November 9, 2018 Social
Telemachus ‘Tel’ Orfanos saw too much horror. The 27-year-old Greek-American first survived last year’s massacre at a Las Vegas country music festival, where 58 people were slain. He was also at the Borderline Bar and Grill on Wednesday night, when a gunman, dressed in black, killed 12 people. One of …
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November 3, 2018
World
The alt-right looks to classical literature to shore up its reactionary worldview. While for years there was a declining of Greek and Roman classical literature in American culture, a surprising group has taken up the mantle of explaining why the study of the ancient Greeks and Romans remains vitally important: …
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October 27, 2018
Turkey-GR
The United States has warned Turkey over the purchase of S-400 missile defense system from Russia. In an exclusive statement to a Greek news website Hellas Journal, a representative of the State Department expressed Washington’s concerns over the purchase and threatened with sanctions and repercussions in defense trade. “an S-400 …
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October 22, 2018
FEATURED, Greece
Greek nationals are permanently exempted from the obligation to obtain travel documents (a visa) before travelling to the United States, according to a letter sent by US authorities to Citizen Protection Minister Olga Gerovassili made public on Monday. According to the ministry, the letter noted that Greek citizens were included …
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October 22, 2018
World
The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the vote in FYROM parliament vote to approve a proposed change to the country’s name, was “rigged” by the U.S. with “blackmail, threats and bribes,” international media report Monday afternoon. In a statement Monday, the ministry accused the U.S. of orchestrating an “unfair vote” …
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October 9, 2018
Greece, Politics
“Greece could become the United States’ gateway to the Balkans and the Middle East,” Defense Minister Panos Kammenos said at the opening of Greece’s pavilion at the international defense systems exhibition AUSA 2018, in Washington DC. “Greece is exiting the crisis and can become a gateway for the United States …
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September 5, 2018
Greece, Politics
The U.S. is looking to further expand its military presence in Greece, including increasing access for US aircraft and ships and joint exercises, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford told reporters during his visit in Athens on Tuesday. However, the US is not seeking for a large …
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September 4, 2018
Greece, Politics
The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen Joseph Dunford has begun a two-day visit to Greece, starting off a week of high-level contacts between the two countries amid increased strain between the United States and Turkey. Gen. Joseph Dunford arrived Monday and is scheduled to meet his …
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August 17, 2018
Economy
Relations between US and Turkey took a further turn for the worse, as Washington warned Ankara with more economic sanctions in the last hours unless the latter releases US pastor Andrew Brunson. The US ‘will pay nothing’ to Turkey for the release of detained pastor, President Donald Trump tweeted on …
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August 12, 2018
World
The crisis between Turkey and US escalates, as President Donald Trump has given an ultimatum to Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to release US pastor Andrew Brunson by Sunday afternoon or face more sanctions, Turkey’s president revealed late on Saturday. Erdogan’s response was a “warning” that the United States is …
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August 7, 2018
Economy
Speculation is high that Turkey may seek a bailout from the International Monetary Fund and possibly also impose capital controls after the Turkish Lira lose big towards the US dollar. Recent fluctuations in foreign exchange markets, which cannot be explained on economic grounds, will ease sooner or later, ruling Justice …
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July 13, 2018
Greece, Politics
Τhe expulsion of two Russian diplomats from Greece is unfounded and could seriously damage bilateral relations, the Russian Foreign ministry said on Friday. Moscow’s reaction comes a day after the US State Department said in a statement it supports Greece against “malicious Russian influence.” “It appears that Washington, which openly …
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July 13, 2018
Greece, Politics
The United States support Greece in its decision to expel Russian diplomats who involved in actions against the Macedonia Agreement with FYROM. US State Department spokesperson, Heather Nauert, communicated the position of Washington in a tweet: #Greece expelled two Russian officials and barred entry of two others for attempting to …
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July 1, 2018
Very Mix
France has joined the US and Russia in seeking the extradition of a Russian held in Greece for allegedly laundering $4 billion using the bitcoin digital currency, a court source said Wednesday. The French warrant says Alexander Vinnik, who headed bitcoin exchange BTC-e, had defrauded over 100 people in six …
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June 23, 2018
Turkey-GR
Lockheed Martin hosted a grant ceremony to celebrate its first completed F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to be delivered to Turkey. Alas! The F-35 Fighter will not be tanked and not make it to Turkey. It will remain parked in US, and Turkish pilots will have to fly there for training. …
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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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June 6, 2018
Economy
The European Union hits back at the tariffs imposed on steel and aluminium by the US and the Trump administration. The EU College of Commissioners decided on Wednesday to adopt a a tic-for-tat duties strategy: a 25% duty on several products imported from the US, including food items like rice …
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June 6, 2018
Politics, World
Assistant Secretary of US State Department for European and Eurasian Affairs, Wess Mitchell, warned Turkey over harassment of floating drills and violations in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Cyprus. This is not something that the US will allow to go unnoticed, Mitchell said during a speech at Cypriot Heritage Foundation …
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May 31, 2018
Uncategorized
A bad day for world trade: US moves forward with imposing tariffs on steel and aluminium, without exception for Canada, Mexico and the European block. The new measures 25% percent on steel and 10% on aluminium go into effect on 1. June 2018, US time. The European Union threatens with …
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May 25, 2018
Turkey-GR
A U.S. Senate committee passed its version of a $716 billion defense policy bill on Thursday, including a measure to prevent Turkey from purchasing Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets. The amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, from Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Republican Senator Thom …
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