Greece

Greece announced on Tuesday that it will send some of its Patriot defense missiles to Saudi Arabia under a program involving the United States, Great Britain and France. Athens will deploy the missiles, which the Saudis will pay for, “to...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Monday with a view to attract investments and build alliances to counter Turkey's expansionist policies in the eastern Mediterranean. Greek government sources say that during his...

Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud expressed full support for Cyprus amid ongoing tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean following a meeting with the country's Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday. Prince Faisal stressed the depth of relations...

Just in time for the tourist season, there will be a new direct flight launched by Saudia, Saudi Arabia's Airlines, with the international destination of Athens, Greece. Regarding the new flight plan, Saudia's director general Saleh Bin Nasser Al-Jasser explained...

A Saudi prince vacationing on Mykonos claims that burglars stole $1.2 million worth of jewelry off him, as he was preparing to leave the island, an ANT1 television report says. According to the report, the prince was staying at a...

Recession is the source of financial desperation for all Greek labor, but it is particularly harsh for medical professionals who spend almost a decade studying, only to see their wages dropping below those of a public service employee. When an...

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades praised the productive meeting he had with the King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud, on Wednesday in Riyadh. Anastasiades met with King Salman in the first official visit by a Cypriot President in...

Relations between Saudi Arabia and Cyprus have become closer under the leadership of President Nicos Anastasiades and Abdul Latif Bin Rashid Al Zayani, the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) said on Wednesday. According to an announcement from the...

President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, will be in Saudi Arabia on the January 2, as the first Cypriot President to ever visit the country. CNA has learned that the President will be accompanied in Riyadh by the...

Members of the Rouvikonas anarchist group attacked the embassy of Saudi Arabia in Athens in the early hours of Thursday. Video footage shows at least six assailants smashing windows with rocks. In a statement, the group says that the attack was...

The Greek parliament's Committee on Armament Programs and Contracts revoked its agreement to sell military equipment to Saudi Arabia, in an unprecedented move by the body. The arms deal had been approved by the Government Council for Foreign Affairs and...

The European Parliament on Thursday called for an EU arms embargo against Saudi Arabia amid the "world’s largest famine" in neighbouring Yemen. The vote puts additional pressure on the Greek government; which is under attack by the opposition and international...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was aware of the proposed arms deal with Saudi Arabia from the beginning, according to leaked documents tabled in parliament by opposition MPs. The controversial agreement was the subject of a heated exchange in parliament...

A leading global rights organization is urging the Greek government to scrap a controversial arms sale to Saudi Arabia, saying the weapons could be used against civilians in the ongoing war in Yemen. Amnesty International voiced deep concern on Monday...

Prime minister Alexis Tsipras dutifully stood by his Defence minister and coalition partner Panos Kammenos in a fierce parliamentary debate over the controversial Saudi Arms deal. They were both hammered by opposition parties, and the term "scandal" was often...