Israel has reportedly closed an extensive deal with Greece, Italy, and Cyprus to supply natural gas via a 2,000 kilometer (1200 miles) underwater pipeline in a five-year long construction that is estimated to cost nearly [ More … ]
Long-standing rivals Greece and Greek Cyprus appear determined not to allow Turkey calm waters in these seas Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned international oil and gas companies not to become political instruments of [ More … ]
The proposal excluding the presence of Turkish troops in Cyprus is out of question, EU Minister Ömer Çelik said Tuesday, as he criticized Greek Cypriots for blocking 14 negotiation chapters in Turkey’s EU accession process. [ More … ]
Israel’s Air Force participating in Iniohos 2017 at a Greek air force base. Israel and the UAE do not have official diplomatic relations. The Israel Air Force began a joint exercise on Monday in Greece [ More … ]
The Greek coast guard fired bullets at a Turkey-flagged freighter in the Aegean Sea on July 3 after it refused to obey calls from the Greek authorities to stop at a Greek port, the captain [ More … ]
Foreign ministers from the three guarantor powers – Britain, Greece and Turkey – will take part in security discussions, alongside the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders Nicos Anastasiades and Mustafa Akinci, Eide said on [ More … ]
Turkey wants to make a “fresh start” with the European Union under a new vision, in the wake of soured relations over recent months, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım stated on June 19. “Unfortunately, the [ More … ]
Criticizing Greek defense minister’s rhetoric on Kardak islets, Mevlut Cavusoglu adds that Turkey values ties with Greece Continuing a war of words over Aegean islets, Turkey’s foreign minister Sunday slammed the “provocative” rhetoric of Greece’s [ More … ]
Saudi Arabia and Greece ushered in a new era of relations as King Salman and Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos held bilateral talks to enhance cooperation. “I consider this a historic visit,” said Polychronis Polychroniou, the [ More … ]
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has sent a letter to his Greek counterpart Aleksis Tsipras to convey Ankara’s disappointment at the court decision rejecting the extradition of eight Turkish soldiers, calling on the Greek government [ More … ]
Turkey’s Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar on Jan. 29 paid a visit to the disputed Aegean islets of Kardak, the Turkish Armed Forces has announced. Turkish Military Chief of Staff General Hulusi Akar [ More … ]
Turkey will take necessary steps to cancel migration deal with Greece after court decision rejects extraditition of eight FETÖ coup soldiers who fled to Greece Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said in Ankara on Fiday [ More … ]
NAGEHAN ALÇI* An important phase of the Cyprus talks in Geneva has drawn to a close. The Cyprus question, which has come to epitomize the concept of intractability, has now provoked hopeful excitement for a [ More … ]
Egypt has recently shown significant interest in Balkan states through several diplomatic and economic movements. There is no doubt that some of these moves are related to Egypt’s economic needs as it faces one of its [ More … ]
Ten thousand refugees stranded in Greece are ready to be relocated, European Parliament Vice President Dimitris Papadimoulis, who is also a member of Greece’s Syriza, said Tuesday. The refugees are unable to do so after several [ More … ]
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