Eighteen people are found dead amid wildfires in the Dadia Forest in Greece. 2023-08-22
Eleven people are missing after a ferry travelling between Greece and Italy catches fire. 2022-02-18
Greece reports 13 new deaths taking the nationwide total to 449, a new record since the beginning of the pandemic. 2020-10-11
Greece announces that they would limit public gatherings to 50 people and impose a midnight curfew on bars and restaurants in Athens and other areas. This measure is to last until August 24 in parts of the country where infection numbers have risen. 2020-08-14
Greece deploys its military on the border with Turkey to prevent thousands of migrants from entering the European Union, and suspends all asylum applications for a month while also vowing to deport any migrants who enter Greek territory illegally. 2020-03-1
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
Greek soldiers fire warning shots at a Turkish helicopter over the Aegean Sea after it approaches the island of Ro. 2018-04-10
The Pakistan Minister for Law Zahid Hamid resigns after days of protest over proposed changes to blasphemy laws. 2017-11-27
Reuters reports that it has seen a draft memorandum generated by the International Monetary Fund that describes the debt owed by Greece to its European partners as "highly unsustainable." 2016-04-12
The eurozone will pay out of 43.7 billion euros in loans to Greece from December 13 for reducing Greece's debt. 2012-11-27