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Turkey hopes Mediterranean talks can calm choppy waters with EU
Middle East
January 24, 2021
Turkey hopes Mediterranean talks can calm choppy waters with EU
BRUSSELS/ANKARA (Reuters) – After a five-year hiatus marked by grievances over their rival claims to Mediterranean waters, Turkey resumes talks…
Al-Azhar slams ‘irresponsible’ comments by Greek Archbishop on Islam
Life & Style
January 20, 2021
Al-Azhar slams ‘irresponsible’ comments by Greek Archbishop on Islam
An Al-Azhar body on Tuesday slammed negative comments made by the Archbishop of Athens and Greece Ieronymos II on Islam.…
Egypt says studying electricity interconnection with Cyprus, Greece
Egypt
December 14, 2020
Egypt says studying electricity interconnection with Cyprus, Greece
Egypt’s Minister of Electricity and Energy Mohamed Shaker announced Monday that his country is currently studying electricity interconnection with Cyprus…
Turkey calls on EU to act with common sense, says wants to improve ties
Middle East
December 9, 2020
Turkey calls on EU to act with common sense, says wants to improve ties
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey urged the European Union on Tuesday to use “common sense” to end a row over natural gas…
Egypt, Greece and Cyprus start joint naval-aerial maneuvers
Egypt
December 2, 2020
Egypt, Greece and Cyprus start joint naval-aerial maneuvers
Egypt Greece and Cyprus on Tuesday began the “Medusa 10” naval and aerial training session featuring the participation of Egyptian, Greek…
Greek civil servants on 24-hour strike
World
November 26, 2020
Greek civil servants on 24-hour strike
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Civil servants in Greece have walked off the job in a 24-hour strike expected to disrupt…
Greece, Egypt to welcome ‘more decisive’ US involvement under Biden, Greek PM says
Egypt
November 11, 2020
Greece, Egypt to welcome ‘more decisive’ US involvement under Biden, Greek PM says
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece and Egypt, which angered Turkey by reaching an agreement on natural resources in the Eastern Mediterranean,…
Sisi: Egypt and Greece will continue to work together on regional security threats
Egypt
November 11, 2020
Sisi: Egypt and Greece will continue to work together on regional security threats
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi affirmed in a joint press conference with Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis that Egypt and…
Greece orders nationwide lockdown to curb COVID surge
World
November 5, 2020
Greece orders nationwide lockdown to curb COVID surge
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece ordered a nationwide lockdown on Thursday for three weeks to help contain a resurgence of COVID-19…
Death toll reaches 27 in quake that hit Turkey, Greek island
Middle East
October 31, 2020
Death toll reaches 27 in quake that hit Turkey, Greek island
IZMIR, Turkey (AP) — Rescue teams on Saturday plowed through concrete blocks and the debris of eight collapsed buildings in…