Turkey ready to deploy Oruc Reis in a month, says energy minister
Turkey’s Oruc Reis seismic survey vessel will be ready to carry out exploratory research for natural gas and oil within “a month,” the country’s energy minister indicated on Tuesday.
A royal blunder: Greeks slam major outlets over ‘crown prince’ gaffe
Professor Alexander Kitroeff joins Thanos Davelis to explain why a decision by major outlets like CNN and BBC during Queen Elizabeth’s funeral to feature the son of Greece’s former king and refer to him as “Crown Prince” has rightfully sparked a backlash.
Two workers injured at overpass repair site
Two construction truck operators have been hospitalized after an accident at a highway repair site on Tuesday morning.
Government dismisses speculation about possible Greek Solution partnership
Government spokesman Giannis Oikonomou on Tuesday sought to play down speculation that New Democracy would consider a coalition with the ultranationalist Greek Solution if the ruling conservatives fail to form a government in next year’s general election.
Direct flights from US to Greece being extended into winter
Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias has underlined the deepening strategic relationship with the United States, whose culmination, he said, was the establishment of nine direct flights a day between Greece and America’s largest airports.
Report points to direct flights between Russia and Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus
Turkish media are reporting that Turkish Cypriots could be closer to getting direct flights between Russia and north Nicosia.
Greece will not take the bait, PM tells Ankara
Ankara’s increasingly aggressive posturing is driven by domestic political considerations, but Greece will not rise to the bait, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis indicated on Tuesday, as he prepares to head to the UN General Assembly in New York.
More than 6 million euros’ worth of cocaine seized at Piraeus
A large shipment of cocaine with a street value estimated at more than 6 million euros has been intercepted and seized at the Piraeus container terminal, according to a police announcement on Tuesday.
Turkey singing the same old song
In a letter dated June 5, 1963 and addressed to the elderly Turkish prime minister Ismet Inonu, US President Lyndon Johnson sought to avert a military invasion of Cyprus by threatening that in the case of a Soviet attack, the United States and NATO would not come to Ankara’s aid.
EU energy cuts prompt strong reactions
Greek energy-intensive industries are preparing a line of defense against the European Union proposals for a mandatory reduction in electricity consumption after the mandatory natural gas ceiling.