Postal services across Europe are suspending shipments of packages to the United States after the expiration of a long-standing tariff exemption, raising new uncertainty for businesses and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic.
The exemption, (...)
Riot police at Greece's largest port cordoned off an area around an Israeli cruise ship that arrived early on Thursday to prevent several hundred protesters from approaching the vessel.
Protests have been held at Greek islands and mainland ports (...)
Fresh demonstrations against Israel's military offensive in Gaza erupted in Greece on Wednesday, with protesters clashing with police as an Israeli cruise ship docked in the port city of Volos.
There have been several protests at various Greek ports (...)
In the center of a sweltering, cavernous hall, rows of men sit in silence with nothing to occupy them but the wait.
Signs from an old tourist fair propped up behind them urge visitors to "Explore the Beauty of Nature" with illustrations of coves and (...)
Greece is struggling to contain five major wildfires across the country as a severe heatwave continues to grip the region, with temperatures expected to reach 44°C (111.2°F) on Sunday.
The fires, driven by high winds and dry conditions, have (...)
A firefighting helicopter crashed into the sea while attempting to collect water to combat a blaze in Athens. All three crew members were rescued and taken to a nearby hospital.
Greece is combating a surge in wildfires amid soaring temperatures.
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London Southend Airport will remain closed until further notice after a plane crashed in what witnesses described as a "fireball".
Essex Police said it was alerted to a 12-metre plane on fire at the site in Southend-on-Sea shortly before 16:00 BST (...)
European Union leaders have agreed to send a new diplomatic delegation to Libya after the military leader Khalifa Haftar asked the previous representatives to leave the country.
Speaking on the sidelines of On the sidelines of the Ukraine Recovery (...)
An estimated 1,500 people across 12 European cities were killed by human-caused climate change during the latest heatwave, a quickfire study has found.
Burning fossil fuels has made heatwaves up to 4°C hotter in Europe, tripling the number of (...)
The Acropolis is closing temporarily on Tuesday as soaring temperatures continue to grip Greece.
The ancient citadel in the capital city of Athens — which contains many ancient Greek ruins — will shut from 13:00-17:00 local time (11:00-15:00 BST), (...)
Greek authorities on Friday declared a state of emergency in parts of Ierapetra municipality after a massive wildfire ravaged eastern Crete, damaging farmland, infrastructure, and prompting the evacuation of over 1,000 people.
The fire, which broke (...)
Hundreds of people have been evacuated as a major wildfire continues to burn out of control on the Greek island of Crete.
The fire, which has been fanned by gale-force winds, broke out on Wednesday afternoon in rugged forested terrain near the (...)
Heatwaves sweeping across Europe have pushed temperatures above 40°C in several countries, sparking wildfires and prompting emergency warnings amid increasingly dry and windy conditions.
In Turkey, wildfires broke out in the provinces of Izmir, (...)
Dozens of firefighters struggled to control a major wildfire raging on the Greek island of Chios for a second day as of Monday, while authorities issued more evacuation orders.
The fire department said 190 firefighters were battling the blaze on the (...)
Israel has started flying home citizens stranded overseas during the conflict with Iran, with two flights from Cyprus landing in Tel Aviv on Wednesday morning.
Israel's airspace has been closed since the country launched a surprise airstrike (...)
The Iranian capital Tehran, home to around 10 million people and one of the biggest cities in the Middle East, has seen a mass exodus as the conflict with Israel intensifies.
Early on Tuesday, the city's bustling downtown began to empty, with many (...)
A naval court in Greece has charged 17 coastguards over the deadliest migrant boat disaster in the Mediterranean Sea for a decade.
Up to 650 people were feared to have drowned when the overcrowded Adriana fishing vessel sank near Pylos, off the (...)
RIYADH — The General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) is organizing the Saudi pavilion at the Athens International Defense and Security Exhibition (DEFEA), which will take place at the Metropolitan Expo exhibition center at Athens (...)
Rallies and demonstrations were organized across multiple major European cities on Thursday to commemorate Labor Day, calling for higher pay, greater equality and the protection of workers' rights.
International Labour Day, also referred to as May (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Farhan and his Hellenic counterpart Dr. Lina Mendoni chaired the first meeting of the Culture Committee of the Saudi-Hellenic Strategic Partnership Council.
Prince Badr stressed that this meeting (...)
Greece has signed a new defense agreement with France on Monday to acquire 16 Exocet anti-ship missiles, the latest in a series of arms purchases aimed at enhancing the country's military capabilities.
Defense Minister Nikos Dendias signed the deal (...)
Greek authorities say they have found 39 survivors and the bodies of two women on the small, remote island of Farmakonisi after a suspected migrant boat sank.
The coastguard said the migrants and bodies were found Monday morning but the vessel they (...)
A newly emerged militant group called "Revolutionary Class Self-Defense" has claimed responsibility for two recent bombing incidents in Athens, including an explosion on Friday outside the offices of Hellenic Train.
The Friday evening blast caused (...)
A nationwide general strike in Greece has disrupted public services across the country, with ferries tied up in port, flights grounded and public transport running only part time as labour unions press for an end to lingering austerity measures (...)
A medical charity working in Greece says it has diagnosed six children living in a migrant facility on the eastern island of Samos as suffering from malnutrition, the first time its doctors have made such a diagnosis since the facility opened in (...)
