Greece's prime minister warmly thanked France Thursday for boosting its military presence in the eastern Mediterranean, where Greek and Turkish warships are closely shadowing each other over a Turkish ...
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Thursday, August 13, 2020
British holidaymaker forced to quarantine in GREECE after testing positive for coronavirus
A British holidaymaker and their family have been forced to self-isolate for two weeks in GREECE after testing positive for coronavirus. The traveller, who ...
GREECE: FCO updates advice as nation imposes rules denying some tourists entry
GREECE has entry requirements in place for some visitors to the country and now the Foreign Office (FCO) has issued an update for those hoping to ...
Why Now is the Best Time to Charter a Yacht in GREECE
GREECE, where International Yachting Company (IYC) first began, is home to a breathtaking 9,000 miles of coastline and over 2,000 islands to explore ...
Happy birthday to HRH heartthrob! Achileas-Andreas of GREECE rocks out on the drums in black tie ...
Meanwhile his mother Marie-Chantal, the Crown Prince and Princess of GREECE, as well as his sister Princess Olympia, 23, also posted images of the ...
State Minister: GREECE has benefited diplomatically by the tension
Gerapetritis noted that GREECE is the only one that diplomatically gains from the tension adding that "dialogue is the diplomacy's tool something that ...
Israel says it backs GREECE in standoff with Turkey in Mediterranean
Turkey has begun surveying for oil and gas in the eastern Mediterranean in an area claimed by GREECE. Israel's Foreign Ministry spokesman Lior Haiat ...
Life at a standstill in Malakasa migrant camp in GREECE
Not long after he arrived, the camp went into full lockdown after a resident tested positive for coronavirus. Also read: GREECE'S Malakasa migrant camp: ...
GREECE Confirms Another 204 Coronavirus Infections, 5 Deaths on Thursday
ATHENS -- GREECE confirmed 204 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, of which 12 were identified at country entry points. The National Public ...
Forged travel docs abound in western GREECE
The arrests of foreign nationals at regional airports in western GREECE and on the Ionian islands with forged or stolen travel documents have increased ...
GREECE Announces 204 New Coronavirus Cases; Five Dead in Last 24…
GREECE'S Public Health Organization, or EODY, announced on Thursday that there were a total of 204 cases of the coronavirus detected throughout ...
Erdogan warns GREECE as France vows to increase military presence
GREECE'S foreign ministry said Minister Nikos Dendias will brief EU counterparts “about the real facts of the recent days regarding operations in the ...
Erdogan warns of ‘high price’ if Turkish ships are attacked, after French planes buzz Ankara’s flotilla
[Preview] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened reprisals if anyone attacks the ship surveying disputed waters in the Mediterranean for oil and gas, after two French jets flew nearby during an exercise with the Greek fleet. Read Full Article at RT.com
German Interior Minister blocks states from taking refugees from Greek camps
Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has blocked individual German states from rescuing refugees from Greek refugee camps. The state governments are up in arms and are considering legal action. Several of Germany’s 16 states are considering banding together to defy the federal government’s plan to block them from bringing in refugees from the chronically overcrowded camps … The post German Interior Minister blocks states from taking refugees from Greek camps appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
GREEK Eatery Avra Estiatorio Opening New Location at 1271 Avenue of the Americas
Tao Group's GREEK eatery Avra Estiatorio plans to open a new 16,500-square-foot Midtown outpost at 1271 Avenue of the Americas, a large lease for ...
Merkel spoke to Erdogan, Greek PM on eastern Mediterranean
German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke by telephone to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis about their dispute over energy exploration in the eastern ...
Cases Jump, GREECE'S COVID-19 Death Toll Hits 218, More Outbreaks
Cases Jump, GREECE'S COVID-19 Death Toll Hits 218, More Outbreaks. Αssociated Press. People wearing a face masks to prevent the spread of ...
Man arrested with drugs in northeastern GREECE
Inside his backpack, officers found and seized 3,997 pills divided in three plastic bags. The suspect had entered GREECE illegally from the Evros river that ...
GREECE welcomes French intervention in eastern Mediterranean
GREECE'S prime minister has warmly thanked France for boosting its military presence in the eastern Mediterranean. It comes as Greek and Turkish ...
GREECE, France carry out joint maneuvers in E.Med
GREECE, France carry out joint maneuvers in E.Med. Countries trying to hem in Turkish maritime territory hold joint drills, raising tension in Eastern ...
'Prepping' – Spurs midfielder working hard on fitness while holidaying in GREECE
With just a few days to go until the start of pre-season, Dele Alli looks to be hard at work on his fitness despite being on holiday in GREECE. Tottenham ...
Greek foreign minister talks Turkey, tourism in Israel
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Danidas came to Israel bearing gifts — news that Israeli tourists will be able to enter the country — likely in return for Jerusalem's continued support for Athens in its ...
Egyptian Presidency: Maritime Border Demarcation Agreement "A Turning Point in GREEK-Egyptian ...
The Egyptian Presidency spokesperson Ambassador Bassam Rady said that GREEK Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Egyptian President Fattah ...
Akinci says GREEK Cypriots blocking EU citizens from crossing Green Line
The GREEK Cypriot side only allows GREEK and Turkish Cypriots and permanent residents in the Republic cross between the two sides. They need to ...
GREEK-American Maritsa Platis Crowned Miss US International
MYRTLE BEACH, SC – GREEK-American Maritsa Platis represented South Carolina in the Miss U.S. International Pageant and is the first from that state ...
Fact check: Tom Hanks is now a Greek citizen, but pedophilia has nothing to do with it
Tom Hanks became a Greek citizen because pedophilia there is considered a disability. A QAnon conspiracy theory making the rounds on social media falsely claims Tom Han ...
GREECE to implement €2 maximum stake limit on online slots
GREECE to implement €2 maximum stake limit on online slots. Government publishes secondary legislation including €5,000 maximum prize per RNG ...
UK holidaymaker forced into 'isolation hotel' in GREECE after Covid confirmed
The Brit was tested at the airport when they landed in the country on Monday August 3 - as part of GREECE'S random health screenings. The Foreign ...
Why France is sailing into a Greece-Turkey territorial dispute
France beefed up its military presence in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, where tensions are growing between France's close ally, Greece, and Turkey. Both countries claim oil and gas rights in the area ...
GREEK foreign minister in Israel to 'promote tourism'
According to the Israeli daily newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, GREEK Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, during a meeting with his counterpart Gabi ...
10 German words that come from the GREEK language
German speakers probably know more GREEK than they think. Here's a run down of the top words which have traveled from Athens to Berlin - and ...
5 people die within a few hours. Coronavirus death toll in Greece rises to 221
Dramatic daily record: Five patients infected with Covid-19 have died in Greece within a few hours on Thursday. They were aged 70 to 91. All victims were hospitalized in northern Greece. Two of the elderly aged 88 and 91 were transferred from the nursing home in Asvestochori to hospitals in Thessaloniki a day earlier. Infections … The post 5 people die within a few hours. Coronavirus death toll in Greece rises to 221 appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Coronavirus live news: global death toll exceeds 750,000 as world struggles with new rise in cases
Pandemic has killed three quarters of a million people; workplaces in France are top source of case clusters; Germany case jump shows ‘unsettling trend’ * Netherlands and Malta set to be added to England quarantine list * Greece: UK passengers barred from flights over confusing form * Covid-19 may have been circulating in New Zealand for weeks * Mobile crematorium in Bolivia as deaths surge * UK coronavirus live: latest news 3.48pm BST IRAQ’S HEALTH MINISTRY HAS REPORTED 3,841 NEW COVID-19 CASES OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS, a record since the first infection was registered in February. The latest count raises total confirmed cases in Iraq to 164,277, including 5,641 deaths, according to the ministry. 3.45pm BST AIR PASSENGER NUMBERS IN EUROPE ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BY 60% IN 2020 DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS, the global aviation industry has said, with the recovery looking highly uncertain. Although air traffic in Europe has increased in recent months since its low point in April, flights remain “more than 50% below the same period in 2019” - a drop of around 705 million passenger journeys, said the INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION. Continue reading...
Coronavirus: first infection in Greek island migrant camp
(ANSAmed) - ATHENS, AUG 13 - Greece on Thursday recorded its first case of COVID-19 in a migrant camp on one of its islands. A migration ministry source told AFP that it was a 35-year-old originally ...
French boost military presence in East Med in support of GREECE
"Emmanuel Macron is a true friend of GREECE and a fervent defender of European values and international law," Mitsotakis tweeted in French after the ...
As Naval battle plans go in the East Mediterranean, the Turkish one is a disaster waiting to happen
The circle in the map shows the spot that the Turkish political and military leaderships have selected to “score” a point against GREECE. Right on the ...
France sends jets and ships to tense east Mediterranean
The French military deployment comes amid Greek-Turkish tension over oil and gas exploration.
Report Says Volume of GREEK Air Traffic Plunged 74.3% in 2020
According to GREEK media reports, the Civil Aviation Authority, or CAA, reported the precipitous drop in business in the first seven months of this year ...
GREEK Cheese Is Exempted from US Import Duties
ATHENS -- GREEK cheese is exempted from customs duty imposed by the United States on farm products from the European Union, the Agricultural ...
GREEK cheeses exempted from US tariffs
GREEK cheeses have been exempted from US tariffs imposed on European Union agricultural products, according to the Ministry of Rural Development ...
Greek FM: 'Greece is opening up its gates to Israelis'
Greece announces staggered reopening of country to Israeli tourists, with initial cap of 600 tourists per week to four destinations.
Project Force: Battle for resources in the eastern Mediterranean
Greece-Turkey tensions on the rise as neighbours struggle over oil and gas reserves and disputed maritime territory.
GREECE reports first coronavirus case in island camp
Athens (AFP). GREECE on Thursday reported its first novel coronavirus infection in one of its overcrowded asylum seeker camps. A 35-year-old man ...
British holidaymaker tests positive for coronavirus at TUI hotel in GREECE
The FCO warns travellers going to GREECE that if other passengers on your flight subsequently test positive, "you may be subject to further ...
Jet2 increases number of flights to Turkey and GREECE from Scotland
Passengers arriving in GREECE will have to complete a Passenger Locator Form at least 24 hours before travel. Promoted Stories. Failure to do so in ...
GREECE to ban slot advertising
According to secondary legislation as part of the reform of GREECE'S gambling laws, online random number generator (RNG) games will face a three- ...
Netanyahu to Greek FM: Israel takes Turkish aggression in Med. seriously
Netanyahu said ties between Greece and Israel are expanding, in part due to the “shared geopolitical interests of two democratic countries in the eastern Mediterranean.” ...
Quiz: How well do you know your Greek myths?
Despite being devised many thousands of years ago, Greek mythology has remained an enduring part of popular culture to this day. Films, books, and games (such as the newly released Total War Saga: ...
Oruc Reis sails back into GREEK waters
Seismic vessel Oruc Reis entered GREEK territorial waters on Thursday afternoon and is moving westward, within the area outlined by the Navtex ...
GREEK Air Force memorial defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti
WZO Vice Chairman Yaakov Hagoel calls on GREEK authorities to find the criminals behind the vandalism, and take steps to ensure the safety of the local ...