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Greek-Italian Cuisine Fusion Led to the Mediterranean Diet
Italian cuisine and Greek cuisine: the history, differences and common traits in the cuisines we all love is a fascinating journey into the past, showing that there was a fusion of Greek-Italian cuisine in historical times that comes down to...
Greece
Mediterranean Gyros Pizza: A Greek Twist on a Favorite Dish
Pizza is one of the most beloved comfort foods in the world, and the classic dish is even better when crafted with Greek flavors.
Made with tzatziki, olives, feta, and gyros meat, the Mediterranean Gyros Pizza recipe from Grecian Delight...
Energy
Turkey Vows to Resume Eastern Mediterranean Drilling “Soon”
Turkey will “soon” resume its seismic and drilling activities under the Eastern Mediterranean, according to Fatih Donmez, its Energy Minister.
Greece
Five-Nation Military Exercise in East Mediterranean Sends Message to Ankara
The Naval forces of Greece and Cyprus will join those of Egypt, France, and the United Arab Emirates in conducting a large-scale sea and air exercise off the Mediterranean coast of Alexandria, Egypt starting Monday, November 30.
The joint exercise...
Crime
Greece, Fellow Mediterranean Nations Sign New Migration Memorandum
The leaders of four Mediterranean nations who are the most affected by illegal immigration sent a joint memorandum regarding the European Union's new migration rulebook to the EU on Wednesday.
The nations of Greece, Italy, Spain and Malta together signed...
Diplomacy
US Warns of Russia's Role in the Eastern Mediterranean
Geoffrey Pyatt, the United States' ambassador to Athens, had some strong admonitions regarding Russian influence in the troubled Eastern Mediterranean in his remarks during the online Thessaloniki Summit on Thursday.
Apropos the recent Athens visit of Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey...
Diplomacy
State Department "Deplores" Turkey's Unilateral Actions in East Mediterranean
In an announcement released on Tuesday, the US State Department accused Turkey of "unilaterally raising tensions" in the Mediterranean after Ankara sent its oil and gas drilling ship Oruc Reis once again into Greek territorial waters.
A Twitter message from...
Animals
Unusually High Numbers of Loggerhead Sea Turtle Nests in Mediterranean This Year
According to ARCHELON, The Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece, 2020 has seen an unusually high number of loggerhead sea turtle nests in waters around Greece and in the Mediterranean as a whole.
After surveying the 75 km (47 miles)...
Greece
Illegal EU Border Crossings Down in August, Drop in East Mediterranean Arrivals
According to data from Frontex the European Union's border protection agency, the number of illegal border crossings into Europe were down 30% in the month of August.
In the first eight months of 2020, the number of illegal entries into...
Diplomacy
PM Mitsotakis Tells CNN Turkish Behavior Threatens Stability of Eastern Mediterranean
In a Wednesday television interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke at length about Turkey's continued aggression in the Eastern Mediterranean, declaring that it must stop its continued provocations before any talks can take place...
Cyprus
Turkish Actions in Mediterranean the Subject of Pompeo-Dendias Meeting in Vienna
After a meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo late on Friday, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias stated to the press that he hoped that all the nations involved in the current tense situation in the eastern Mediterranean...
Diplomacy
Greek FM Dendias Speaks with Mediterranean Counterparts on Security Issues
The diplomatic marathon initiated by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, by which he keeps in constant contact with regional and European officials regarding the troubling situation in the Eastern Mediterranean, continued on Friday.
Earlier in the day, Dendias had a phone...
Cyprus
Turkey Plans New Drillings Off Cyprus, Fueling Mediterranean Tensions
Turkey issued a new notice for its continued gas exploration and drillling inside the Cypriot Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) on Wednesday, further fueling tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean.
The Navigational Telex (Navtex) covers the area southwest of the island for...
Business
Survey Says Greece One of Top Three Mediterranean Tourist Destinations
According to a recent survey conducted by Horwath HTL, Greece ranked as one of the top three Mediterranean destinations for travelers once Covid-19 restrictions are lifted.
The "Travel Sentiment Survey" questioned a sample of 1,000 people from twelve key markets,...
Diplomacy
Greece, Italy Maritime Deal "Model of Cooperation" in the Mediterranean
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday hailed an agreement on maritime boundaries signed between Greece and Italy on Tuesday as “a model of cooperation and good neighborly relations.”
Speaking in Parliament, he added that “(The agreement) describes the extent...