September 17, 2022
FEATURED, Politics, Turkey-GR, World
A historic decision: The United States has decided to lift the long-standing arms embargo on Cyprus. The 33 year old embargo against the island has forced to look to Russia for equipment. The lifting of the arms embargo has angered Turkey, as expected. “Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken determined …
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August 17, 2022
Politics, World
The US State Department has warned Turkey to avoid “transactions with Russia’s defense sector” or else face sanctions. The warning comes a day after Russian news agency Tass reported that Moscow and Ankara had signed a contract for the shipment of a second batch of S-400 surface-to-air missile systems. “The …
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August 16, 2022
Politics, World
An Iranian-flagged tanker has retrieved an oil cargo which the United States had confiscated and is set to leave Greece, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday. The seizure from the Lana, formerly the Pegas, prompted Iranian forces in May to seize two Greek tankers in the Middle East …
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August 14, 2022
Politics, Uncategorized, World
Boris Johnson and his wife are on holiday in Greece and they were seen and filmed at a supermarket in Nea Makri, a seaside resort village in eastern Attica. The outgoing Prime Minister of Great Britain was recognized by several customers of a well-known chain on Saturday, who immediately grabbed …
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August 7, 2022
Politics, World
The first 117 of 600 Ukrainian children aged 6-15 that will be hosted in Greek summer camps arrived in Athens and Thessaloniki on Friday. Greece’s union of privately held camps (Panhellenic Union of Private Initiative Camp Operators) offered to host the children, all of which left Bucha and arrived in …
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July 9, 2022
Politics, Turkey-GR, World
A group of 35 bipartisan lawmakers in US Congress sent a letter to President Joe Biden expressing their opposition to the proposed sale of F-16 fighter planes to Turkey. US Representative Frank Pallone (Democrats) posted a copy of the letter on Twitter, saying that, “We must not support Turkey’s military …
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June 22, 2022
Politics, World
Manfred Weber, the chairman of European Parliament conservative party European People’s Party, called on the European Council to consider an arms embargo on Turkey. Briefing correspondents in Brussels, EPP’s chairman Weber said “it is unacceptable and provocative for Ankara to threaten Greece with war and to raise the issue of …
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June 10, 2022
Politics, World
Turkey must respect the sovereignty of all EU member states “in their territorial waters and airspace,” said European Commission spokesman for external affairs Peter Stano on Friday. Asked by Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA) about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent provocative statements, Stano noted that “the EU has always been …
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May 25, 2022
Politics, World
The Russian Orthodox Church has let Christian Orthodox fathers down by supporting Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios, the spiritual head of some 260 million Orthodox Christians worldwide, said in an interview. Moscow calls its three-month-old invasion a “special military operation” to rid Ukraine of fascists, an assertion Kyiv …
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May 25, 2022
Politics, World
“Devastated by the news of the horrific elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that claimed the lives of so many children” the Greek Foreign Ministry posted on Twitter on Wednesday. “In this hour of grief, we extend our heartfelt condolences to the victims’ families and our deepest sympathies to the …
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May 11, 2022
Politics, World
For the first time Greece hosts one of the most legendary exercises in the world, the NATO Tiger Meet 2022, with a history of 60 years. The drill is hosted by the Hellenic Air Force 335 Squadron. From Monday 9 to Friday 20 May 2022, the NATO Tiger Meet 2022 …
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April 19, 2022
FEATURED, Politics, World
Greek authorities seized Russian-flagged tanker PEGAS citing reasons that the sanctions imposed by the European Union and the NATO on ships of Russian interests. The tanker was sailing off Karystos, south of the island of Evia. Only the 250-meter long tanker was seized but not its crude oil cargo. The …
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April 5, 2022
Politics, World
The head of Greece’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority has confirmed that seizures have been carried out on the assets of Russian individuals and companies over the invasion of Ukraine, in line with decisions of the United Nations Security Council and the European Union. Speaking to Kathimerini, agency chief Charalambos Vourliotis clarified …
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March 18, 2022
FEATURED, Politics, World
An Israeli politician has reportedly floated the idea of purchasing Greek islands as a contingency plan for the evacuation of Israelis in case of an Iranian missile attack. Avri Steiner, a representative of the Blue and White party (Kahol Lavan) led by Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, suggested the idea …
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March 16, 2022
Politics, World
Ukraine urges Greece to shut its ports to Russian vessels and stop doing business with Russian companies to increase pressure on Moscow to end the war, Ukraine’s ambassador to Greece said on Wednesday. “We ask Greece in particular to close the ports to Russian vessels… stop doing business with them …
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March 15, 2022
FEATURED, Politics, World
The largest concentration of naval forces in the world is seen at the moment in the northern Aegean Sea: the US aircraft carrier Harry Truman, modern Russian frigates and a number of nuclear-powered escort ships are sailing in the area, while the French Charles de Gaulle is currently south of …
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March 15, 2022
World
The Greek Red Cross is sending more large quantities of humanitarian aid to Ukraine, continuing its practical support of those impacted by the war, according to an announcement on Tuesday. Three trucks loaded with 40 tons of humanitarian aid left the central warehouse of the Hellenic Red Cross in Athens …
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March 14, 2022
FEATURED, Politics, World
A Russian Orthodox church in Holland has said it is cutting ties with the Moscow patriarchate and has requested to join the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople instead. “Is no longer possible for them to function within the Moscow patriarchate and provide a spiritually safe environment for our faithful,” a statement …
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March 11, 2022
FEATURED, Politics, World
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shown the importance of NATO allies not being dependent on Russian military equipment, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in his speech at the Diplomacy Forum in Antalya on Friday. While he did not explicitly mentioned the Russian S-400 missiles, both Turkish and Greek media understood …
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March 9, 2022
FEATURED, Politics, World
Radioactive substances could be released from Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear power plant because it cannot cool spent nuclear fuel after its power connection was severed, Ukraine’s state-run nuclear company Energoatom said on Wednesday. It said fighting made it impossible to immediately repair the high-voltage power line to the plant, which was …
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