Turkey seeking way back into F-35 program
Turkey is seeking a solution to re-enter the American F-35 fighter jet program after being kicked out over its acquisition of the Russian-made S-400 missile system.
Turkey is seeking a solution to re-enter the American F-35 fighter jet program after being kicked out over its acquisition of the Russian-made S-400 missile system.
Turkey has taken no concrete steps towards meeting its stated desire to join the BRICS group of emerging economies but “a process is underway”, Omer Celik, the spokesperson for the country’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) said on Tuesday.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan appears to have told his European counterparts about his country’s tough stance on the Cyprus problem during last week’s informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels.
A Greek Olympian has spoken publicly about her verbal sexual harassment in her sport over years.
Municipal authorities of Kallithea requested that the Athens First Instance Prosecutor take measures against noise disturbance ahead of the Primer Music Festival, planned to take place at Plateia Nerou on September 7 and 8, it was announced on Tuesday.
A 60-year-old priest has been arrested in Thessaloniki for threatening to beat his 48-year-old wife. He is expected to appear before a court later in the day.
Lawmaker Pavlos Polakis expressed his indignation over a sudden decision by SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis to reinstate him in the party’s parliamentary group on Tuesday, saying he was not consulted on the matter.
Monday’s decision by an Albanian court to grant the release of the ethnic Greek elected mayor of Himare and MEP for New Democracy Fredi Beleri after 16 months of detention essentially ended his personal adventure but does not lead to an automatic improvement in Greek-Albanian relations, which have been seriously damaged by the affair.
Information came to light recently indicating that the United States may, under certain conditions, review its decision not to supply Turkey with F-35 fighter jets.
Police on the Cycladic island of Mykonos arrested on Tuesday a 28-year-old Italian national for robbing a tourist and forming a criminal gang.