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Turkish overflights in the Aegean follow NAVTEX reserving area in East Med
A pair of Turkish F-16 fighter aircraft flew over some of Greece's easternmost islands on Thursday at a height of over 28,000 feet.
Migrants keep heading for Aegean islands despite bad weather
Despite the bad weather, dozens of undocumented migrants made the short but perilous crossing to the Aegean islands from Turkey in the last few days of the year.
Coast Guard vessel intercepts 22 migrants off Farmakonisi
A Hellenic Coast Guard vessel on Monday intercepted a smuggling boat carrying 22 undocumented migrants off the Aegean island of Farmakonisi.
The migrants, whose ethnic origin was unknown, were transferred to the nearby island of Leros where they were to be hosted at a reception center to undergo registration.
The migrants were said to be in good health.
Greek fishermen harassed by Turkish vessels
Greek fishermen on the Dodecanese chain of islands in the southeastern Aegean say they are being harassed by Turkish Coast Guard vessels escorting Turkish fishing boats into Greek territorial waters.
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Greek islands receive more refugees
Greece's coast guard rescued 108 refugees and migrants in two separate operations in the eastern Aegean on Tuesday, as the number of arrivals continued to climb.
The first large plastic boat was located off the east coast of Lesvos, near the island airport, where coast guard officers rescued 64 people and arrested a 50-year-old boat operator believed to be the smuggler.
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Kammenos expresses hope 'freedom will come soon' for Greek soldiers
Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos said on Sunday he hoped the two Greek servicemen who gave been detained in a prison in Edirne after inadvertently crossing into Turkey during a border patrol last month will soon be able to return home.
Turkish jet flies low over Greece's Farmakonisi island
A Turkish Air Force F-16 descended to 3,200 feet while passing over the southeastern Aegean island of Farmakonisi on Tuesday after entering the Athens Flight Information Region at 10.55 a.m.
On Monday, seven Turkish aircraft, four of which were armed, violated the Athens FIR on four separate occasions, the Greek military said, adding that they were chased off by Greek fighter jets.
Dozens intercepted at sea
A sailing boat with 73 refugees and migrants on board was intercepted by a coast guard vessel in the sea area between the Dodecanese islands of Leros and Leipsoi in the southeastern Aegean Tuesday.
According to reports, the boat was towed to Leros, while two men, an Italian and a Ukrainian, were arrested on people-smuggling charges.
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Undocumented migrants land on Farmakonisi
A group of undocumented migrants who arrived on the eastern Aegean islet of Farmakonisi on Friday were transferred on Saturday to a reception center on Leros, one of the few islands where state facilities are not excessively overcrowded.
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Tsipras to visit Kalymnos, Farmakonisi in 'symbolic visit'
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is set to visit the islands of Kalymnos and Farmakonisi on Saturday in a highly symbolic move following several days of mounting tensions in the Aegean, Skai television reported on Thursday.