Greece contributes €67,000 to CMP
Greece has contributed €67,000 to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) in Cyprus, providing further support for efforts to locate, identify and return the remains of missing persons to their families.
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Palmas urges caution over speculation involving terrorism suspect’s children
Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas on Wednesday called for restraint in public discussion surrounding the army careers of the children of a terrorism suspect, stressing that no assumptions should be made ...
Erdogan slams Greek Cypriots for ‘boarding Israel’s ship of discord’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday lambasted the Greek Cypriot leadership for “boarding Israel’s ship of discord” and “undertaking the role of subcontractors for Zionism” as he addressed ...
Greece is poised to become energy gateway for southeast Europe and the East Med
Chevron has just filed a request to acquire a 70 per cent stake in offshore Block 10 in the Ionian Sea that is expected to be granted by Greece. The following examines ...
Greek F-16s to remain in Cyprus
Greece will continue to station F-16 fighter jets in Cyprus, reports in Greece said on Tuesday, with Greek fighter jets having remained on the island since being deployed in March ...
Greek probe finds suspected Ukrainian sea drone lost course after malfunction
Greek investigators believe a military sea drone found on a Greek island last week went off course due to a technical failure and may not have travelled far, sources said ...
Ryanair to shut Thessaloniki base in Greece due to high fees
Ryanair RYA.I will close its operating base at Greece’s Thessaloniki airport this winter and cut the number of flights in and out of the city after airport operator ...
Power, illusion and the Thucydides warning
Power rarely collapses from weakness. It collapses from the consequences of misjudgement. The confrontation between the US and Israel with Iran may prove to be one of those moments.
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Defence ministers review Greek military presence in Cyprus, Kentavros system
Cyprus and Greece reviewed the presence of Greek military assets on the island and discussed Cyprus’ interest in acquiring the Kentavros defence system, during a meeting in Athens on Tuesday ...
USS Gerald Ford to return to Souda after 30-hour fire
The American aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford is expected to return to the port of Souda in Crete on Wednesday for refuelling and potential inspections following a fire that ...
Greece wants durable solution to ensure free shipping in Hormuz Strait
Greece does not back any separate deals that would allow ships to enter and exit the Strait of Hormuz but wants a durable solution to safeguard peace in the region, ...
Two Greek F-16s take off from Paphos airbase
Two Greek F-16 fighter jets took off from Andreas Papandreou airbase in Paphos on Wednesday, just before noon, it was made known on Thursday.
The jets, currently deployed to the ...
Greece to cap profit margins on fuel, supermarkets, PM says
Greece will impose a cap on profit margins on fuel and products on supermarket shelves for three months to fight speculation from rising energy prices as a result of the ...
Greek police detain man on suspicion of spying on naval base in Crete
Greek police have detained a 36-year-old man on suspicion of spying on a naval base on the island of Crete, a strategic facility for the United States in the eastern ...
Greece’s ex-finance minister Varoufakis charged over use of ecstasy decades ago
Greece’s former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, a self-declared “erratic” Marxist, has been charged with promoting drug use after he publicly admitted to having popped an ecstasy pill nearly four ...