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Illustrative: Children place flowers at the Holocaust Memorial commemorating the persecution of the Jewish people during World War II in Thessaloniki, Greece, January 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)
November 10, 2019, 9:49 pm
Greece to officially adopt broad definition of anti-Semitism
PM says country to use International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance description of Jew hatred
By Marcy Oster
In this photo from June 19, 1985, two hijackers of TWA Flight 847 emerge from the plane at Beirut airport. (Nabil Ismail/AFP)
September 23, 2019, 6:52 pm
Lebanese man nabbed in Greece ‘mistaken’ for Flight 847 hijacker, officials say
Sources name man in Greek custody as Mohamed Ali Saleh, say his name is nearly identical to that of alleged Hezbollah member
By Agencies
A TWA Boeing 727-200 identical to the aircraft involved in the 1985 Hezbollah hijacking of TWA Flight 847. (Felix Goetting/Wikipedia)
September 21, 2019, 11:45 pm
Greek police make arrest in 1985 Hezbollah hijacking of TWA Flight 847
Lebanese citizen, named by local outlets as convicted terrorist Mohammed Ali Hammadi, nabbed for commandeering plane in bid to release 700 Shi’ite Muslims from Israeli custody
By DEMETRIS NELLAS
Illustrative: Kayakers in the Mediterranean Sea, July 21, 2010. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
September 14, 2019, 6:42 am
Israeli kayakers rescued on island hop in Greece
12 paddlers caught in high winds found by rescue helicopter, coast guard says
By AP
Illustrative. The bay of Vai in Crete, Greece. (CC BY, Wikimedia)
September 4, 2019, 12:22 am
Israelis accused of raping German tourist in Crete released on bail
2 men freed from custody on Greek island after paying 1,000 euros bond; before hearing, their relatives assaulted Israeli journalist
By TOI staff
Screen capture from video showing Kan public broadcaster reporter Vered Pelman, bottom, after having been allegedly shoved to the floor by family members of one of two Israeli rape suspects in Greece, September 3, 2019. (Twitter)
September 3, 2019, 2:10 pm
Relatives of Israeli rape suspect attack reporter at remand hearing in Greece
Kan correspondent Vered Pelman shoved to floor and her phone is broken in incident outside Crete courtroom
By Stuart Winer and TOI staff
Illustrative. The bay of Vai in Crete, Greece. (CC BY, Wikimedia)
September 1, 2019, 9:06 pm
2 Israelis arrested in Greece for suspected rape
Foreign Ministry confirms arrest of the pair, who are accused of assaulting a German tourist in their hotel room in Crete
By TOI staff
The Iranian supertanker Grace 1 is seen off the coast of Gibraltar on August 15, 2019. (Jorge Guerrero/AFP)
August 21, 2019, 3:16 pm
Athens will not provide aid to Iranian tanker, official says
The ship is heading toward the Greek coast after being detained for a month in Gibraltar
By AP and TOI staff
An Iranian flag flutters on board the Adrian Darya oil tanker, formerly known as Grace 1, off the coast of Gibraltar on August 18, 2019. (Johnny Bugeja/AFP)
August 20, 2019, 6:11 pm
After US warns against aiding Iran tanker, Greece says it got no request to dock
Athens officials say they are monitoring the oil ship Adrian Darya 1 after maritime tracker gives its destination as port of Kalamata
By Agencies
A campaign billboard of the Blue and White party in Larnaca, Cyprus. (Screen capture: Twitter)
August 9, 2019, 9:09 pm
Even on vacation, Israelis can’t get away from election ads
As Israelis decamp overseas on summer trips, TV report says Blue and White, Labor putting up campaign billboards in Greece and Cyprus
By TOI staff
Greek Minister of Environment and Energy Kostas Hatzidakis, center, US Assistant Secretary of State of Energy Francis Fannon, right, and Cyprus' Energy Minister Georgios Lakkotrypis take part in a summit in Athens, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
August 7, 2019, 10:19 pm
Greece, Cyprus, Israel, US pledge to boost energy cooperation
Energy minister Steinitz says ambitious eastern Mediterranean natural gas pipeline will help foster better regional ties
By Elena Becatoros
This undated photo provided by her family shows Suzanne Eaton, a 59-year-old molecular biologist. (AP Photo)
July 16, 2019, 3:02 pm
Greek police to charge suspect in US scientist’s slaying
Crete police chief says man in custody has confessed to murdering Suzanne Eaton; suspected accomplice detained for questioning
By Agencies
American 59-year-old molecular biologist Suzanne Eaton in an undated photo provided by her family. (AP Photo)
July 16, 2019, 4:20 am
Suspect arrested over death of US scientist in Crete
27-year-old man suspected of murdering Suzanne Eaton in Greece earlier this month; police say motive appears to be ‘sexual abuse’
By AFP
A supporter of the Greek ultra-nationalist party Golden Dawn raises his fist during a preelection rally in Athens on May 23, 2014. (AFP/Aris Messinis)
July 14, 2019, 1:09 am
Greek neo-Nazi in EU parliament defects from Golden Dawn party
Yiannis Lagos, on trial over murder of rapper, says he disagrees with party policy, in latest blow to ultra-nationalist faction that has seen political fortunes plummet
By AFP
New Transport and Infrastructure Minister Makis Voridis, member of the right-wing party LAOS, arrives at the Presidential Palace holding his son in Athens on November 11, 2011. (Dimitri Messini/AP)
July 13, 2019, 5:12 pm
New Greek minister denies ‘dark’ anti-Semitic past
After criticism by prominent Greek Jewish official, Makis Voridis admits that as a ‘nationalist,’ he once coexisted with those who had such ‘unacceptable ideas’
By AFP
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