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Greece 2018: The Year in Review

The year 2018 was a tumultuous one for Greece, marked by tragic events such as the East Attica fires which claimed the lives of 99 people and the destruction of the entire town of Mati. The political world was...

Prince Charles Treated to Aerobatic Display Onboard Historic Greek Battleship (photos)

Prince Charles boarded the historic Greek warship Averof, now serving as a floating museum at Piraeus, south of Athens, on the second day of his historic visit to Greece. Accompanied by Greece's Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, Charles watched an aerobatic...

Flight Recorder from Fallen Greek Jet Recovered

The flight recorder or "black box" from the fallen Mirage 2000-5 fighter jet, which crashed into the sea nine miles northeast of the Aegean island of Skyros, has been located and recovered, Hellenic Air Force sources reported on Tuesday. The...

Greek Government Chides Group Raising Flags on Aegean Islets

The Greek government has distanced itself from the initiative taken by a group of Greeks to raise their country's flag on islets in the eastern Aegean. Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said that the country's foreign policy "cannot be implemented by...

Greece's Kammenos: Turkey in 'Undeclared War' Since 1974

Greece's defense minister Panos Kammenos said on Thursday that there has been an "undeclared war" in the Aegean since 1974. "We have dead heroes falling in the line of duty and these are cases that prevail only in war," he...

Greek Flags Raised on Islets 'in Honor of Fallen Pilot'

The Greeks who raised the country's flag over uninhabited islets in the eastern Aegean say they did it to honor Giorgοs Baltadoros, the fighter pilot who lost his life when his Mirage fighter crashed off Skyros last week. Speaking to...

Tsipras: Greece Does Not Threaten Nor is Scared

Greek premier Alexis Tsipras sent a message of peaceful coexistence and cooperation to Turkey from the Greek island of Kastellorizo, a stone's throw from the Turkish coast on Tuesday. "Greece threatens no one but nor is it afraid of anyone,"...

Greek Flag Still Flies Over Aegean Islet (photos)

New images appear to contradict claims by the Turkish government that its forces removed a Greek flag from an islet in the eastern Aegean. A Greek flag was seen still flying on top of the highest peak in Mikros Anthropofas,...

NATO Distances Itself from Greek-Turkish Tensions in Aegean

NATO's leadership has distanced itself from tensions in the Aegean, with its secretary-general telling Turkish media "this is something that has to be addressed between Turkey and Greece". Jens Stoltenberg told Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency that although both Turkey and Greece...

Emotional Scenes Mark Greek Pilot's Final Journey (video)

Despite the sunshine, a solemn atmosphere surrounded the funeral service for fallen Hellenic Air Force pilot Giorgos Baltadoros which took place in his home village of Morfovouni, central Greece on Saturday. An honor guard formed outside the local church where his flag-draped...

Greek Town Prepares for Funeral of Fallen Pilot

The funeral of Giorgos Baltadoros, the Greek fighter pilot who died on Thursday when his Mirage 2000-5 plane crashed in the Aegean, will take place today in central Greece. The 34-year-old father of two was originally from Morfovouni, a picturesque...

Parliament 'Adopts' Family of Fallen Greek Pilot

The Greek parliament announced on Friday that it is "adopting" the two children of Giorgos Baltadoros, the pilot of the Mirage 2000-5 jet that crashed into the Aegean on Thursday. In practice this means that Baltadoros' widow and the two...

Greece Counts Cost of Protecting its Borders

With the tragic loss of pilot Giorgos Baltadoros off Skyros island on Thursday, the Greek armed forces have issued a tally of the deaths and losses of aircraft amid 28 years of Turkish provocations in the Aegean. More than 150...

Greece Mourns Death of Hero Pilot

The Greek Armed Forces are observing three days of mourning for Giorgos Baltadoros whose fighter jet crashed northeast of the island of Skyros on Thursday. By order of Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, who announced the tragic loss yesterday, flags will...

Remains of Greek Pilot Found off Skyros

The remains of Giorgos Baltadoros, the Greek pilot of the Mirage 2000-5 jet that crashed into the Aegean on Thursday, were found by a local fisherman off the coast of Skyros island on Friday. The Mayor of Skyros, Miltos Hadjigiannakis,...