Hospitality gives way to hostility for migrants to Greece
Arab News Monday . March 09, 2020 Turkey announced earlier this month that it would no longer prevent migrants and refugees from crossing over to EU countries. (AFP) Short […]
Greece migrant crisis: Refugee centre ablaze as tensions rise
A fire has ripped through a refugee shelter on the Greek island of Lesbos as tensions over a surge in migration from Turkey continue to rise. Flames engulfed the One […]
Protesters in Germany call on EU to accept refugees at Greek border Migration-crisis
Rallying in the German capital Berlin on Saturday, thousands of protesters called on the European Union to accept asylum seekers waiting desperately at Greece’s border while enduring ill-treatment under harsh […]
Turkey deploys at land border amid fears of move at sea
Athens was faced on Thursday with an apparent attempt by Ankara to stoke tensions at the Greek-Turkish land border after Turkey said it was deploying 1,000 officers of its elite police units to stop the return of migrants into its territory as Turkish officials continued with inflammatory rhetoric against their […]
Greece fires water cannon, tear gas to repel migrants at Greek-Turkish border
by Compiled from Wire Services ISTANBUL Politics Mar 06, 2020 Greek riot police are seen through smoke during clashes at the Greek-Turkish border in Kastanies, Evros region, Friday, March 6, […]
Turkey opens gates into Europe as migrants gather on border
By Andrew Wilks and Costas Kantouris, Associated Press 8 hrs ago Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said his country’s borders with Europe are open. Mr Erdogan’s announcement delivered […]
Syrian refugees flock to shores, bus stations on way to European borders
by Daily Sabah with Agencies ISTANBUL Politics Feb 28, 2020 Given the green light to seek their way to Europe, hundreds of irregular migrants on Friday flocked to shores and […]
Geopolitical tensions may make EastMed pipeline unfeasible
Ramzy Baroud January 27, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/8esrn Massive natural gas discoveries off the eastern coast of Israel are slated to make Tel Aviv a regional energy hub. Whether Israel […]
Saudi Arabia pledges full support to Greek Cypriot administration
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published 22.01.2020 Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud expressed full support for the Greek Cypriot administration amid ongoing tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean […]
Search and rescue operation continues after boat carrying migrants sinks in Greek waters
At least 12 people died Saturday when a boat loaded with migrants sank in the Ionian Sea, the Greek coastguard said. “So far 12 bodies have been recovered. The […]
Turkey ready for peaceful resolution to Mediterranean maritime dispute
Dec 23,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Orkun Ersoy The article which was published in The Jordan Times on December 19, 2019 titled “Turkey flexes its muscles in Eastern Mediterranean” […]
Greece passes asylum law aimed at curbing migrant arrivals
Opponents of legislation say it will severely curtail access to safeguards for asylum seekers Greece has passed a controversial asylum law aimed at curbing the rising number of migrants […]
Migrants on Greek islands ‘on edge of catastrophe,’ rights watchdog says
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Published 31.10.2019 The situation for migrants in camps on Greek islands is “explosive” and “on the edge of catastrophe,” the Council of Europe’s commissioner for […]
German, French interior ministers head to Turkey, Greece for refugee talks
DIPLOMACY Daily Sabah > COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Published 02.10.2019 German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer will travel to Turkey and Greece for talks on migration, along with […]
Greece causes outrage over violation of Muslim community’s rights
DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL 24.06.2019 A presidential decree by Greece over the appointment of muftis drew the ire of the Turkish Muslim community in the country, claiming […]
Greece: Athens mosque likely to open in September
Source: Associated Press By RAPHAEL KOMINIS ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s education and religion minister says the country’s long-delayed first state-sponsored mosque is likely to begin operating in September, about […]
After waiting for decades, Muslims in Athens finally get a mosque
Jun 7, 2019 By Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS (Reuters) – Without minaret or dome, the beige, rectangular structure in a former industrial area has none of the ornate grace typical of […]
From Turkey: A word of advice to Alexis Tsipras on the Eastern Mediterranean
YAHYA BOSTAN @yahyabostan Published 12.05.2019 Tensions are running high around Cyprus due to a dispute over energy resources. There is reportedly enough natural gas around the island to meet Turkey’s […]
‘This Is Our Jungle’Abysmal Conditions for Refugees in the Greek Islands
The European Union claims that the refugee pact with Turkey has been a success. Yet asylum-seeker camps on Greek islands in the Aegean have transformed into prisons. Thousands of migrants […]
‘Saved by luck’: the passenger who just missed flight ET302
Ethiopian Airlines crash Antonis Mavropoulos says he feels a moral obligation to the 157 killed to find out why the Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed Helena Smith in Athens Fri 15 […]