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Mitsotakis, Erdogan meet in Vilnius
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday met on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius. There was no immediate report on the content of the discussions, which extended for approximately one hour.
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Mitsotakis meeting with Turkish president in Vilnius
The highly anticipated meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan began on Wednesday at 12 p.m. on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius, as reported.
Remote Greek island reports first case of Covid-19
A nurse at the health center of Karpathos became the first person on the remote Aegean island and in the Dodecanese cluster to test positive for the highly contagious new coronavirus.
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US State Department: Turkey-Libya maritime deal ‘unhelpful and provocative’
An agreement on maritime boundaries in the Mediterranean Sea signed between Turkey and Libya's internationally-recognized government is "unhelpful and provocative," a spokesman from the US State Department has said, adding that Ankara's claims are contrary to international law which stipulates that inhabited islands are on the same footing as mainland coastline in the delineation of exclusive e
Storms wreak damage in western Greece
A weather front dubbed "Victoria" on Wednesday brought heavy rain and thunderstorms to Attica and other parts of the country, along with hailstorms in some areas, wreaking the greatest damage in western Greece and on Crete.
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Probe launched after pupil pulls out gun at Irakleio school
Police on Crete launched an investigation after a secondary school pupil in the area of Mesara, near the port of Irakleio, pulled out a gun on the school premises.
The local police were notified immediately by school staff and were looking into the exact circumstances of the incident that led to no injuries as the pupil did not fire the gun.
Greek artist sings for Parthenon Marbles' return at British Museum protest
Greek singer-songwriter Hellena performed her latest composition, "The Parthenon Marbles - Bring Them Back" in a protest at the British Museum's Room 18 on Thursday afternoon, the Athens-Macedonia News Agency (ANA-MPA) has reported.
Police station attacked in Athens, journalist's car blown up
Ten hooded assailants attacked a police station in the eastern Athens suburb of Kaisariani in the early hours of Tuesday, pelting the building with homemade firebombs.
According to the Athens-Macedonia News Agency no one was injured in the pre-dawn attack, which took place at around 4 a.m.
US's Palmer points to Prespes deal as blueprint for region
The Prespes name deal signed between Athens and Skopje should serve as a blueprint for resolving many bilateral differences in the Western Balkans, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Matthew Palmer was quoted on Friday by the Athens-Macedonia News Agency as telling Radio Free Europe.
Fugitive tried to sneak into Greece from FYROM with baby in luggage
A 33-year-old woman who tried to cross the Evzones border station into Greece from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia with her two-month baby in her luggage is a fugitive convict, the Athens-Macedonia News Agency reported on Wednesday.
According to the AMNA, the Greek woman tried to slip through passport control at the border on Monday.