US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Athens has dominated Turkish coverage in recent hours. Ankara is watching the talks closely and reading them as an attempt by Greece to secure air and naval superiority in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean, with Turkey as the sole intended audience. Turkish media describe a broad …
Athens police said Wednesday they have broken a ring that smuggled Chinese migrants into Greece through Albania, and provided them with temporary housing and fake travel documents to fly to other European Union countries. Source link
A Cyprus-linked oil tanker caught fire after being attacked by an unmanned surface vessel off Russia’s Black Sea coast, with all 23 sailors on board rescued safely. The Aframax Rio was struck off Sochi on October 6, according to Russian authorities, triggering a major fire that initially prevented rescue crews from approaching the vessel. All …
Greece will within days issue a navigational directive, or Navtex, on the resumption of seabed surveys for the project to link its power grid with that of Cyprus, according to government officials. Source link
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has paid tribute to the enduring influence of ancient Greece on the United States and the wider Western world, declaring that Greek civilisation is “literally carved into the architecture” of American institutions. Speaking at the Pnyx in Athens with the Acropolis behind him, Rubio said the legacy of ancient …
Turkey is sending mainly defensive and technical support to Saudi Arabia to help it fight Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis, two officials said on Wednesday, after the NATO member and Pakistan pledged to act on the collective defence commitment of their newly formed alliance. Source link
Greece and the US on Wednesday renewed for another five years a cultural agreement that has led to the return of dozens of illegally trafficked Greek antiquities from America. Source link
A rare bronze seal ring bearing an image of the ancient Pharos Lighthouse has been discovered during underwater excavations in Alexandria’s Eastern Harbor, offering new insight into the city’s royal and administrative history. The remarkable ring was found at Antirhodos, part of ancient Alexandria’s royal quarter in the area known as Portus Magnus. The ring …
The court in central Greece dealing with the 2023 Tempe railway disaster suspended hearings on Wednesday after the father of one of the 57 victims felt unwell while testifying. Source link
A 58 year old doctor held in pretrial detention over the death of Greek singer Giorgos Mazonakis is seeking a fresh forensic examination of his cellphone as he attempts to distance himself from his wife, who is also a defendant in the case. Through his lawyers, the doctor has asked the investigating magistrate to order …