U.S. Department of State

The tension generated by Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean in recent months has subsided as Ankara is feeling pressure from the EU and the United States to deescalate and proceed to talks with Greece. On Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip...

The US State Department on Friday issued a "Travel Advisory Level 3" suggesting to U.S. citizens to postpone even essential travel to Greece due to the Covid-19 spread in the country. Greece recorded 153 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the...

Tuesday's official State Department announcement calling Turkey's illegal activity inside Cyprus' EEZ a "provocative" act which creates tension in the region is yet another sign that the United States supports Cyprus and Greece against Ankara's escalating expansionist aims. The statement...

The Greek government has been cooperative in the United States counterterrorism efforts in 2018, the U.S. Department of State annual report on terrorism says. The report says that Greece has improved its tools and information exchange to screen undocumented migrants...

Greece's counter-terrorism police unit is continuing their investigation into the Monday morning bombing which caused extensive damage to the building housing Skai Television and Kathimerini newspaper. The attack occurred at 2:30 AM local time (0030 GMT) and there were no injuries. Footage from security...

Greece and Turkey have to find ways to de-escalate tension between them, said a State Department official on the occasion of the one-day visit of U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson to Turkey, a Real.gr report says. Briefing the press,...