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.
Aug 19, 2021, 08:24 AM IST
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.
Aug 17, 2021, 16:01 PM IST
Horrific visuals of wildfires surface, blaze ravages Greek island 'like a horror movie'
The flames engulfed homes in five villages but the full extent of the damage was not immediately known.
Aug 09, 2021, 13:20 PM IST
Surge in Covid cases in Greece not related to tourism, says Tourism Minister
The Greek government has attributed the increase to the highly contagious Delta variant, which finds fertile ground among the unvaccinated.
Jul 15, 2021, 11:48 AM IST
Belgium recognises India-made Covishield vaccine, becomes 15th EU nation to do so
Belgium recognises AstraZeneca's Covishield vaccine, the Embassy of Belgium in India informed, making it the 15 European nation to do so.
Jul 09, 2021, 22:49 PM IST
Germany, Spain, seven other 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.
Jul 01, 2021, 14:05 PM IST
India and Greece recognise threat posed by cross border terrorism, check details
According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), both sides had a comprehensive exchange of views on further consolidating the bilateral relations, which continue to deepen and expand rapidly.
Jun 26, 2021, 19:01 PM IST
EAM Jaishankar to travel to Greece and Italy today, will attend G20 ministerial in Rome
"EAM Jaishankar will be leaving tomorrow for the visit to Greece and to Italy. In Greece, he is making a bilateral visit on June 25-26 to hold talks with Greece counterpart along with other engagement," Bagchi said.
Jun 25, 2021, 08:40 AM IST
Greek firefighters try to narrow down blaze near Athens
Firefighters are struggling for three consecutive days to extinguish the blaze that forced hundreds of people to evacuate from their homes and burned the pine forest in the west of the capital city of Greece.
May 21, 2021, 17:12 PM IST
Greek PM hopes for efficient tourism in post-COVID summer as airports refurbish
"As we carefully walk towards the exit of the COVID-19 health crisis, these airports will become our national bridges for a freer and more efficient summer, as we continue to build a wall of immunity with our vaccine rollout," said Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
May 20, 2021, 11:55 AM IST
Greece opens up for tourism with multimillion-euro promotional campaign
Greece opens up for tourism, announcing a multimillion-euro promotional campaign to reboot its economy after it witnessed a fall of 8 percent in GDP last year due to the COVID-19 crisis.
May 14, 2021, 10:54 AM IST
Europe's economy shrinks in first quarter as US rolls ahead
Figures announced Thursday showed the U.S. Economy grew 1.6 per cent during the first quarter.
Apr 30, 2021, 17:39 PM IST
Turkey-Pakistan nexus is immediate terrorist threat to India, Greece: Experts
The recent report of Pakistan transferring nuclear missile technology to Turkey sent shockwaves around the globe, it exposed the nexus between Ankara and Islamabad, which in turn has far-reaching ramifications for regional stability and security. The growing threat of terrorism as a result of this nexus is of serious concern to India and Greece.
Jan 23, 2021, 23:54 PM IST
DNA: Turkey, Greece shaken by earthquake tremors!
A powerful earthquake struck Greece and Turkey on Friday, causing buildings to collapse and a sea surge that flooded the Turkish resort town of Izmir. Greek public television reported that the earthquake also caused a mini tsunami on the eastern Aegean Sea island of Samos, which damaged many buildings.
Oct 30, 2020, 23:18 PM IST
Strong earthquake of magnitude 7 strikes Aegean Sea, shaking Turkey, Greece
A strong earthquake of a magnitude of up 7.0 struck the Aegean Sea on Friday and was felt in both Turkey and Greece, local and international observatories said. People flooded to the streets in the Turkish coastal city of Izmir after the earthquake, witnesses said
Oct 30, 2020, 20:50 PM IST
Greece briefs India about the situation in Eastern Mediterranean
The foreign ministers of India and Greece in a virtual meet on Thursday discussed the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Oct 30, 2020, 14:58 PM IST
US, Greece call for peaceful resolution of maritime disputes in east Mediterranean
The United States also welcomed Greece`s readiness to seek maritime agreements with its neighbours in the region, they said after meeting in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki.
Sep 29, 2020, 00:28 AM IST
Two dead as storm Ianos hits central Greece; streets, homes flooded
Two people died as a rare storm, known as a Medicane (Mediterranean hurricane), pounded central Greece on Saturday, flooding streets and homes, the authorities said.
Sep 19, 2020, 14:52 PM IST
Desperate migrants stranded on Greek island seek shelter, Europe weighs options
With more than 12,000 former occupants of the overcrowded Moria reception centre now camping out in fields and along roadsides without food or water and threatened by a possible spread of coronavirus infections, the need for a solution has become increasingly urgent.
Sep 12, 2020, 02:30 AM IST
Manchester United's Harry Maguire found guilty of assault, resisting arrest
Maguire, his brother Joe Maguire and their friend Christopher Sharman have been on trial in Greece after an incident took place in the early hours of Friday morning.
Aug 25, 2020, 22:55 PM IST
