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Turkey to send ship at center of Greece row to East Mediterranean again: Navy
Turkey announced plans late Sunday to send the research ship at the center of an energy rights row with Greece to the eastern Mediterranean again, a ... Middle East -
Egypt’s al-Sisi signs strategic maritime deal with Greece
Egypt’s president Saturday ratified a maritime deal setting its Mediterranean Sea boundary with Greece and demarcating an exclusive economic zone for ... North Africa -
EU sanctions over Eastern Mediterranean will not deter Ankara, says Turkish official
Turkey would be even more determined to protect its territorial rights in the Eastern Mediterranean if the European Union decides on Friday to ... World News -
Greece, Turkey agree to safety measures to prevent conflict
Greece and Turkey agreed Thursday to safety measures aimed at preventing standoffs between their warships and military aircraft in the Mediterranean ... World News -
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he supports Greece, Turkey dialogue
The United States strongly supports the dialogue between Greece and Turkey, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday, after meeting Greek ... World News -
UK's Johnson raises concerns with Turkey's Erdogan over east Med tensions
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday that he was concerned about tensions in the eastern Mediterranean ... Middle East -
Pompeo seeks to use US influence to ease Greece-Turkey dispute
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday that Washington will use its diplomatic and military influence in the region to try to ease a ... World News -
Greek police probe aid workers facilitating ‘illegal’ entry of migrants
Greek police have opened an inquiry into the activities of aid workers facilitating what authorities said were illegal entries into the country ... World News -
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Greece to meet with Foreign Minister Dendias
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki Monday, the first leg of a ... World News -
Coronavirus: Greece says first migrant dies of COVID-19 since the pandemic
A male migrant died of COVID-19 on Sunday, the first reported death of an asylum seeker since the pandemic broke out in Greece in late February, a ... Coronavirus -
US Secretary Pompeo heads for Greece seeking ‘de-escalation’ in Eastern Mediterranean
America’s top diplomat Mike Pompeo left Washington on Sunday for Greece, where he intends to call for the de-escalation of tensions in the eastern ... World News -
Russia’s PM visits coronavirus-hit Mount Athos in Greece
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Saturday concluded a private visit to Mount Athos, a venerated male-only center of Orthodox Christianity ... Coronavirus -
Greek PM to Erdogan: ‘Let’s give diplomacy a chance’
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appealed Friday to Turkey to find a diplomatic solution to tensions, saying he hopes to build a partnership ... World News -
Brexit: Wealthy Britons step up citizenship shopping for visa-free access to EU
The number of British entrepreneurs looking to “buy” citizenship from countries offering visa-free access to the European Union has risen sharply, ... Economy -
Cyprus says willing to resume peace talks with Turkish-Cypriots but not under threats
Cyprus is committed to reunification talks with estranged Turkish-Cypriots but not at gunpoint, its president said on Thursday on a dispute which has ... World News -
NATO hails ‘good progress’ in Greece-Turkey Mediterranean talks
NATO said on Wednesday there had been “good progress” in military talks between Greece and Turkey aimed at avoiding clashes in the eastern ... Middle East -
Turkey, Greece ready to ‘start exploratory’ talks, Ankara says
Turkey and Greece are ready to resume exploratory talks over their contested maritime claims in the eastern Mediterranean, the Turkish presidency said ... World News -
Fire at migrant camp on Greek island of Samos ‘under control’: Police
A fire that broke out on Sunday at a reception center for asylum-seekers on the Greek island of Samos was under control, police and the fire services ... World News -
Turkey says may resume talks with Greece, warns against EU sanctions
Turkey and Greece could soon resume talks over their contested Mediterranean claims but European Union leaders meeting this week will not help if they ... World News -
Turkey condemns Greek newspaper headline abusing Erdogan
The Turkish government has condemned a headline in a Greek newspaper that insults President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, urging Athens to take ... Middle East -
About 9,000 migrants on Greece’s Lesbos move into tent camp after massive fire
Thousands of asylum-seekers have moved into a new temporary facility on the Greek island of Lesbos, government officials said on Saturday, 10 days ... World News -
Two dead as rare Mediterranean hurricane-like storm batters western Greece
Two people died as a rare storm, known as a Medicane (Mediterranean hurricane), pounded central Greece on Saturday, flooding streets and homes, the ... World News -
European cities announce new restrictions to curb soaring cases of coronavirus
European nations from Denmark in the north to Greece in the south announced new restrictions on Friday to curb surging coronavirus infections in some ... Coronavirus -
Turkey pulls back Oruc Reis survey vessel for diplomacy with Greece: Erdogan
Turkey pulled back its Oruc Reis seismic survey vessel from the eastern Mediterranean to allow for diplomacy with Greece, but this does not mean ... World News -
Greece braces for rare hurricane-like storm ‘medicane,’ flights rerouted
At least two flights were rerouted in Greece early Friday as the country braced for a hurricane-like storm lashing the Ionian Sea.For all the latest ... World News -
Contact with Turkey restarted over eastern Mediterranean crisis, says Greece
Greece says it has resumed high-level political contacts with neighboring Turkey to try and de-escalate a dispute over offshore energy rights in the ... World News -
Turkey says conditions conducive to launching talks with Greece
Turkey believes conditions are conducive to restarting talks with fellow NATO member Greece after Ankara's Oruc Reis seismic survey vessel left ... Middle East -
Turks want peace on Turkey, Greece dispute despite politicians’ heated rhetoric
Amid rising tensions between Greece and Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean, Turkish people in Istanbul told Al Arabiya English that they would prefer ... Features -
Turkey open to ‘constructive’ talks but determined on east Med, Erdogan tells Merkel
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday that Ankara was open to “constructive” talks but would remain ... World News -
Six young Afghan men face Greek prosecutor over Moria camp fire
Six young Afghan men including two minors were to face a prosecutor on Greece’s Lesbos island Wednesday on suspicion of setting fires that destroyed ... World News