Greece brings up Orthodox plight in Syria at UN
Greek diplomacy is making moves to keep the treatment of Syria’s Christian Orthodox minority at the forefront of international policy.
Fresh pushback from Ankara over opposition to Turkey-Libya marine borders deal
Ankara on Thursday reiterated its frustration with European opposition to the maritime delimitation agreement between Turkey and Libya in the Mediterranean Sea, which violates the sovereign rights of Greece and Cyprus.
Antikythera shipwreck keeps yielding information 125 years on
One hundred and twenty five years after sponge divers discovered a shipwreck off the the island of Antikythera, southern Greece, the ship has never ceased to yield treasures.
‘Greek FBI’ dismantles cocaine smuggling racket
An ongoing operation by a special police squad tasked with cracking down on organized crime has dismantled an international cocaine smuggling racket that used a method to get the drugs into Greece that is relatively new for this country.
Wildfire continues to burn out of control in Crete
A fast-moving wildfire whipped by gale-force winds burned through the night and into Thursday on Greece’s southern island of Crete, prompting the evacuation of more than 1,500 people from hotels and homes.
Property values to stay put until 2028
The government will postpone updating property tax assessments until 2028, seven years after the last adjustment, as the government grapples with an acute housing crisis that officials say leaves no room for interventions.
Erdogan may not get F-35s after all
In recent days, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed optimism that Turkey could get out of the US doghouse, in the form of sanctions, and be allowed to buy advanced F-35 multi-role aircraft.
Athens maps response to Libya flows
The National Security Council (KYSEA) convened on Wednesday under Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to discuss strategies for protecting the country from increased migration flows south of Crete and potential assistance to Benghazi authorities.
US sanctions on Turkey could be lifted, envoy says
Turkey might again become eligible to obtain the advanced US multi-mission F-35 plane if sanctions against it are lifted by the end of the year, as US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack claimed in an interview.
Rival leaders in Cyprus will meet informally with UN chief this month
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will bring the rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus together again this month following a “constructive atmosphere” at an earlier meeting aimed at reviving stalled peace talks, the United Nations spokesman said Wednesday.