The Latest Breaking News from Greece

Greta Thunberg landed in Athens on Monday alongside 160 other nationals from 16 European countries expelled to Greece by Israel for taking part in a Gaza aid flotilla, AFP journalists saw.

Greta Thunberg landed in Greece on Monday, 6 October, after being deported from Israel alongside 170 other members of the Global Sumud Flotilla.

Greece have suffered a major blow ahead of next week's crucial World Cup showdown at Hampden after key defender Panagiotis Retsos was ruled out.

As efforts continue to resolve Israel’s war in Gaza, the conflict is threatening to destabilise the wider region. A rare joint naval exercise between once-rivals Turkey and Egypt is being seen as a warning to Israel, as long-standing alliances shift and new rival partnerships take shape across the Eastern Mediterranean.

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Transport systems, hospitals and schools hit, as workers say laws kill hopes of work-life balance

Account of ‘intimidatory operation’ comes as Italy and Greece repeat call for Israel to guarantee safety of flotilla

Transport and public services in Greece have been disrupted by a 24-hour general strike against government plans to introduce a 13-hour workday.

A nationwide general strike in Greece has left ferries tied up in port and disrupted public transport across the capital as public and private sector workers protest changes to the country’s labor laws