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Greece and Lebanon Move to Strengthen Strategic Partnership, Mitsotakis Says – Greek City Times

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Greece and Lebanon Move to Strengthen Strategic Partnership, Mitsotakis Says – Greek City Times

Greece and Lebanon are looking to deepen their long standing relationship and upgrade bilateral ties to a strategic partnership, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during talks with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Athens. Mitsotakis said Aoun’s visit highlighted the “deep ties” between the two countries and reaffirmed Greece’s support for Lebanon’s sovereignty, independence and territorial …

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A late summer escape to Amorgos

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Rising like a mountain from the sea, the island forever associated with “The Big Blue” offers a rare chance to step back in time. Source link

Greece’s “Achilles Shield” Deal Makes It Complicit with Israel – Greek City Times

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Greece’s “Achilles Shield” Deal Makes It Complicit with Israel – Greek City Times

The Greece–Israel “Achilles Shield” agreement is aimed at Turkey, Turkish media claim, describing the deal as “insidious.” Turkish media have targeted the Greece–Israel agreement on the “Achilles Shield,” with Ankara trying to portray the new air-defense system as having an offensive purpose against Turkey. On a television program, the presenter of the Turkish network Haber …

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“Turkey Is No Longer the Old Turkey” — Says Zionism is “Genocidal Ideology” and Calls for Muslim Unity – Greek City Times

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“Turkey Is No Longer the Old Turkey” — Says Zionism is “Genocidal Ideology” and Calls for Muslim Unity – Greek City Times

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has declared that Turkey has reached a new level of military deterrence and defense-industry capability, insisting the country “is no longer the old Turkey” and that actors once viewed as threats two or three decades ago no longer match its current stature. In closely related remarks he described Israel’s government …

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A deal with a geopolitical footprint

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A defense agreement described by both sides as strategically significant was formally signed in Tel Aviv on Monday, linking Greece and Israel through what officials said is the largest contract ever concluded between the two countries. Source link

Turkish National Sentenced to More than 12 years in Greece

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Turkish National Sentenced to More than 12 years in Greece

A 51-year-old Turkish national, who was sentenced by a Turkish court to more than 12 years in prison for fraud and drug offences, has been arrested in Thessaloniki. Greek police arrested the man in response to a Red Notice issued through Interpol Turkey, which sought his international arrest. According to the Hellenic Police (EL.AS.), officers …

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