"Under the coordination of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Greek Embassies in Tehran and Baku, an evacuation operation was successfully completed-under extremely adverse conditions-of 16 Greek citizens and members of their families from Iran to Azerbaijan," according to a foreign ministry announcement on Thursday.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the diplomatic authorities of Greece in the region are making every possible effort to ensure the safe repatriation of Greek citizens," the announcement stated.

Paros is achieving a “shift” towards high-income tourism, especially in off-peak months, as recorded by international tourism market players.

Reports on reports that the Air Force is transferring Patriot systems to the base of Souda, in Crete, to shield potential US targets in the region, were denied by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in a radio interview with Thessaloniki’s Status FM radio station on Thursday morning.

A mini-alarm was sounded at El. Venizelos Airport on Thursday afternoon, when an aircraft taking off from the airport reported a security alert.