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Greek official says ‘real difficulties’ ahead as dry conditions and high temperatures are expected to persist. A wildfire has burned through a northern suburb of the Greek capital of Athens, leading to the evacuation of some residents, the country’s Fire Service has reported. Residents of the town of Kryoneri, 20km (12.5 miles) northeast of Athens,…
Scorching heat forces closure of the iconic site amid severe weather warnings and fire risks across the country. Greece has shut the Acropolis and halted outdoor work across the country as a fierce heatwave scorches the region, pushing temperatures to above 40C (104F) and leading to fire alerts and severe weather warnings across the Balkans….
Blazes break out in France, Greece, Turkiye and Syria, with several other nations on high alert amid warnings of scorching weather. Countries across the Mediterranean are battling fast-spreading wildfires and soaring temperatures as a heatwave sweeps through Southern Europe and parts of the Middle East, prompting evacuations and emergency alerts. Blazes broke out in Greece,…
The blaze comes as southern Europe contends with an acute summer heatwave which has killed people in several countries. A wildfire on the Greek island of Crete has led to the evacuation of more than 1,500 people, local media outlets have reported, as an early summer heatwave continues to grip southern Europe. At least 230…
In 2015, at the height of the refugee crisis in Europe, as a record 1.3 million people, mostly Syrians fleeing civil war, sought asylum, Pau Aleikum Garcia was in Athens, helping those arriving in the Greek capital after a perilous sea journey. The then 25-year-old Spanish volunteer arranged housing for refugees in abandoned facilities like…
Revolutionary Class Struggle asserts attacks on railway operator and a ministry dedicated to ‘the Palestinian people’. Greek police say they are investigating claims by an unknown hardline group that it was responsible for a couple of bomb blasts that rocked Athens over the past year. A police spokeswoman told Greek media on Monday that the…
Greek and Turkish coastguards still searching for two missing people from the two unrelated accidents. Two boats carrying refugees sank in the narrow stretch of sea between Turkiye and the Greek island of Lesbos, leaving at least 16 people dead, according to officials from both countries. The accidents on the boats, which together carried about 66 people,…
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s government holds majority in parliament and is expected to survive Friday’s vote. Greek opposition parties have submitted a motion to trigger a no-confidence vote against the government over its handling of a deadly 2023 train crash, days after protesters brought the country to a standstill to press their demands for political…
NewsFeed Violence broke out in the Greek capital Athens as thousands of protesters rallied to demand justice on the second anniversary of the country’s worst train crash. Fifty-seven people were killed. An inquiry found safety issues have not been addressed and nobody has been convicted in connection with the crash. Published On 28 Feb 202528…
Tempe, Greece – Greece has come to a standstill during a general strike marking the second anniversary of the country’s worst rail disaster with 346 protests counted in Greece and abroad. Government services, banks and businesses were shuttered on Friday. Ships did not sail, trains did not run and no planes left or entered Greece…
