Sources: AP
Two police officers are injured and 29 people are arrested when a riot breaks out at a immigration detention site in Sintiki, Serres, Greece. 2025-11-12
The Houthis strike and sink the Greek-owned, Liberian-flagged cargo ship "Tutor" with an unmanned surface vehicle. 2024-06-12
Greece reports its first cases of the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in four people who traveled from the United Kingdom. 2021-01-3
Greece imposes a curfew on bars, restaurants, and cafes in several regions following an increase in COVID-19 cases. The curfew lasts from midnight until 7 a.m. local time. 2020-08-11
A Hellenic Air Force Mirage 2000-5F fighter jet crashes near the Greek island of Skyros in the Aegean Sea while intercepting a Turkish aircraft that had violated Greek airspace. The pilot is reported dead. 2018-04-12
Macedonian police use tear gas after hundreds of migrants frustrated with long delays broke a gate on the border with Greece and temporarily cross the border. 2016-02-29
Eight people are arrested in Greece for allegedly trying to smuggle weapons into Turkey. 2013-08-1
Voters in Greece go to the polls for a parliamentary election with parties opposed to austerity measures winning 60 per cent of the vote and the two main parties in favour of austerity suffering withering defeats. 2012-05-6
Nearly 300 migrant workers in Greece end a hunger strike after the government offered a deal over residence permits. 2011-03-9
The EU activates its Rapid Border Intervention Teams for the first time since its creation in 2007 to stem illegal immigration at the Greek border. 2010-10-25