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EU support for Greece as PM Mitsotakis tells CNN that Turkey’s challenges will not remain unanswered
European support has been extended to Greece and Cyprus amid provocations by Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the Council …
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University of Sydney museum needs your help to identify images of a vanished Greece
The help of our readers is being sought by the University of Sydney to identify the locations of hundreds of photographs taken in Greece at the turn of the last …
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Greek sale of 101 armoured troop carriers to Egypt which it had received from Germany
Germany’s leading business daily, Handelsblatt, reports that Greece has sold 101 Soviet-made BMP-1 armoured infantry combat vehicles to Egypt, which the paper says Berlin is finding hard to explain. In …
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu about Eastern Mediterranean
The United States recognises an “urgent need to reduce tensions” in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu about Turkey’s …
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217 new COVID-19 cases as Greece’s PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis calls on people to “share memories, not the virus”
Greece confirmed 217 cases of COVID-19 on Sunday and two deaths of which 15 were identified at entry points to Greece. There were a total of 7,075 cases recorded in …
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254 new coronavirus cases in Greece, 2 deaths
The Greek authorities confirmed 254 new cases of coronavirus on Friday and two deaths. Twenty incidents were located during checks at the country’s entrance gates, 98 in the Attica region, …
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10 things to know about 15 August
1. The Dormition. The Dekapentavgoustos on the Greek Orthodox calendar celebrates the Feast of Dormition of the Theotokos which marks the falling asleep or “kimisis” of the Virgin Mary. The …
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EU Council discusses Turkish provocations
Greece and Cyprus called for the EU member states to condemn Turkey over provocations in the Eastern Mediterranean on Friday. During the online video conference there were no immediate conclusions, …
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New Greek-Turkish problems in old disputes in the Aegean
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Greece would pay a “heavy price” if Turkey’s gas exploration vessel in the eastern Mediterranean is attacked. “We have told Greece if you attack …
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Turkey ramps up provocations in the East Mediterranean as Greece garners international support
Turkish research vessel Oruc Reis re-entered Greece’s continental shelf on Thursday, moving westward, accompanied by Turkish warships. Greek armed forces are on high alert, observing movements while diplomatic manoeuvres are …