Sources: Reuters
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accuses Greece of "arming" and "occupying" the demilitarized Aegean islands, with Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu threatening to revoke recognition of Greek sovereignty over the islands if the alleged militarization is not halted. 2022-09-3
Brazil, Greece and Ghana report their first cases of monkeypox. 2022-06-8
Turkish interior minister says over 130,000 refugees have crossed into Greece in the past four days. 2020-03-3
Citizens of Greece go to the polls to vote for the next members of the Hellenic Parliament. 2019-07-7
The coalition government of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras survives a vote of no-confidence brought by the opposition party over a deal to end the dispute. 2018-06-16
Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency reports 11 migrants, including three children, drowned, and the Turkish coast guard rescued seven Syrians from a capsized boat headed to the Greek island of Samos. 2015-12-22
A bomb blast at the Hellenic Business Federation offices in central Athens, Greece, damages the Cypriot Embassy across the street. While there is yet no claim for responsibility the authorities suspect a domestic guerrilla group set off the blast. 2015-11-24
Vassilis Rapanos, chairman of Greece's largest private bank, is named finance minister. 2012-06-21
The Greek Parliament approves sweeping cuts in its budget; some Greeks disagree and protest. 2010-12-23
Austerity measures of pay cuts and pension freeze supported by the European Union and International Monetary Fund (IMF) cause civil servants to stage a 24-hour strike in Greece. 2010-10-7