A bomb explodes outside the offices of Greece's main railway company Hellenic Train in Athens, Greece. No casualties were reported. 2025-04-11
The Houthis strike and sink the Greek-owned, Liberian-flagged cargo ship "Tutor" with an unmanned surface vehicle. 2024-06-12
Greece imposes a curfew and bans music at bars, cafés and restaurants in Thessaloniki, Larissa, Chalkidiki and Kilkis due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the region. 2021-10-1
The President of Turkey embarks on a two-day state visit of Greece. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's démarche is a first in 65 years. 2017-12-7
Police in northern Greece move more than 400 Syrians and Iraqis by bus from a makeshift camp near the Macedonian border to a shelter near the northern city of Thessaloniki. More than 50,000 migrants remain stranded in Greece following European border closures, and the European Union's agreement with Turkey. 2016-06-13
The Eurozone agrees to a €10.3 billion ($11.48 billion) bailout package for Greece. 2016-05-25
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
Macedonia's Army begins erecting a metal fence on its southern border with Greece. Around 250 migrants later clash with Macedonian police on the border. 2015-11-28
Eight people are arrested in Greece for allegedly trying to smuggle weapons into Turkey. 2013-08-1
Eighteen Britons are arrested on the Greek island of Crete, following the murder of a male tourist and a violent confrontation between tourists and local police. 2013-07-23