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    Congolese refugee artist seeks place in Greece

    Congolese refugee artist seeks place in Greece

    04 Aug 2020

    Surrounded by cans of paint and canvas in his small studio in the Greek city of Thessaloniki, Richard Lusakumunu feels he has completed his "metamorphosis" from refugee to artist....

    Turkey calls Greek reaction to Hagia Sophia prayers ‘hostile’

    Turkey calls Greek reaction to Hagia Sophia prayers ‘hostile’

    25 Jul 2020

    Turkey on Saturday lambasted Greek statements against the move to convert Hagia Sophia back into a mosque after the first Muslim prayers were held in the Istanbul landmark. READ...

    The Greek island of Rhodes finds hope as tourists trickle back amid the coronavirus pandemic

    The Greek island of Rhodes finds hope as tourists trickle back amid the coronavirus pandemic

    05 Jul 2020

    Shops shuttered and streets abandoned, the island of Rhodes is pinning its hopes on a trickle of tourists to salvage what is left of a holiday season decimated by...

    Destinations that are safe to travel to this summer

    Destinations that are safe to travel to this summer

    04 Jul 2020

    Giving international travel a green nod, The UAE recently announced that citizens and residents can travel to low risk countries as part of the government’s efforts to relax coronavirus...

    Greek community in lockdown after spike in cases

    Greek community in lockdown after spike in cases

    18 Jun 2020

    Greek civil protection authorities have imposed a seven-day complete lockdown on a community in northeastern Greece, after a spike in coronavirus cases there over the past week. Residents of...

    Fear and impatience as Greek island of Santorini awaits return of mass tourism

    Fear and impatience as Greek island of Santorini awaits return of mass tourism

    16 Jun 2020

    Spectacular sunsets over its ancient volcanic crater make the Greek island of Santorini a magnet for tourists. With the first post-lockdown groups of overseas visitors due to return on...

    Greek island Mykonos waits for tourism relief as it turns into a 'ghost town' due to the pandemic

    Greek island Mykonos waits for tourism relief as it turns into a 'ghost town' due to the pandemic

    16 May 2020

    Seated on stone steps beside his Mykonos souvenir shop, Nikos Degaitis has for decades watched round-the-clock tourist crowds snake through the iconic Greek island town's labyrinthine alleys.   The...

    A decade after debt crisis, Greece on verge of virus recession

    A decade after debt crisis, Greece on verge of virus recession

    02 May 2020

    Ten years after sinking into its worst economic crisis in living memory, Greece once again faces the spectre of a grave recession in the midst of a global coronavirus...

    Migrants in Greece shot after apparently breaking quarantine

    Migrants in Greece shot after apparently breaking quarantine

    23 Apr 2020

    Two asylum-seekers on the Greek island of Lesbos were shot and injured after apparently violating coronavirus quarantine rules, officials said on Thursday. The two men, an Iranian and an...

    China sends experts, masks abroad to help virus fight

    China sends experts, masks abroad to help virus fight

    21 Mar 2020

    As the fight against a new virus shifts to Europe and beyond, China is supplying millions of masks and other desperately needed items to struggling governments, hoping to build...

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