September 16, 2024
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
The US has imposed sanctions on five individuals and one entity involved in the Intellexa Consortium, which sold the illegal Predator spyware in Greece, found in dozens of phones, including those belonging politicians, journalists and businesspeople. The sanctioned individuals include key figures involved in Greece’s wiretapping scandal, which became known …
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April 12, 2024
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
The United States’ commitment to the upgrade of the Greek military is demonstrated by the US-Greece collaboration in the field of defense, US Ambassador to Greece George Tsunis underlined at the 9th Delphi Economic Forum on Thursday. He referred to the Letter of Offer and Acceptance to the Greek defense …
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April 3, 2024
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greece has approved the purchase of 35 UH-60M Blackhawk helicopters from U.S defence contractor Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N), opens new tab in an effort to modernize its armed forces, two people with knowledge of the deal told Reuters. “The deal passed by the parliament’s committee is to buy 35 helicopters …
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March 28, 2024
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will not be traveling to Washington in April due to conflicting obligations, government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis announced on Thursday. The Greek PM was expected to travel to Washington to attend an event at the White House commemorating the anniversary of the Greek Revolution of 1821. “The …
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January 7, 2024
Greece, Politics
An overall overview of Greek-US relations, as well as an exchange of views on international and regional issues, dominated the meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday, at Chania, Crete. The prime minister received Blinken at his home in Chania …
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January 4, 2024
Greece, Politics
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to visit Greece and meet with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in his summer house on the island of Crete, media reported. According to information, Anthony Blinken is scheduled to travel to Souda for a few hours. The US Secretary of State is …
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November 14, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A weapon in a parcel was detected at the Athens international airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” on Monday morning. the weapon was detected by an employee of a private security company. According to news website in.gr, the security guard detected the weapon during the X-ray check a package destined for the USA. …
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June 2, 2023
Greece, Politics
The last of four signatures by leading US Congressmen in foreign relations committees at the Senate and House of Representatives opened the way on Thursday towards the proposed sale of advanced F-35 fighter jets to Greece. According to procedure, the US State Department approached the relevant foreign relations committees to …
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May 24, 2023
Greece, Politics
The United States’ defense cooperation with Greece is at a historically high level and makes the wider region safer, the State Department noted regarding the imminent sale of F-35 fighter jets to Greece. During the regular briefing, the spokesperson for the US State Department reiterated the long-standing position that the …
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May 16, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Patriarchate of Constantinople’s Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America hopes to implement the jurisdiction-wide practice of girls serving in the altar and being tonsured as readers. This would include not just young children, but even students of the Archdiocese’s Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, …
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May 2, 2023
Greece, Politics
Recent statements by foreign officials in the previous days, with the most indicative interventions of Jens Ploetner, diplomatic adviser to the German chancellor, and George Tsunis, US ambassador in Athens, have reinforced the general realization that after the elections in Greece and Turkey, Athens’ main Western partners will push toward …
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April 30, 2023
Economy
The US confiscated Iranian oil on a tanker at sea in recent days in a sanctions enforcement operation, three sources said, and days later Iran seized another oil-laden tanker in retaliation, according to a maritime security firm. As oil markets remain jittery, the cargo seizure is the latest escalation between …
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April 18, 2023
Politics, Turkey-GR
The US Department of State announced Saturday it has decided to approve a sale of avionics software upgrades for Turkey’s existing F-16 fleet. The deal, valued at an estimated $259 million, is the first military equipment sale to Turkey in years. Turkey has also requested new F-16s and nearly 80 …
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April 3, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
The purchase of 49 American UH-60M Black Hawk general purpose helicopters for the Greek Army and the Air Force is being rapidly promoted by the General Staff of National Defense. This is another major equipment program with a budget of around 1.7 billion euros. According to military issues website OnAlert.gr, …
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March 22, 2023
Archeology, Culture
Twenty-nine Greek antiquities, products of looting and smuggling from Macedonia, Epirus, Central Greece, the Cyclades and Crete, were handed over by the Manhattan Prosecutor’s office in USA to Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni. The antiquities ended up in the USA, through the criminal networks of illegal trafficking of cultural goods. …
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February 23, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez called the East Mediterranean as a “promising region” during the 1st East Macedonia & Thrace Forum in Alexandroupoli, examining the role of the region in upgrading Greece’s geopolitical footprint. In a video message, he highlighted the prospects of the region despite the …
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February 21, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greece-US relations are strategic and have reached the highest level, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said on Tuesday during joint statements with his US counterpart Anthony Blinken, immediately after the launch of the 4th Greece-US Strategic Dialogue. “The Strategic Dialogue concerns seven important areas. It is a tangible proof of the …
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February 8, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
The green light for the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Greece has been given by the chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Robert Menendez, as he announced at the Delphi Economic Forum in Washington. The committee’s Republican vice chairman, Jim Reese, as well as the chairman and …
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November 15, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Multinational exercise “Niriis-22” took place from November 5 to 13 in the wider area of Crete and south of the Peloponnese, with the participation of personnel and media of the armed forces of Greece, the USA and Israel. Also participating in the exercise was the Standing NATO Maritime Group Two, …
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October 20, 2022
Politics, Turkey-GR
US State Department expressed on Wednesday the opposition of the United States to the agreement announced by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the creation of a natural gas hub in cooperation with Russia. “We have worked closely with our allies and partners to impose severe and unprecedented costs on …
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