Tag: Greece
Turkey protests Israel, Greece and Cyprus for undersea cable plans
Turkey formally protested an agreement reached by Israel, Greece and Cyprus to build an undersea electricity cable connecting their power grids, reported Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency on Monday.
Ankara sent a diplomatic note to the Greek and...
Israel, Cyprus, Greece to link power grids via undersea cable
Israel, Cyprus and Greece signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Monday regarding a project to link their power grids via the construction of the world’s longest and deepest undersea power cable.
The project, called...
In Jerusalem, Netanyahu and Greece’s Mitsotakis discuss tourism, EastMed pipeline
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Monday with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who was visiting Jerusalem to discuss bilateral relations and the resumption of tourism between the countries.
“We’ve just discussed a green...
Greece, Israel to sign largest-ever defense procurement deal
Greece has approved Israel’s bid for a 20-year, $1.68 billion defense contract for the establishment of a flight school for the Hellenic Air Force, Israel’s Defense Ministry announced on Monday. The defense procurement agreement,...
Greek court convicts newspaper publisher for defaming Jewish leader
A Greek court convicted a newspaper publisher of hate speech and defamation for running an op-ed that called a Jewish community leader a thief.
The Athens Court of Justice of First Instance last month levied...
Erdoğan: Turkey ‘will not compromise’ over its claims in Mediterranean
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday that Turkey would not back down regarding its claims to energy exploration rights in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
“We will not compromise over what belongs to us. …...
Germany tries to calm rising Greece-Turkey tensions in eastern Mediterranean
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas visited Greece and is also scheduled to visit Turkey on Tuesday in an effort to calm rising tensions between the two countries over energy resources in the eastern Mediterranean,...
Israel says it backs Greece in standoff with Turkey in Mediterranean
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday that only “dialogue and negotiation” can solve its dispute with Greece over energy exploration in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
“The path to a solution in the eastern...
Greece, Israel sign deal to allow 600 Israelis to visit per week
Israel and Greece agreed on Thursday to permit up to 600 Israelis a week to visit four Greek locations beginning next week.
The agreement was announced by Israel’s Foreign Ministry following a meeting in Israel...
Turkey’s Hagia Sophia opens as mosque with Erdoğan reciting first prayer
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan joined hundreds of Muslim worshippers in Istanbul on Friday for the first prayers from the Koran in nearly 90 years inside the Hagia Sophia, once one of Christianity’s most...