Mediterranean
Cyprus
Greece, Israel, Cyprus to "Create New Geography of Understanding"
The close trade, military and energy ties between Greece, Cyprus and Israel "are a guarantee for the security of the wider region, which is plagued by crises and dangerous revisionisms," stated Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Tuesday, during...
Cyprus
NATO Chief Announces Greece, Turkey to Cancel War Games
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced on Friday in Brussels that Greece and Turkey plan to cancel their respective war games, which had been scheduled for next week on the national holidays of each other's country.
The move was seen as...
Diplomacy
Greece Launches Diplomatic Push Against Turkey
Greece launched on Monday a new diplomatic offensive against Turkey's repeated and ongoing provocations in the Mediterranean, by writing to the EU, the UN Secretary General, and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Official complaints will also be lodged against Turkey...
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...
Europe
Swedish Foreign Minister Exchanges Barbs With Turkish Minister in Tense Meeting
In an unusual trading of barbs aimed at each other's countries, the foreign ministers of Sweden and Turkey exchanged pointed remarks at each other in front of the media on Wednesday.
Standing next to Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde, Turkish...
Cyprus
Greece and Turkey Agree on Mechanism to Avoid Eastern Med Accidents
According to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, the countries of Greece and Turkey have now agreed upon a mechanism that would allow them to avoid any accidental incidents in the Eastern Mediterranean, like the one which occurred between a Greek...
Greece
Chancellor Merkel Says Greece and Turkey Came Close to War
It became clear just how close Greece and Turkey came to military conflict recently when longtime German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated in the Bundestag on Wednesday.
"Nobody can imagine how fine the line is, in some cases, between military conflict...
Diplomacy
Archbishop Elpidophoros Meets With Pompeo on Hagia Sophia, East Med Tensions
Elpidophoros, the Greek-Orthodox Archbishop of the Americas, met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday at the State Department.
Discussing issues ranging from the takeover of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul to peace in the Mediterranean, the talks were...
Europe
Street Artist Banksy Launches Refugee Rescuer in the Mediterranean
As accusations of forcible pushbacks of refugees by a number of countries in the Mediterranean basin, including Greece, proliferate, Banksy, the famous but anonymous England-based street artist and political activist, has provided the funds for a rescue boat.
The vessel,...
Greece
Greece Becomes Magnet for Mega-Yachts in Summer 2020
Greece has hosted a record number of mega-yachts, or yachts measuring over 40 meters (130 ft), along its shores in the summer of 2020, according to recently released data.
Enticed by Greece's stunning beaches and low cases of Covid-19, owners...