The Greek government is actively engaged to evacuate Greek citizens from Sudan, however, the current circumstances in the country in the bring of civil war are grim. Nonetheless, there joint European Union efforts to evacuate some 1,000 European citizens once the conditions allow it. “If a safe way out is …
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Campus shooting in Athens: Civilian, police officer injured
One civilian and one police officer were injured in a shooting incident in the campus of Technology University in Zopgrafou suburb of Athens on Tuesday morning. According to preliminary information obtained by state broadcaster ERT, one of the injured is a 30-year-old man of Albanian nationality who has wounds in …
Read More »Code Renegade: Greek F-16s take off for “suspicious” civilian airplane (Video)
Code Renegade set Greek authorities on alert following a relevant signal by the NATO air control center in Spain (CAOC Torrejón), to intercept a civilian aircraft that was not answering calls and not talking on the radio. code Renegade is usually a distress signal that a plane has been hijacked. …
Read More »Greece Civil Aviation issues 3-month ban of civilian flights using Ukraine FIR
Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority CAA has issues a three-month ban on civilian aircraft using Ukraine-controlled airspace. In a statement issued on Thursday, the CAA cites the relevant decision of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), also issued on February 24, 2022. According to CAA, the ban of flights using …
Read More »New blaze in Vilia, West Attica, burns down houses, forest land
Some houses were completely burned down at the settlement of Profitis Ilias early Monday afternoon when the blaze passed though. The new wildfire broke out at noon and the town of Vilia as well as two settlements were evacuated. The new wildfire broke out in Kaza, in the same area …
Read More »Vilia, West Attica: Fire is raging out of control for 4th consecutive day
Residents of five settlements in the wider area of Vilia, western Attica, had to be evacuated at 4 o’ clock Thursday morning as the flames approached and the blaze is raging for the fourth consecutive day. Twelve hours earlier, buses to transfer locals away from the fire front had been …
Read More »Forest fire in Vilia, West Attica, out of control, raging for 3. consecutive day
For third consecutive day the forest fire is raging in Vilia, western Attica with firefighters desperately struggling to take the flareups under control. The blaze is burning dense forest and intervention is possible only with aerial means, media report. According to regional governor of Attica, Giorgos Patoulis, the fire front …
Read More »Race to extinguish the forest fire in Vilia, West Attica
Five settlements in total and one nursing home were evacuated as the forest fire is still raging in Vilia area in western Attica on Tuesday. The fire front extends to 10 km burning down dense and inaccessible pine forest on the Mount Patera and approaches residential areas. Η #φωτιά στα …
Read More »Firefighters, civilians injured in the Athens forest fire (UPD)
Several firefighters and civilians were injured in the big forest fire in north Athens and were taken to hospitals in the Greek capital on Thursday evening. Two volunteer firefighter are intubated. Injured are: one firefighter, four volunteer firefighters, and five civilians. The firefighter was injured in the battle against the …
Read More »Vilia mob shows the ugly face of xenophobia towards vulnerable refugees
Residents and local authorities of Vilia showed the ugly face of xenophobia towards a group of refugees who were relocated from reception camps to a local hotel. Just two hours after the refugees’ arrival, a mob gathered outside the hotel reportedly hurling stones and petrol bombs, with some to have …
Read More »17 Aug 1944: Eye-witness recalls the “Tragedy of Kokkinia” where Nazis executed 315 civilians
“Tomorrow is the anniversary! Tomorrow!” my aunt suddenly shouts as my cousin gives us a ride from a social obligation in the broader area of Piraeus. “What anniversary?” I ask and the aunt shoots back “The Block of Kokkinia!” I hear a tone of anticipation and even anger in her …
Read More »Athens: Violence out of control – 3 Civilians Injured (video)
Violent attacks continue in Athens downtown and Saturday morning a group of some 30 hooded people hurled fire bombs against the police station of Exarchia district. When the attacks expanded to a nearby open market, 3 people got injured. A hell fire broke out when the hooded group poured fuel …
Read More »Cretans demand “Justice” for the Nazi atrocities: Steinmeier apologizes in Greek
Difficult times for German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier during his visit to Kandanos on the island of Crete, a village bombed flat by the Nazis during the WWII. Local authorities, lawmakers and armed forces representatives, strong police forces as well as angry survivors had gathered in the village square with banners …
Read More »Riot police officers under investigation for use of violence (videos)
Greek Police ordered an internal investigation against at least one riot police officer filmed using violence against a woman during a pro-Palestinian protest rally in central Athens on Monday. Multiple videos shot by other protesters and posted on social media, showed riot police officers approaching a woman protester. One of …
Read More »Greeks, Cypriots evacuated from Lebanon with C-130 of Greek Air Force
Dozens of Greek and Cypriot nationals are being evacuated from Lebanon with a C-130 military transport plane sent by the Hellenic Air Force on Thursday, as the .Dozens of Greek and Cypriot nationals were being evacuated from Lebanon on Thursday as fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah intensified. The C-130 …
Read More »Greek citizen among the dead of terror attack in Jaffa, Tel Aviv
A young Greek citizen is among the victims of a terror attack in Jaffa, Tel Aviv, on Tuesday evening, Greece’s Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday morning. The 26-year-old Greek with origins from Thessaloniki was a resident of Jerusalem and the son of a renowned doctor there. According to Greek media, …
Read More »Athens lawyers file lawsuit for war crimes and genocide in Gaza with Greek participation
Athens’ lawyers have filed a lawsuit for war crimes and genocide in Gaza with Greek participation. The lawsuit was filed on Monday, May 20, 2024, at the Athens Prosecutor’s Office, by six current and former councillors to the Board of Directors of the Athens Bar Association with the “Athens Lawyers’ …
Read More »Mitsotakis-Erdogan disagree on Hamas, “Turkish Minority” & Chora church
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed that they disagree on crucial bilateral issues but also on Palestinian Hamas. During joint statements after meeting in Ankara on Monday afternoon, the two leaders openly disagree on disputes such as the Mulsim minority in north-eastern Greece, the …
Read More »Erdogan: “The whole Cyprus would be entirely Turkish today”
In a speech to Turkish military personnel, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that “if Turkish forces had pushed further south in 1974, then all of Cyprus would be entirely Turkish today.” He alleged that the “Turkish Cypriots were on the brink of genocide just half a century ago. In the …
Read More »Police officer transferred 100 kg of cannabis in service car
A police officer in western Greece transported more than 100 kg of rsaw cannabis in an official vehicle. Three arrests A serious drug case involving two police officers and one civilian is being investigated by the Thesprotia Police Department. It all started with a tip-off at the local Narcotics Enforcement …
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