Aegean islands
Turkish jets enter Athens' FIR
A pair of Turkish fighter jets infringed on Athens' Flight Information Region (FIR) and flew over several Greek islands on the eastern Aegean on Wednesday.
The F-16s flew over the eastern coast of Samos at 12.52 p.m. and 12.53 p.m., the islets of Arki and Grylousa at 12.56 p.m., Lipsi at 12.57 p.m. and Farmakonissi at 12.59 p.m. at 27,000 feet.
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Greece won’t lower guard over holidays, defense minister says
Greece will remain on high alert on land and on the islands over the Easter holidays in case Turkey suddenly decides to escalate tensions, Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos said Tuesday.
New Turkish overflights over Eastern Aegean
Five overflights over Greek airspace by Turkish military aircraft occurred in the space of 16 minutes Sunday morning, according to the National Defense General Staff.
The planes flew over the Eastern Aegean islands of Chios, Lesvos and two smaller islands between 10:14 and 10:30 am local.
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Mykonos and Santorini placed in partial lockdown
Stricter restrictive measures have been imposed on the islands of Mykonos and Santorini in a bid to prevent a spread of Covid-19 in the two popular holiday destinations.
At the same time, the villages of Damaskinia and Dragassia in the municipality of Voio, northern Greece, came out of quarantine on Monday.
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Chios man remanded after shooting, injuring Syrian teens
A 48-year-old man on the eastern Aegean island of Chios who shot and injured two 16-year-old Syrians last Wednesday was remanded in custody on Monday.
The man opened fire with his hunting rifle on the two teenagers when they entered his greenhouse.
The suspect had been accused in the past of threatening migrants from a neighboring camp.
Small islands calling for ban on all arrivals
Mayors of small Greek islands are demanding a ban on all arrivals, especially over Easter, to prevent the spread of Covid-19 as they are not equipped with the necessary medical infrastructure to cope.
These islands include Patmos, Milos, Tilos, Ithaki, Kasos, Alonnisos, Leipsoi, Oinousses, Agathonissi, Psara, Paxos and Rhodes.
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Mykonos, Santorini under stricter quarantine
The Greek government has announced stricter quarantine measures for the islands of Mykonos and Santorini, both of which are among Greece's premier tourist destinations.
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Mykonos under stricter quarantine
The Greek government has announced stricter quarantine measures for the islands of Mykonos and Santorini, both of which are among Greece's premier tourist destinations.
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Police arrest suspected NGO vandals on Samos
Police on Samos have identified four residents of the eastern Aegean island as perpetrators of acts of vandalism against vehicles and a building belonging to nongovernment organizations working with undocumented migrants on the island in the first half of this month.
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Government bans travel to the islands for non-residents
Shipping Minister Giannis Plakiotakis announced on Friday that only permanent residents and supply trucks will be allowed to travel to the Aegean islands, in a bid to ban the unnecessary movement of people within the country and halt the spread of the new coronavirus.