March 23, 2019
World
Israel plans to build advanced marine radar on the Greek island of Crete in a bid to watch the route of a planned natural gas pipeline that will carry gas to Greek Cyprus and Greece. The revived “Long Horizon” project will possess the capacity to watch most of Turkish shores …
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March 20, 2019
Greece, Politics
The 6th Trilateral Cyprus-Greece-Israel Summit, with the participation of the United States, begins in Jerusalem Wednesday afternoon to advance energy and security in the Eastern Mediterranean and discuss also economy and migration. Attending the summit are Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades, host Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin …
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November 2, 2018
Turkey-GR
A very new Turkish narrative based on paranoia and conspiracy theories: “Greece, Israel and Egypt are part of the murder plot of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the consulate in Istanbul. This unbelievable allegation has been claimed by Erdogan’s close aide Yigit Bulut, who is famous for his delirium …
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October 26, 2018
Turkey-GR
He is beyond control and any possible fantasy. Yigit Bulut, economic adviser and close aide of Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan. Not only because he sees an international conspiracy against Turkey. And that those “major power” use Greece to achieve their goals. In an interview to a Turkish state broadcaster, …
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October 22, 2018
Turkey-GR
Turkey is furious at the energy cooperation between Greece, Cyprus and Israel. They “play a dirty game against Turkey,” Yigit Bulut, the economic advisor of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said and warned that “Greece will be destroyed if there would be a naval combat” between the two countries.” “Greece is …
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October 22, 2018
Turkey-GR
Turkey is furious at the energy cooperation between Greece, Cyprus and Israel. They “play a dirty game against Turkey,” Yigit Bulut, the economic advisor of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said and warned that “Greece will be destroyed if there would be a naval combat” between the two countries.” “Greece is …
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June 12, 2018
World
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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June 7, 2018
Social
A 57-year-old woman has been depriving several Greeks of thousands of euros promising them high work places at the embassies of the United States and Israel in Athens, against a fee, of course. In the two years the fraudster was in operation she has collected more than 280,000 euro, police …
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May 28, 2018
Greece, Politics
Controversial Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis proposes that Greece exploits hydrocarbon reserves with half the Middle East as well as with Turkey. In an article posted on daily Efimerida Ton Syntakton, the former finance minister sees the share of hydrocarbon reserves as an opportunity for peace in the region. jointly exploiting …
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May 17, 2018
Turkey-GR
Israeli lawmakers move to recognize the Armenian Genocide amid a Turkish-Israeli row over the killings of Palestinians in Gaza. A row that deepens by each passing day. The move comes a day after Ankara and Jerusalem expelled both countries ambassadors, Erdogan and Netanyahu exchanged harsh statements on Twitter and the …
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May 16, 2018
Greece, Politics
Protesters hurled rocks and burned flags of Israel and the US in a march rally against the killings of more than 60 Palestinians in Gaza and the move of US Embassy to Jerusalem. The protest rally was organized by leftist political parties, Popular Unity and Antarsya, groups in “solidarity with …
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May 14, 2018
Greece, Politics
“Assassination attacks launched by Israeli army against Palestinian protesters are causing repulsion,” Greece’s ruling party SYRIZA said in a statement issued late Monday afternoon. The left-wing party of Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras is calling on the international community to condemn the attacks that took place in view of the …
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May 13, 2018
Arts, Culture
Cyprus and Eleni Foureira narrowly lost to Israel and Netta Barzilai who won the Eurovision 2018 with “Toy” – a song about women’s empowerment and the #MeToo movement. Foureira’s Fuego gathered a total of 436 points, 183 from the judges and 253 points from the public. It was the second …
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May 8, 2018
Greece, Politics
The leaders of Cyprus, Greece and Israel meet in Nicosia on Tuesday, in the 4th trilateral meeting to discuss regional issues, energy cooperation between the countries and the East Med gas pipeline. President Nikos Amastasiades, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the geo-strategic cooperation. However, despite …
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April 4, 2018
Greece, Politics
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday. The three leaders talked about regional issues and “advancing the examination into the possibility of laying a gas pipeline from Israel to Cyprus and from there to Greece and western Europe,” …
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August 23, 2017
Archeology
An extremely rare ancient early Christian Greek inscription mentioning the Byzantine emperor Justinian was found intact. It has been discovered about a kilometer north of Jerusalem’s Old City, on the road leading to Damascus Gate. The once-in-a-lifetime dream archaeological find was discovered by chance during infrastructure work for a phone …
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July 7, 2017
Economy
The environment, energy, tourism and real estate sectors reportedly dominate interest by Israel-based investors eyeing business prospects in Greece, according to reports. Greece’s embassy in Israel has mostly fielded requests by local companies interested in an ongoing privatization program in the still bailout-dependent country. Solid and liquid waste management, a …
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June 15, 2017
Greece
The foundation of the Holocaust Museum will contribute to preserve the commemoration of the Holocaust, prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Thuersday as he unveiled a plaque for the Museum together Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu. The prime minister noted that “the establishment of the Museum aims to safeguard and hand …
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June 15, 2017
Greece, Politics
Under draconian security measures, the trilateral summit between Greece, Cyprus and Israel started in Thessaloniki on Thursday morning. High on the agenda are energy and security issues in the region, the situation in the Middle East and the Qatar issue as well as the Cyprus and the Palestinian issues. The …
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May 16, 2017
World
US President Donald Trump has once again found himself at the center of a storm – this time for reportedly sharing “codeword classified” information with the Russian ambassador. The information, which related to the use of laptops on aircraft, is understood to have been passed to the Americans by an …
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