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Amazing story. A young British couple on holiday in Rhodes writes a message in a bottle and toss it into the sea on July 4th. The bottle travels 500 miles across the eastern Mediterranean Sea and reaches Gaza six weeks later. A local fisherman finds the message in the bottle …

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A Greek Coast Guard opened fire at a Turkish cargo ship in the south Aegean Sea on Monday, Turkish media report. They quote the captain of M/V ACT, a Turkish-flagged freighter ship transporting iron steel between two ports in Turkey. Citing CNN Turk and the captain of the ship Sami …

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A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 on the Richter scale occurred at 2:30 pm on Wednesday in the sea area between the islands of Rhodes and Karpathos in Southeast Greece. The earthquake was felt throughout the island of Rhodes as well as in parts of the islands of …

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A newborn was found in a telephone both on the island of Rhodes on Sunday. The baby was wrapped in bed sheets and put in a cardboard box. The baby had still the umbilical cord on. A handwritten note inside the box was urging people to help the baby. The …

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Τhe hunting club of the island of Rhodes will reward with 5,000 euros anyone giving clues that will lead to the identification and arrest of the unknown perpetrator who has been killing deer during the last weeks. The latest victim of the cruel murderer, a fawn, was found Monday morning, …

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Greeks stun – part II: the local priest and the residents of Kalithies village gathered to pray for …rain. According to local media, it was started last week, when residents and the local council discussed the prolonged drought in the area. Present was also the parish priest who proposed a …

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Greeks and foreigners organized a dog fighting on the deck of a private yacht that was anchored at the port of Rhodes. The thugs went so far to upload a video they filmed on youtube and on the facebook page of one of them. The animal welfare society on the …

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An inflatable boat appeared at 6 o’ clock in the morning in the sea area off Archangelos on the island of Rhodes. Immediate was the reaction of the Greek Coast Guard that sent a vessel to check what was going on. The ten people on board were neither refugees nor …

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A German tourist has been missing since Sunday,  21st August 2016. Sergej Enns, 35, was spending vacations on the island of Rhodes with his family. On that Sunday morning, he left the hotel where the family was staying and has been missing ever since. He is facing health problems. According …

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The famous donkeys of Lindos on the island of Rhodes fell victim to tax controls. A hefty fine of more than four thousand euro was imposed to the donkeys for violating the tax law: that is transporting tourists to the Acropolis of Lindos without issue receipts – probably digging huge …

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The Greek Finance Ministry is determined to combat tax evasion and has launched a control operation preferably in the touristic areas of the country – which are notorious for selling goods and services without issuing receipts Devoted to combat tax evasion, police and tax controllers have joined forces for a …

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Alea jacta est. The Value Added Tax die is cast for the richest Greek islands that attract millions of tourists each year. Mykonos, Santorini, Paros, Naxos, Milos, Syros and Tinos are reportedly on the list prepared by the Greek Finance Ministry that will abolish the low V.A.T. rates. So far, …

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An unidentified number of Greeks seem to suffer from heavy deficiency of “collective consciousness“.  They absolutely refuse to share common beliefs and moral attitudes which usually operate as a unifying force within a society, especially in times of a crisis, and it is often expressed in form of solidarity. I …

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It was a strong picture: a well-built half-naked man carrying ashore the body of a woman in panic. He had just saved her life from certain drowning in the sea just a couple of meters away from Zefyros Beach on the island of Rhodes. The boat carrying migrants trying to …

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An incredible tragedy with unbelievable scenes is currently taking place off the island of Rhodes in south-eastern Greece, with dozens of migrants jumping into the sea in front of the eyes of stunned locals and tourists. Just 50 meter away from the Zefiry beach, a sailing boat packed with dozens …

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A horror boat trip for several dozens passengers crying for help amid rough sea and high waves. Local boat Dodekanisos Express set sail on Saturday morning, November 9th 2014,  for a trip from Panormitis on the island of Symi to Rhodes. Strong south winds had previously prohibited sailing in the …

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A desperate jobless father entered the tax office in Rhodes holding in his arms his 1.5-year-old baby. “Take it,” he told the stunned tax officers “I cannot feed it anymore.” A day earlier, the divorced father had found out that the tax office had confiscated 300 euro from his bank …

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A woman found a lonesome tiny bat baby on her balcony. The animal lover did not how to take care of the newborn orphan and called “Anima”, the animal welfare society for wold birds in Athens. She has been feeding the little black cutie with the bottle and milk for …

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Everything was set for the traditional blessing the waters ceremony. Local officials had lined at the waterfront of Rhodes port and so had done the young divers in swimming suits – eager to jump into the cold sea and catch the cross. However, the moment the priest threw the cross …

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A mystery cargo ship, allegedly loaded with weapons, was intercepted by Greek coastguard Greek coastguard in the Aegean Sea on Friday. Cargo ship “Nour-M” with Sierra Leone flag carrying large quantities of weapons and ammunition. the vessel was intercepted in the south-eastern Aegean Sea near the islet of Imia by …

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