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F-16 Fighting Falcon jets belonging to the Turkish Air Forces Command will attend the NATO drill, entitled “Tiger Meet 2022,” that will be held in Greece between May 9-22. This year’s military exercise will be held in Araxos Air Base in the West of the country, west of Greece. The …

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The double sirens testing was successful at least in our neighborhood in Athens on Tuesday morning. 11 o’ clock sharp, a rather weak alarm sounded intermittently and at varyi8ng levels for 60 seconds. The second alarm was penetrating loud and consistent and lasted also for 60 seconds. Χαμουλης! #σειρήνες pic.twitter.com/H8BtkiNvrx …

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U.S. soldiers are operating German Patriot missile systems in Greece alongside three allied nations as part of a two-week exercise focused on defending NATO’s eastern flank. About 250 troops from the U.S., Germany, Greece and the Netherlands are taking part in the air defense operations at NATO’s firing range on …

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Turkey plans to start drilling south of the Greek islands of Crete, Karpathos, Kasos and Rhodes, claiming it is justified to do so according to its maritime boundaries with the Tripolis-based government in Libya. Requests for drilling submitted by the company Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) to the General Directorate of …

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The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) and authorities at the island of Kos will carry out a tsunami emergency drill on November 19, 2019 to test the Tsunami Last Mile (TLM) warning and response services that were set up at the Dodecanese island last August. The capital of Kos …

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Air raid sirens will sound across Greece on Tuesday, October 9th 2018. In a statement The Greek Police reassures citizens that there is no reason of concern and explains the drill as follows: The sirens will sound: at 11:00 a.m. for 60 seconds with interrupting sound of different volume. at …

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The Israeli Air Force launched a large-scale aerial exercise last Sunday in Greece, practising long-range operations and missions over unfamiliar terrain. The exercise simulated warfare in the Gaza Strip as well as on Israel’s northern border, the army said on Monday. A total of forty planes of Israel’s Armed Forces participated …

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Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım threatened  not only hydrocarbon survey ships of oil giant Exxon Mobile but also the US 6th Fleet is participating in a naval exercise in the area 7-18 March 2018. little red arrow: US Naval exercise “The Republic of Cyprus would not be allowed to get …

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The Greek Police will in the coming weeks be conducting a training exercise in the center of Athens to test the emergency response to terrorists. The drill, dubbed “Tyfonas II” (Greek for typhoon), will take place either in Syntagma Square, in front of the Greek Parliament building, or in nearby …

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ExxonMobil and partner Qatar Petroleum on Wednesday signed an agreement with Cyprus to carry out exploratory drilling off the east Mediterranean island’s southern coast, where officials hope sizeable deposits of oil and gas could be found. Qatar Petroleum Chief Executive Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi said the area, or block, where the …

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Greek government and especially the nationalist government partner Panos Kammenos had enough from the ongoing Turkish violations of Greek Air Space (Athens Flight Information Region) and the FYROM police firing tear gas inside the Greek territory. As Defense Minister, Panos Kammenos gave an order to Chief of Greek National Defense …

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