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A firefighter pictured walking through the ruins in the days after the fire tragedy

Greek fire investigation hit by cover-up claims

Europe / 23 Jul

Court has heard petition to convert the Hagia Sophia into a mosque

Greece urges Turkey to keep Hagia Sophia as museum

A woman buys plants from a Farmers Market vendor in New York City.

At a glance: Latest Covid-19 global developments

Greek islands like Santorini rely on tourism for much of their revenue

Greece looks to July for return of tourism

Coronavirus / 04 May

A subway carriage is disinfected in Lisbon

Portugal extends lockdown as WHO sounds Europe warning

Coronavirus / 16 Apr

An olive grove near Almodovar del Rio in Cordoba, Spain

Impact of olive tree disease could 'run into billions'

Environment / 14 Apr

The young people had only been waiting for some final paperwork from the Greek authorities before resettling here

Plans to bring eight minors to Ireland disrupted

Coronavirus / 20 Mar

Migrants and refugees carrying their belongings walk along the Turkish-Greek border, near the Pazarkule border gate in Turkey

Turkey to host summit on migrant crisis

Germany said the focus is on helping children who are sick or unaccompanied

Germany to take 100 children from Greek refugee camp

Asylum-seekers have been trying to break through the Turkey-Greece border

EU, Turkey plan joint working group on migrants

Thousands of people are living in makeshift accommodation at camps on either side of the frontier

Greek PM says EU-Turkey migrant pact is 'dead'

Police try to hold back migrants attempting to cross the border in Kastanies, Greece

NATO says EU must work with Turkey on migrant crisis

Europe / 05 Mar

Migrants run from riot police after being pushed to go back to Moria camp from the port of Mytilene

Tensions on Lesbos causing disruption to NGO work

A soldier stands guard as migrants attempt to scale fences erected by the Turkish army

EU accuses Turkey of using migrants to pressure Europe

Europe / 04 Mar

A migrant waits in the port of Lesbos in Greece

Europe pledges €700m to Greece amidst migrant crisis

One of the five rental cars that were attacked by groups with planks of wood

Irish doctor feared for her life during Lesbos attack

Women and children were among the 2,000 people arriving at the Pazarkule border gate

Greece blocks 10,000 migrants and refugees at border

Tear gas was fired during clashes at the border

Migrants, police clash at Turkey-Greece border

Greek riot police face demonstrators during protests against the construction of a new migrant camp on Lesbos

Greek islanders clash with police over migrant centre

Europe / 27 Feb

The British Museum says the marbles were acquired by Elgin under a legal contract with the Ottoman empire

EU to seek return of cultural artefacts in Brexit deal

Brexit / 18 Feb

Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou was the first woman to head Greece's Council of State in 2018

Greek parliament elects its first woman president

Europe / 22 Jan

The Greek coastguard said the boat was carrying up to 50 people when it sank

12 dead off Greek coast after migrant boat sinks

Pig attacks journalist during live broadcast in Greece

News Lens / 28 Nov 19

Torrential rains left damages in the town of Kineta, some 50 km southwest of Athens

Three die as storm front batters Greece

World / 25 Nov 19

A woman feeds her baby after their arrival from the island of Lesbos to the port of Piraeus near Athens in early October

A struggle for survival in 'hell on Earth'

World / 03 Nov 19

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