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Greek authorities have seized cocaine hidden in banana cargo.Photo: Hellenic Coast Guard

Greek coast guard seizes $1 million of cocaine hidden in banana cargo

The drugs, seized from a vessel in Piraeus port on Monday, were found with the help of the Homeland Security Investigations unit of the US embassy in Athens, the coast guard added in a statement

Bangladesh urges Greece to establish resident diplomatic mission in Dhaka

Bangladesh urges Greece to establish resident diplomatic mission in Dhaka

Mount Parnitha, near Athens, Greece, June 29, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Elias Marcou

Wildfire fanned by strong winds rages uncontrolled on Greece's Serifos island

A local resident holds bottles of water next to a wildfire burning in the village of Latas, in southern Greece, June 21, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Giorgos Moutafis

One dead in Greek wildfires fanned by gale-force winds

Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis talks during an interview with Reuters, following his visit to Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Athens, Greece, November 17, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki/File Photo

Europe must host Gaza children impacted by war, Greek foreign minister says

This man from Cameroon told the BBC he was thrown into the sea by the coastguard - his two companions drowned. Photo: BBC

Greek coastguard threw migrants overboard to their deaths, witnesses say

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Greece must reform to protect tourism, ombudsman says

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis shakes hands with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during a press conference at the Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, December 7, 2023. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki

Greek premier to visit Turkey in quest for better relations

Passenger ships are moored during a 24-hour general strike at the port of Piraeus, in Athens, Greece, April 17, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Louiza Vradi

Ships docked, trains halted as Greek workers strike over rising costs

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Greece keen to open diplomatic mission in Dhaka

A sign inside the now-shuttered Tintinnabulum shop reads, “Beautiful little stores are beautifully shut down by greedy owners and Airbnb.” Photo: Ioana Epure/Bloomberg

Greece lifts price of popular Golden Visa to fight housing crisis

Head Keeper Savannah Alicia Hoogenboom, 31, holds a newborn pygmy hippo, at the Attica Zoological Park near Athens, Greece, 27 February 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Stelios Misinas

It's a boy! Athens zoo welcomes birth of rare pygmy hippo

Bangladeshi migrants gather for special passport renewal services organized by the Bangladesh Embassy in the Nea Manolada area of Greece. Photo: Arafatul Islam/Infomigrants

Around 3,400 Bangladeshi migrants regularised in Greece in 2023