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Sputnik International
April 23, 2018
ATHENS/MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Members of the Greek Rouvikonas anarchist group threw paint bombs at the buildings of the French embassy and consulate in Athens in protest at the involvement of Paris in strikes in Syria, local media reported on Sunday. According to the Kathimerini newspaper, at leastÃÂ ...
AMN Al-Masdar News
April 18, 2018
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – Members of the All-Workers Militant Front (PAME) took to the streets of Athens on Tuesday in protest of the US, British, and French April 13 airstrikes on Syria. Footage shows the protesters as they marched between the Syntagma square, the Embassy of France, the EUÃÂ ...
Kathimerini
April 17, 2018
You'll see them at your local farmers' market, coffee shop and playground, and also in the waiting rooms of foreign embassies in Athens. Turkish political refugees – academics, high-ranking civil servants, doctors, engineers and sundry other qualified professionals – are a reality, as it is estimated thatÃÂ ...
New Jersey Herald
April 16, 2018
A protester holds a burning U.S. flag during a rally outside the U.S. embassy in Athens, Saturday, April 14, 2018. Thousands of supporters of the Greek Communist party marched to the embassy during an anti-war rally opposing the military strikes by western countries in Syria. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)
Economic Times
April 15, 2018
Protests erupted in parts of the world, including U.S. and Britain, against the U.S.-led missile attack against Syria. The U.S., Britain and France launched joint airstrikes in Syria earlier Saturday in response to a suspected chemical attack on civilians by Syrian President Bashar Assad's government.
IFP News
March 29, 2018
... the Ministry has summoned Greek Charge d'affaires in Tehran following an attack by an unknown person on an employee of Iran's embassy in Athens. ... in the absence of the ambassador to express Tehran's deep outrage over the attack by an unknown person on a staffer of Iranian embassy in Athens.
Kathimerini
March 27, 2018
The project of renovating the building of the US Embassy in Athens, on Vassilissis Sofias Avenue, is underway, the embassy announced on Tuesday. The US administration has contracted US-based Caddell Construction company to renovate and rehabilitate the historic “Chancery” building, designed byÃÂ ...
https://en.crimerussia.com/
March 21, 2018
Police of Greece detained Russian woman Maria Efimova within the investigation of the case over the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Cyprus, BBC reports. The Russian embassy in Athens is checking the information about the detention of Efimova in one of the police departments of theÃÂ ...
Ahval
March 17, 2018
A group of Greek protestors occupied the German consulate in Crete in order to draw attention to the Turkish operation against the Kurdish city of Afrin. The protestors used the consulate communications to send emails and faxes to the Turkish embassy in Athens condemning President Erdogan's operation.
The Local Germany
March 11, 2018
The German embassy in Athens, above, said the area had inadequate signposting. Photo: German ... The station said that according to Germany's embassy in Athens, as well as local authorities, this type of incident occurs frequently as the prohibited area does not have sufficient signage or fencing.
Kathimerini
March 9, 2018
Two German journalists were detained on Friday after entering a military area near the border village of Pragi, close to Didymoteicho. According to local reports, the journalists claimed to be working for German television channel ARD and said they were in Evros for a report on Turks returning fromÃÂ ...
Kathimerini
March 8, 2018
The competition, held at the Orange Grove, the embassy's startup incubator in central Athens, was organized with the support of the US Embassy in Athens. It was attended by Dutch Ambassador Caspar Veldkamp and his US counterpart Geoffrey Pyatt. H.E. Mr. Geoffrey R. Pyatt, Ambassador of the USA toÃÂ ...
The Daily Star
March 7, 2018
A boy holds up a placard reading in German 'We only want peace' as refugees, mainly coming from Syria, protest outside the German embassy in Athens on July 19, 2017. AFP / Louisa Gouliamaki. RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. Reuters. you've reached a subscriber-only article. Sign up now and accessÃÂ ...
Kathimerini
February 27, 2018
Anti-terror units are examining security camera footage showing two men carrying out Monday's hand-grenade attack against a police precinct in Athens, sources said on Tuesday. The footage reportedly shows the two men approaching and leaving the scene of the attack on a motorcycle. The sources saidÃÂ ...
The Sofia Globe
February 18, 2018
A memorial to Vassil Levski was unveiled at the Bulgarian embassy in Greek capital Athens on February 18, the day Bulgaria marks the 145th anniversary of the execution of the hero of the struggle for liberation from Ottoman rule. The ceremony began with an Orthodox Christian service in a BulgarianÃÂ ...
Independent Balkan News Agency
February 16, 2018
Energy is the reason why U.S. ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, went to Ankara yesterday, Thursday, said Steven Bitner, an economist at the US Embassy in Athens, speaking at the Athens Energy Forum conference. The latest developments in the Eastern Mediterranean region due to Ankara'sÃÂ ...
Ahram Online
February 16, 2018
The Egyptian embassy in Athens hosted a musical celebration earlier this week featuring the works of Greek-Alexandrian poet Constantine Cavafy, with an audience of many local Greeks with Egyptian connections. Egypt's ambassador to Greece, Mohamed Farid Mounib, noted the deep historical andÃÂ ...
Greek Reporter
February 10, 2018
The U.S. State Department and the British Embassy in Athens condemned the second furlough of terrorist Dimitris Koufodinas from prison on Friday. The November 17 terrorist group assassin who serves eleven life sentences was granted a two-day leave from the Korydallos Prison that started Friday at 9ÃÂ ...
UNIAN
January 20, 2018
An attempt was made to attack the Ukrainian embassy in Athens, Greece, with Molotov cocktails, according to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin. Photo from UNIAN. "At night, an attempt was made to attack our embassy in Athens with Molotov cocktails. Probably radicals under the influence of Russia.
Sputnik International
December 31, 1999
The global community has been on edge for the past few days after US President Donald Trump tweeted that the US would launch an attack on Syria sometime soon. The message has prompted large-scale pacifist protests across the world – in the US itself, the UK and Greece, to name a few. MultipleÃÂ ...
Hurriyet Daily News
December 31, 1999
“We want the extradition of the eight soldiers,” he told reporters at the Turkish Embassy in Athens. He added that a new file along with new evidence was given to Greek officials in connection with the latest extradition request. The eight former Turkish officers are currently amid a legal trial concerning theirÃÂ ...
Greek Reporter
February 10, 2018
The U.S. State Department and the British Embassy in Athens condemned the second furlough of terrorist Dimitris Koufodinas from prison on Friday. The November 17 terrorist group assassin who serves eleven life sentences was granted a two-day leave from the Korydallos Prison that started Friday at 9ÃÂ ...
New York Times
February 3, 2018
GENEVA — The United Nations is investigating a sudden increase in Pakistani migrants attempting to make the perilous sea crossing to Europe, its migration agency said on Friday, after a smuggler's boat foundered off the coast of Libya leaving 90 people feared drowned. Many of the victims appeared toÃÂ ...
Kathimerini
February 2, 2018
Members of 43 nongovernmental organizations from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) recently spent four days in Greece learning from colleagues here how to maximize their use of digital media. The series of seminars, titled “Tech Camp: Tools in CivilÃÂ ...
The Nation
January 31, 2018
ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Embassy in Athens (Greece) has asked the authorities in Islamabad to do the needful to stop human trafficking from the country as they dispatched at least 20 dead bodies of Pakistani immigrants in December 2017 alone, The Nation has learnt on good authority. The PakistaniÃÂ ...
Anadolu Agency
January 23, 2018
“We want extradition of the eight soldiers,” Ucar told reporters at the Turkish embassy in Athens. He added that a new file along with new evidence was given to Greek officials in connection with the latest extradition request. The eight former Turkish officers are currently amid a complicated legal trialÃÂ ...
The Malaysian Insight
January 23, 2018
Afghan in German court for 'killing Christian convert mum' Refugees from Syria hold a protest outside the German embassy in Athens, Greece, on November 8 last year, demanding to be united with their families who are already in Germany. More than a million refugees, mostly from Syria, Afghanistan andÃÂ ...
Kyiv Post
January 20, 2018
Unidentified persons attempted to attack the Ukrainian Embassy in Athens by throwing Molotov cocktails last night, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin has said. “There was an attempt to attack our embassy in Athens with bottle bombs last night. Probably those were radicals influenced by Russia,”à...
Interfax-Ukraine
January 20, 2018
Unidentified persons attempted to attack the Ukrainian Embassy in Athens by throwing Molotov cocktails last night, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin has said. "There was an attempt to attack our embassy in Athens with bottle bombs last night. Probably those were radicals influenced by Russia,"ÃÂ ...
UNIAN
January 20, 2018
An attempt was made to attack the Ukrainian embassy in Athens, Greece, with Molotov cocktails, according to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin. Photo from UNIAN. "At night, an attempt was made to attack our embassy in Athens with Molotov cocktails. Probably radicals under the influence of Russia.
The Local Germany
January 11, 2018
A boy waves a flag in front of the German embassy in Athens during a protest over family reunification. Photo: DPA. AFP. news@thelocal.de ÷ @thelocalgermany. 11 January 2018. 09:19 CET+01:00. A bid by Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives to renew an alliance with Germany's second biggestà...
Kathimerini
January 10, 2018
The US State Department on Wednesday launched a new Travel Advisory Program which ranks Greece at the lowest advisory level for safety and security risk. “Greece at the best level of the State Department's new Travel Advisory Program,” US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt remarked on Twitter. “I'm lookingÃÂ ...
Kathimerini
December 28, 2017
The investigation into the paint attack at the Israeli Embassy in Athens at 6 a.m. on Christmas Day has revealed lapses in security procedures, according to sources. Kathimerini understands that at the moment of the attack by members of the anti-establishment group Rouvikonas in northern Athens, the twoÃÂ ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
December 26, 2017
(JTA) — Members of an anarchist group in Greece vandalized the Israeli embassy in Athens using bottles of red paint. The group, Rubicon, filmed themselves committing the early-morning attack on Monday and posted the video online. The video shows the members of the group riding up to the embassyÃÂ ...
Morocco World News
December 14, 2017
Rabat – Members of the Greek anarchist group Rouvikonas reportedly targeted the embassy of Saudi Arabia in Athens in the early hours of Thursday, to protest against Riyadh's involvement in the Yemeni Civil War. A video footage recorded by the group featured at least six assaillants wearing motorcycleÃÂ ...
Greek Reporter
December 13, 2017
Members of the Rouvikonas anarchist group attacked the embassy of Saudi Arabia in Athens in the early hours of Thursday. Video footage shows at least six assailants smashing windows with rocks. In a statement, the group says that the attack was in response to Saudi Arabia's oppressive regime and itsÃÂ ...
Independent Balkan News Agency
December 31, 1999
Energy is the reason why U.S. ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, went to Ankara yesterday, Thursday, said Steven Bitner, an economist at the US Embassy in Athens, speaking at the Athens Energy Forum conference. The latest developments in the Eastern Mediterranean region due to Ankara'sÃÂ ...
Ahram Online
December 31, 1999
The Egyptian embassy in Athens hosted a musical celebration earlier this week featuring the works of Greek-Alexandrian poet Constantine Cavafy, with an audience of many local Greeks with Egyptian connections. Egypt's ambassador to Greece, Mohamed Farid Mounib, noted the deep historical andÃÂ ...
The Sofia Globe
December 31, 1999
A memorial to Vassil Levski was unveiled at the Bulgarian embassy in Greek capital Athens on February 18, the day Bulgaria marks the 145th anniversary of the execution of the hero of the struggle for liberation from Ottoman rule. The ceremony began with an Orthodox Christian service in a BulgarianÃÂ ...
Kathimerini
December 31, 1999
Citizens' Protection Minister Nikos Toskas had indicated the intention of authorities to crack down harder on the group following a paint attack on the Israeli Embassy in Athens on December 25. At the time, Toskas had underlined the importance of coordination with the Justice Ministry to ensure RouvikonasÃÂ ...
The Chronicle of Social Change
December 7, 2017
Lawrence has spent more than 28 years working in various roles at the State Department, including having served as deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Athens, Greece. Over the years she's served in a variety of foreign service roles, including as senior advisor for the assistant secretary in the ...
Cyprus Mail
December 6, 2017
Greek police on Tuesday evening arrested 56 Greek Cypriot students during scuffles at a protest outside the Turkish Embassy in Athens over the arrival this week of the Turkish president in Greece. The protest was organised by members of student group Drasis Kes – a far right group that opposes a ...
SGNScoops
December 4, 2017
This has been a year of gratitude for our family. I'll be honest … it has been one of the toughest years of our lives. There have been days when I have felt totally forsaken. I cried out to God, asking Him to let me know that He was even there. But every now and then, God just hits you in the face with the reality ...
U.S. News & World Report
November 7, 2017
The group, which emerged during Greece's economic crisis, claimed an attack with a hand grenade on the French embassy in Athens last year.
Greek Reporter
November 7, 2017
Tulsi Gabbard met with Greek Government officials and religious leaders, organized by the U.S. Embassy in Athens and the American Hellenic ...
RT
October 20, 2017
Kurdish protesters clashed with police outside the Turkish embassy in Athens, Greece, on Wednesday. People demanded the release of former ...
Kathimerini
October 12, 2017
A day after 18 members of the Rouvikonas (Rubicon) anarchist group entered the Spanish Embassy in Athens to protest the use of police ...
WRDW-TV
October 11, 2017
A Greek anarchist group has ended a brief, peaceful demonstration at Spain's embassy in Athens to protest against the Spanish police ...
Greek Reporter
October 5, 2017
Nearly 60 students and young employees attended “Business Day”, the biggest event for the professional orientation of young people, that took ...
TIME
September 27, 2017
Near them, authorities found a passport for Celia Lois Hollingworth, 63, whom the British embassy in Athens reported missing in the area Friday ...
