Greece
Diplomacy
Greece to Send Patriot Missiles to Saudi Arabia
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...
Diplomacy
Greek PM Tours Saudi Arabia, UAE Seeking Investments and Allies
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...
Cyprus
Saudi Arabia Offers its "Full Support" to Cyprus Amid Eastern Mediterranean Tensions
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...
Greece
Saudi Arabian Airlines Announces New Riyadh-Athens Flight
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...
Greece
Greek Doctors Needed in Saudi Arabia
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
Nicosia Hails 'Historic' Visit by Cyprus President to Saudi Arabia
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...
Cyprus
Saudi Arabia and Cyprus Enhance Relations
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...
Cyprus
Anastasiades is First Cypriot President to Visit Saudi Arabia
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...
Greece
4 Questions Haunt Tsipras over Shady Defence Deal with Saudi Arabia
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis are ready to battle it out in parliament on Monday, over the controversial arms deal involving Defence Minister Panos Kammenos; who is said to have sold Greek army surplus projectiles...
Greece
Saudi Arabian Prince in Mytilene with Onassis Super Yacht "Christina"
Saudi Arabian Prince Majed Abdulaziz Al-Saud sailed into the port of Mytilene in the Aegean with two yachts, "Elegant 007" and Aristotle Onassis' legendary yacht "Christina". Anchored half a mile from the beach of Vatera in south Lesvos, the prince and...
Greece
Tour Operators from Saudi Arabia Visit Greece
Sixteen representatives of leading travel agencies from Saudi Arabia which operate in Riad, visited Athens and met with the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Elena Kountoura, acting within the framework of promoting Greek Tourism and attracting visitors from the Saudi Arabian market.
This...
Greece
Giorgios Samaras Signs with Saudi Arabian side for $14million
It was quite a busy January for the Greeks as there were more than a few who chose to sail away in new lands. Giorgios Samaras was the last of the bunch, signing a contract which will pay him $14m in...
Greece
Greek Woman's Marriage Turned to 'Nightmares in the Saudi Arabian Desert'
It was in the 80's when a beautiful young Greek girl decided not to lead an ordinary life. She was in France studying in college, when she had to make a choice for her career that apparently would change...
Greece
19 High-Impact Entrepreneurs from Egypt, Greece, Indonesia, Lebanon, Mexico, Turkey and Saudi Arabia Join the Endeavor Network
Endeavor selected 19 High-Impact Entrepreneurs from Egypt, Greece, Indonesia, Lebanon, Mexico, Turkey and Saudi Arabia at its 47th International Selection Panel. Endeavor now supports 785 High-Impact Entrepreneurs from 489 companies in 14 emerging market countries. The entrepreneurs were chosen...
Greece
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Visits Saudi Arabia
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the biggest in Greece, enters a new face in its history as it opens its gates to the Arab World with its participation in the International Council for Higher Education in Riad, Saudi Arabia. It...