Elena Becatoros
@elenabec.bsky.social
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Associated Press Bureau Chief, southeast Europe. Based in Athens, traveling far and wide. Afghanistan, Ukraine, Middle East.
Scuba diver, caver, lapsed runner. Reachable at [email protected]
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Elena Becatoros
@elenabec.bsky.social
· Jul 24
With no access to education beyond the 6th grade, girls in Afghanistan turn to religious schools
For six hours every day after school, Nahideh works in a cemetery, collecting water from a nearby shrine to sell to mourners visiting loved ones’ graves.
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Elena Becatoros
@elenabec.bsky.social
· Apr 19
Four centuries later, Easter's date remains divisive. Some church leaders want that to change
Eastern and Western churches will celebrate Easter on the same day this year, while marking 1,700 years since the Council of Nicaea unified Christian doctrine.
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Elena Becatoros
@elenabec.bsky.social
· Apr 3
At least 7 dead after boat carrying migrants capsizes near Greek island of Lesbos
A boat carrying migrants from Turkey to a nearby Greek island capsized, leaving at least seven people dead, including two children, while 23 people have been rescued.
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Derek Gatopoulos
@dgatopoulos.bsky.social
· Mar 11
The cute whiskers are back on. Rare Mediterranean monk seals are cared for in a Greek rehab center
A Greek charity has been treating dozens of orphaned, sick and injured Mediterranean monk seals, rare marine mammals whose population had dwindled so dramatically that the species at one point faced e...
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Elena Becatoros
@elenabec.bsky.social
· Feb 28
Violent protests in Greece on rail crash anniversary as frustration at system failures boils over
Riot police have fired volleys of tear gas, stun grenades and water cannons at protesters hurling gasoline bombs and smashed-up paving stones in Athens.
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Elena Becatoros
@elenabec.bsky.social
· Feb 10
Israeli police raid Palestinian bookshop in east Jerusalem, claiming incitement to violence
Israeli police have raided a long-established Palestinian-owned bookstore in east Jerusalem, detaining the owners and confiscating books about the decades-long conflict.
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Elena Becatoros
@elenabec.bsky.social
· Feb 4
As quakes rattle Greek islands, a few brave tourists enjoy having Santorini to themselves
More Greek islands closed schools Tuesday as hundreds of earthquakes ratted the Aegean Sea, while a handful of hardy tourists enjoyed having Santorini’s stunning views to themselves.
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Elena Becatoros
@elenabec.bsky.social
· Feb 4
Multiple earthquakes are rattling Greece's volcanic island of Santorini. Here's what we know
Repeated earthquakes are rattling Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini. Scientists say the quakes aren't related to a slight increase in volcanic activity that has also been registered recently.
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Elena Becatoros
@elenabec.bsky.social
· Feb 2
Multiple tremors near Greek island of Santorini shut schools and put residents on edge
A series of earthquakes near the Greek island of Santorini have led authorities to shut down schools, dispatch rescue teams with sniffer dogs and sent instructions to residents including a request to ...
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Elena Becatoros
@elenabec.bsky.social
· Jan 29
An unlikely symbol of cooperation, the barn owl brings Arab and Israeli scientists together
A cross-border conservation project centered on barn owls is fostering cooperation between Israeli and Arab scientists, offering a rare example of coexistence in the conflict-ridden Middle East.
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The Guardian
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· Jan 27
‘We were raided regularly’: with Assad gone, banned books return to Syria’s shelves
Under the deposed dictator, books had to pass detailed scrutiny by government censors
To print a book in the days of the Bashar al-Assad regime, one first had to think of the censors. Was the book political in nature? Off to the ministry of information.…
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Elena Becatoros
@elenabec.bsky.social
· Jan 16
EU's migration commissioner in Athens for talks on migration pact, returns policy
Magnus Brunner, the European Union’s new commissioner for migration and internal affairs, is in Athens to discuss the bloc's migration policies with Greece, which has long been one of the major entry ...
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Elena Becatoros
@elenabec.bsky.social
· Jan 16
Greece police arrest 2 women for allegedly stealing luggage from Athens airport's baggage claim area
Greek police say they have arrested two women for allegedly stealing other passengers’ luggage from the baggage claim area in Athens’ international airport.
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The Associated Press
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· Jan 15
Elena Becatoros
@elenabec.bsky.social
· Jan 13
Greece sees an outcry after police release a drunk driver later involved in a deadly crash
Greece’s minister in charge of police says “all necessary sanctions” will be brought against officers on the island of Crete who failed to detain a driver found driving drunk and without a license who...
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