In a quick visit to Egypt on Thursday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and called this meeting “brief but productive.” It is the first visit of Mitsotakis to Egypt after his re-election in June and the formation of his new government. Egypt and Greece share …
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Greece deploys transport aircraft for evacuation of Greeks and Cypriots from Sudan
Two military transport aircraft C-130 and C-27j left Greece on Sunday afternoon for Egypt in the context of the operation to rescue Greek but also Cypriot citizens from the civil war in Sudan, a total of 120-150 citizens wanting to leave the country. Earlier today, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias had …
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POLITICO: Saudi Arabia’s secret talks with Greece, Egypt to buy World Cup 2030
Saudi Arabia has offered to fully pay for Greece and Egypt’s sports infrastructure costs, for joining its 2030 FIFA World Cup hosting bid. According to the scoop by politico.eu, Mohammed bin Salman personally made the offer of stadiums to Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in a conversation being reported for …
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Aircraft crash near Heraklio airport; one dead (picts)
An aircraft crashed into the sea area off Kakos Mountain near the airport of Heraklio on the island of Crete on Thursday morning. Two people onboard. The aircraft sent MayDay before crashing into the sea. The single-engine aircraft with two people onboard crashed into the sea around 10 o; clock, …
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Al-Sisi demarcates Egypt’s maritime border with Libya
Egypt ‘s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a Presidential degree demarcating the maritime border of the country to the West, that is with Libya. With the drawing of a straight line, al-Sisi unilaterally determines the maritime borders with Libya, practically cutting through the illegal Turkey-Libya memorandum on the Exclusive Economic …
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Greece and Egypt formally “bury” the illegal Turkey-Libya agreement
With two signatures Greece and Egypt formally “buried’ the illegal Turkey-Libya agreement in the Mediterranean Sea. Greece and Egypt signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in the Fields of Aeronautics and Maritime Search & Rescue in Cairo on Tuesday. The agreement was signed by Greece’s National Defense Minister …
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Turkey-Libya preliminary hydrocarbon deal prompts Greece, Egypt to push back
Libya’s Tripoli government signed a preliminary deal on energy exploration on Monday, prompting Greece and Egypt to say they would oppose any activity in disputed areas of the eastern Mediterranean. Libya’s eastern-based parliament, which backs an alternative administration, also rejected the deal. Speaking at a ceremony in Tripoli, Turkish Foreign …
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Greece and Egypt talk again about the electricity interconnection project
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday had an online meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. The talks focused on the implementation of the project for an electricity interconnector linking Greece and Egypt, which is a strategic priority for both countries. The basis of the power link is the Memorandum …
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One arrest in murder case of Greek journalist Nikolaos Katsikas in Egypt
Egyptian authorities are investigating the murder of Greek veteran journalist and correspondent of state-run news agencies in Greece and Cyprus 56-year-old Nikolaos Katsikas. The victim was stabbed to death and was found in his home in Giza, last week. According to Egyptian newspaper Al Ahram, authorities announced on Tuesday the …
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Greece to propose to EUCO alternative energy sources from North Africa
Greece is proposing to European Union to import natural gas or electricity from North Africa as alternative to the energy crisis. At door steps comments ahead of the European Council meeting on Thursday, prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that he would brief his counterparts on developments in the Eastern Mediterranean …
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Trilateral Summit: Greece vows to link Egypt’s energy grid to EU
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday called the trilateral cooperation scheme established by Greece, Cyprus and Egypt “a beacon of stability in the Eastern Mediterranean,” in joint statements with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi after the 9th Trilateral Summit held in Athens. He said …
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Greece, Egypt discuss electricity interconnection with underwater cable
Greece and Egypt discuss the electricity interconnection between the two countries. The project envisages the interconnection of the mainland electricity grids of Greece with Egypt, which will be the first between Europe and Africa in the region of the Southeastern Mediterranean with the laying of a submarine cable. Τhe plans …
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Greece in mediator role between Israelis and Palestinians?
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will visit Israel and the Palestinian territories on Tuesday and Egypt on Thursday, a foreign ministry announcement said on Monday. According to media, Greece aims to assume a mediator role between Israelis and Palestinians. Dendias will hold meetings with the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem …
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Egypt issues new EEZ map after agreement with Greece on Block W18
The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Egypt has issued a new map of exploration blocks that will be put to a tender. The map reassigns the position of block EGY-MED-W18 so that it does not extend beyond the 28th meridian and stays within the boundaries of Egypt’s designation …
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Egyptian, Greek Naval Forces in joint drill in Mediterranean Sea
Egyptian and Greek naval forces conducted joint military training in the northern Mediterranean Sea, in efforts to reinforce the exchange of expertise with the armed forces of friendly countries. The drill was conducted as the Egyptian naval units were on their way back from another training “Friendship Bridge-3″ with the …
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Egypt ratifies maritime boundary deal with Greece
Egypt’s president Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi ratified on Saturday the maritime deal setting its Mediterranean Sea boundary with Greece and demarcating an exclusive economic zone for oil and gas drilling rights, the country’s state-run news agency reported. The bilateral agreement is widely seen as a response to a rival deal between Turkey …
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Greek Parliament ratifies EEZ agreements with Italy and Egypt
The Greek Parliament ratified the Greece-Egypt agreement on the Exclusive Economic Zone between the two countries was with a majority of 178 MPs from New Democracy and Movement for Change (KINAL) on Thursday evening. 26 MPs from the Greek Communist Party, the Greek Solution and MeRA25 voted down the agreement, …
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Parliament to ratify maritime boundaries agreements with Egypt, Italy
Τhe Greek Parliament debate on the ratification of the agreements with Egypt and Italy on the demarcation of the sea boundaries will start on Monday, August 24, government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced on Thursday. The texts of the two agreements were submitted to the Parliament earlier today. The relevant vote …
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Turkey claims Greece-Egypt EEZ maritime deal was “null and void”
Just a few hours after Greece and Egypt signed the historic agreement of the Exclusive Economic Zone on Thursday, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement claiming “a maritime boundary” between the two countries does not exist” and that such an agreement was “null and void.” The demarcated area is “located …
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Greece and Egypt sign historic agreement for delimitation of EEZ
Greece and Egypt have signed an agreement for the delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) between the two countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. The agreement was signed by Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and his Egypt counterpart Sameh Shoukry in Cairo on Thursday afternoon. Unofficial map as posted …
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