Earth News

Anger after young seal is killed in a protected marine area

A search is underway to find the person who killed the animal, despite him living in a marine protected area.

26/07/2021

Turkey

Several migrants missing after boat sinks off Greek islands

A boat carrying 45 migrants is sinking near Greek islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea, Turkey’s defense ministry has said.

23/07/2021

Turkey

Turkey accuses Greece of 'harassing' vessel in the Aegean Sea

Turkey's Minister of Defence said that four Greek fighter jets had flown close to the ship TCG Cesme, but Athens has denied the allegations.

23/02/2021

Turkey

Tornado causes injuries and topples crane in western Turkey

It struck in the coastal town of Çeşme, near Izmir, uprooting trees, capsizing yachts and knocking down a crane.

12/02/2021

Greece

Migrant dies after boat partially sinks near Greek island of Rhodes

A speedboat suspected of smuggling migrants partially sank near the Aegean island of Rhodes on Monday, according to the Hellenic Coast Guard. One person died, while thirteen others were found safe at the shore.

23/11/2020

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Rescue workers free people trapped in Turkey following earthquake

Rescue workers extricated a body from a collapsed building in western Turkey on Sunday after a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea struck.

01/11/2020

Turkey

Massive earthquake brings death and destruction to Turkey and Greece

At least 14 people have been killed and over 400 injured.

30/10/2020

Greece

Greek coast guard rescues 96 migrants from sinking yacht

Search and rescue operations continued on Wednesday, as the total number of people on board is not known.

26/08/2020

Greece

Greek migrant camp is set alight as clashes shake Chios island

Clashes broke out on the island of Chios when rumours circulated that a woman had died from COVID-19 but blood tests proved negative.

19/04/2020

World

Greece to build new asylum camps

Greece will set up new camps for asylum seekers on its Aegean islands, hoping to end months of overcrowding and violence within its resettlement scheme. The new camps will allow asylum seekers to go out during the day, but they will be locked in at night.

11/02/2020

Greece

'I was blown away': Tourist adrift for two days survived on sweets

The 47-year old woman was floating in a rubber dinghy in the Aegean Sea for nearly two days before she was rescued by Greek coast guards.

05/11/2019

Greece

French man arrested after Greek resort boat crash kills two

A French boat owner was questioned in Greece after a collision that left two local people dead and a third seriously injured, the coastguard said.

11/08/2019

Greece

Ancient shipwrecks discovered in the sea near small Greek island

Five major ancient shipwrecks are among the finds by archaeologists during underwater searches at the bottom of Levitha, the small Greek island in the Aegean Sea, between Amorgos and Leros.

05/08/2019

Greece

What is a day like in the life of a Greek NATO pilot?

Greek NATO pilots face frequent tensions in the Aegean Sea, so what does a day in their life look like?

27/11/2018