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An incident on Monday night involving a Turkish helicopter flying at low altitude with its lights out near the Greek islet of Ro is seen by Athens as yet another demonstration of Ankara’s strategy of continued tension in the Aegean. The government sought to downplay the incident, saying there was no violation of Greece’s national […]
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There is concrete evidence to support charges against the two Greek soldiers detained in Turkey after crossing the border earlier this month, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency said Tuesday citing an unnamed judicial source. According to the same source, the sentence for the alleged offense is five years in prison. No more details were available […]
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Russian national Maria Efimova, 36, a former bank employee named in international arrest warrants and mentioned as a witness in a journalist’s murder case in Malta, was arrested on Monday night after turning herself in at a police station in Athens. Efimova turned herself in at the Syntagma Square police station, and told police “there […]
Read More With its earlier NOTAM, Turkey tied up the Aegean even for the 25 March National Independence Day and Greek Orthodox Good Friday. The Hellenic Air Force and Navy have issued a counter-NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) in response to Ankara’s NOTAM, which had tied up the heart of the Aegean for two months for live fire […]
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The increased US naval presence in the Eastern Mediterranean until the end of the month is seen as an indication of the concern triggered by Turkey’s recent hostility in the region, which last month led to the suspension of Italian energy company Eni’s drilling operations in Block 3 of Cyprus’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The […]
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