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1. Greek seafarers strike and protest, demanding repatriation of crews stranded in the Gulf area (video, pcts)

   Greek seafarers gathered outside the shipowners union in Piraeus on Thursday to protest that they colleagues are stranded in the Gulf area amid the escalating ​Middle East war and demanded the area is declared a war risk ‌zone to enable their repatriation. They carried banners demanding especially the repatriation of seafarers-students on board of the […]

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2. France, Greece, Italy agree to coordinate military deployment in Cyprus, East Mediterranean

   Upon an initiative by French President Emmanuel Macron, Greece, Italy and France have agreed to coordinate military deployment actions in Cyprus and the East Mediterranean Sea. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed to coordinate their actions regarding the deployment of military assets to Cyprus […]

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3. 95-year-old driver killed in traffic accident; he was speeding in the wrong lane

   A 95-year-old driver was killed in a traffic accident outside Larissa, central Greece. He was driving at a high speed in the wrong lane direction on the road from Nikaia to Nees Karyes. The driver first collided with a car and then struck a small truck, leading him to suffer fatal injuries. VIDEO One of […]

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4. Brad Pitt concluded filming on Hydra, moved to Evia (video)

   On the bright side of life amid war in the Middle East, Hollywood star Brad Pitt concluded filming of “The Riders” on the island of Hydra and have moved to Halkida on the island of Evia on Thursday. Pitt arrived by yacht in the early hours of Thursday, March 5, and , March 11, inspected […]

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5. Turkey objects deployment of Patriot missiles on Greek island of Karpathos

   Turkey raised objections about the deployment of a battery of Patriot missiles on the Greek island of Karpathos in the Dodecanese, claiming the demilitarized of the eastern Aegean Sea should be demilitarized. Prompt was the reaction of the Greek Foreign ministry. Greece deployed on Wednesday, March 4, a battery of Patriot missiles to the island […]

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