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7 police and customs officers arrested at Krystallopigi border with Albania

October 18, 2022 Society, Very Mix Comments Off on 7 police and customs officers arrested at Krystallopigi border with Albania

A police major operation at Greece’s Krystallopigi border control check point at the border with Albania has led in the arrest of at least 14 people: seven police and customs officers and seven civilians of Albanian nationality. the operation of the Internal Affairs Unit of the Greek police followed a …

Hagia Sophia “mosque” to decorate new Turkish passports

May 12, 2022 Politics Comments Off on Hagia Sophia “mosque” to decorate new Turkish passports

The new generation of Turkish passports will feature an updated design, including a drawing of the 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia, the Byzantine cathedral-turned-mosque, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said in an address to the nation. Erdogan formally converted Istanbul’s crowing architectural jewel from a museum into a mosque in 2020, in …

Fake “Volleyball team” of migrants arrested in Athens International Airport

September 22, 2019 Refugees 3

Ten migrants posing as a volleyball team have been detained at Athens airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” after attempting to travel to Switzerland illegally. The group arrived at the airport wearing matching sports uniforms, carrying two volleyballs and two sports bags. At the passport control, the customs officer suspected fraud and the …

North Macedonia police started to stamp passports with country’s new name

February 15, 2019 World Comments Off on North Macedonia police started to stamp passports with country’s new name

Police authorities in North Macedonia on Friday started stamping the passports of the citizens of North Macedonia with the new constitutional name, upon their arrival at or departure from the country’s borders. The trilingual stamp states: “This passport is property of the Republic of North Macedonia” in English, French and …

More than 40 foreign nationals attempted to leave Greece on fake passports

August 13, 2018 Very Mix 1

Dozens of foreign nationals have been arrested at two airports of western Greece this year while attempting to use fake passports to travel outside the country. More than 40 people traveling with counterfeit documents have been detained at the port of Kalamata in southwestern Greece since the beginning of this …

After Germany, also Belgium suspends Schengen for flights from Greece

December 5, 2017 Greece, Politics 1

More and more countries seem to increase security measures for flight passengers arriving from Greece. Following Germany and Italy, strict controls are also imposed by Belgium. There are several reports that security controls have increased at the airport in Brussels and passengers arriving from Greece have to stand in long …

At least 10,000 Refugees stranded in Greece after FYROM closes borders to people without passport/ID

February 22, 2016 Refugees, Very Mix 5

More than 5,000 refugees have been trapped in the ‘neutral zone’ at the borders northern borders of Greece, after FYROM closed its gates to Afghan refugees. The same has reportedly done by Serbia and Croatia. FYROM’s decision has a domino effect, as thousands of refugees arriving from the islands to …

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