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Volunteer divers make clean seas their business
"Imagine your backyard covered in trash. Wouldn't you feel the need to clean it up?" asks Chrysanthos Chorbas, explaining how the Loutraki Divers group, headquartered at the seaside resort on the Gulf of Corinth, came to volunteer to clean the seabed of debris and trash that has built up over the years.
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Winter weather grips parts of northern, western Greece
As Greek holidaymakers started flocking back to cities following the Easter holiday break, temperatures in some parts of the country dropped to winter levels, bringing snow and strong showers, particularly at higher altitudes in the north and west.
Sarakiniko in Milos is the most photographed beach in Greece (stunning photos+video)
Greece has a plethora of beautiful beaches to choose from. Many of them have become iconic in photography all over the world, like the Navagio beach in Zakynthos. But the beach of Sarakiniko in Milos island is the most photographed of all in Greece. Its narrow cove surrounded by the unique white rock make for a perfect scenic picture.
More migrants ferried from Greece to Turkey under EU deal
Two ferries left Greece for Turkey on Tuesday with 18 migrants on board and a government spokesman said Athens was doing all it could to process returnees under a deal with Turkey intended to stem a huge refugee influx into Europe.
Panaghia tis Tinou ferry sinking at Piraeus Port
The Panaghia tis Tinou ferryboat, which has sailed hundreds of thousands of passengers from the Greek capital to the country's islands, is taking on water and sinking at Piraeus Port, authorities said on Tuesday.
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More non-Scandinavians visiting Crete over past 5 years, research shows
According to research conduced by the Polytechnic of Crete in conjunction with the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, foreign tourists from non-Scandinavian countries visiting the island of Crete make up nearly half the total number from 2010 onwards.
War games in Greece near Macedonia, Turkey amid migration row
The Greek army on April 14 staged a double military exercise on its border with Macedonia and an island cluster near Turkey, officials said, amid tension with Skopje over the refugee crisis.
"Emergency manoeuvres have been ordered in Kilkis (in northern Greece) and Oinousses (in the eastern Aegean)," an army general staff source told AFP.
Six violations of Greek airspace by Turkish fighters in one hour
Turkey continues challenging Greece’s sovereignity over the Aegean Sea with Turkish jets flying over Greek islands.
Athens recorded six violations of Greek airspace in Aegean Sea. A pair of Turkish F-16 flew over the Greek islands of Oinousses and Panagia located between Lesvos and Chios.
Turkey violates again Greek airspace
A pair of Turkish F-16 fighters flew over the Greek island of Oinousses on Tueasday at 8:02 at 17,000 feet just a day after Turkey violated again the Greek airspace.
On Monday, two Turkish F-16 entered Athens FIR between the islands of Lesvos and Chios without submitting flight plan, while they also flew over the island of Oinousses.
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Gov’t plans to create hotspots in Kyllini
It seems that the government’s plan is to create hotspots in every part of Greece causing great damages to country’s tourism industry.
This year’s tourist season will be the worst for many Greek islands who continue to receive refugees and immigrants, such as Lesvos and Chios, while Greece’s biggest port, Piraeus, has turned into a refugee camp hosting thousands of people.
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