 30-year-old Iraqi migrant has been arrested in connection with the brutal beating of a police officer earlier this week during riots following a protest.

Two teen Afghan asylum seekers have been convicted and sentenced to five years in prison for their role in the arson that saw the Moria migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos burn to the ground.

Israel said Friday it joined Greece and Cyprus for naval exercises, confirming increased cooperation among countries that increasingly view Turkey as a rival in the Mediterranean Sea.

The Athens suburb of Nea Smyrni was described as a “war zone” on Tuesday night as police clashed with far-left rioters for hours, leading to at least 10 police officers being injured and 16 arrests.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece will introduce an increase in military service for conscripts serving in the army from nine to 12 months, starting in May, as part of a program to boost the armed forces amid tension with regional rival Turkey.

A group of an estimated 100 far-left anarchist extremists formed a checkpoint on the streets of an Athens suburb this week, allegedly checking cars to see if police officers were inside.

Supporters of convicted terrorist Dimitris Koufodinas vandalised the prime minister’s home, the latest of a series of attacks by the far-left.

42 far-left militants were arrested after storming the Greek cultural ministry in support of far-left terrorist Dimitris Koufontinas.

Turkey has begun to rename the Aegean sea as the “Sea of Isles”, to avoid using Greek language when referring to the region.

Angela Merkel claimed that there is a unanimous agreement within the European Union on implementing a coronavirus vaccine passport system.

Supporters of anarchist terrorist Dimitris Koufodinas targetted the home of Greek President and the Greek consulate in Berlin this week.

A former Greek theatre director being investigated for possible sexual abuse of minor migrants who took part in a course facilitated by NGOs. 

Police in Athens arrested at least 60 far-left protesters after they stormed the Greek Health Ministry offices in support of an imprisoned far-left terrorist.

European Commissioner for Migration Ylva Johansson admitted that just a third of bogus, rejected asylum seekers return to their home countries — and less than a third go voluntarily.

A small bomb exploded outside the offices of three newspapers in Athens, the building having been vandalised the year before by far-leftists.

A group of anarchists stormed the Greek state-run Athens-Macedonian News Agency in support of an imprisoned far-left terrorist currently on a hunger strike.

Greece and Israel agreed to a coronavirus vaccine passport “trial run” scheme on Monday, the countries’ leaders announced in Jerusalem.

Far-left extremists have been accused of burning a local office of the Greek ruling New Democracy party in Athens over the weekend.