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Barrage of New Violations of Greek Airspace by Turkish Jets

The Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA) recorded 36 violations of Greek national air space over the northeast, central and southeast parts of the Aegean Sea on Wednesday. GEETHA said nine of the violations were carried out by three formations...

Greek Air Force Intercepts Turkish F-16s on Christmas Day

Violations of Greek airspace by Turkish warplanes over the Aegean continued on Christmas Day, with Hellenic Air Force jets intercepting the aircraft according to international regulations. Two pairs of Turkish F-16s flew over the Greek islands of Kastelorizo, Stroggyli and...

Meet The Teacher on One of Greece's Smallest Islands

Maria Faedra Tsialera is the only teacher who lives on the small island of Arkoi in Greece's Dodecanese. She keeps the primary school of the island open for the one and only student who lives there permanently. Tsialera was born...

59 Migrants Rescued Off Greek Islands of Chios and Samos

A total of fifty-nine migrants were found and rescued from two different boats on Sunday morning in the Aegean Sea. FRONTEX, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, located two boats, one off the coast of the island of Chios...

Ready to Go? Greek Island Will Pay You to Live There

A joint plan drawn up by the Metropolitan Bishop of Kythera and Monemvasia along with the local council of the small island of Antikythera, hopes to bring life back to the beautiful Greek island which is now home to...

Turkish Jets Violate Greek Airspace Twice on Monday

According to a statement issued by the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA), two Turkish F-16 jets flew over the Greek island of Oinousses at a height of 26,000 feet on Monday, at 16:04 local time (14:04 GMT). The newest...

Turkey: We Will Protect Our Rights in The Aegean

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on Sunday stressed the importance of protecting Turkey’s rights in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean. Speaking at an award ceremony in the capital Ankara, Akar was quoted as saying by the semi-official Anadolu Agency...

Turkish V.P. Says Country Will Not Back Down

"Turkey will not back down in the slightest from its interests Wn hydrocarbons, neither in Cyprus, nor in the Aegean, nor in the Eastern Mediterranean," Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said on Monday. Speaking to the Turkish National Assembly on...

Every Night There Is War in the Aegean, Says Greece's Navy Chief

"Every night there is war going on in the Aegean," said Hellenic Navy Commander in Chief Admiral Nikos Tsounis on Friday. The Navy chief spoke to the Athens Macedonian News Agency (AMNA) referring to the ongoing violations of Greek territorial...

Greek, Turkish Coast Guards Vow to 'Strengthen Cooperation'

The heads of the Greek and Turkish Coast Guards met in Piraeus on Friday to strengthen cooperation in tackling the migration flows in the Aegean Sea. The meeting between Turkey's Ahmet Kendir and Greece's Stamatis Raptis took place at the Hellenic...