Diplomacy

South Africa has indicated that it will allow Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend an upcoming BRICS summit held in the country in August. As a signatory to the International Criminal Court (ICC), South Africa may be obliged to arrest...

The Republic of Cyprus is bracing for another round of sanctions, this time levied by the United States and the United Kingdom. The sanctions are believed to be in connection with the war in Ukraine and will likely be...

On Wednesday, two senior Turkish journalists were arrested by German police. Both of the journalists who were detained work for Sabah, a well-known Turkish daily newspaper. The two men who were arrested were identified by a Sabah employee as Ismail Erel...

A Greek businessman, arrested on May 9 in Paris, is currently facing extradition to the US for allegedly conspiring to aid Russian military development by smuggling sensitive technologies. The businessman, who has been identified as Dr. Nikolaos ‘Nikos’ Bogonikolos, is...

Greece has issued a complaint to the popular French newspaper Le Monde for showing Greek islands on a map as being Turkish territories. The map was published by Le Monde as part of a feature on the Turkish election results....

According to British media sources, India is pondering whether to throw its diplomatic weight behind Greece in its efforts to have the Parthenon Sculptures returned to their country of origin by the British Museum. The diplomatic initiative would be part...

The leaders of Turkey and Greece exchanged positive messages in the runup to elections to be held on May 14 and May 21 respectively. Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he will extend “a hand of friendship” to the winner of...

The King of the United Kingdom, Charles, whose coronation takes place today, May 6, is a staunch Philhellene and has visited Greece several times. On one of his trips with Queen Consort Camilla, as she is now known, they...

On Tuesday, the Governor General of Australia, David Hurley, visited Greece where he met with the Greek Prime Minister Kyriacos Mitsotakis and the Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, following an invitation made by the latter. They reportedly discussed the strong bilateral...

On Wednesday Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy spoke on the phone to China's Xi Jinping for the first time, exactly 61 weeks after the Russian invasion of Ukraine commenced. Zelensky later commented that the phone call was "long and meaningful", whereas...

Turkey's intelligence agency, Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı (MIT), have expanded covert activities in Greece according to the Nordic Research Monitoring Network (Nordic Monitor). This is despite a tentative period of rapprochement between Athens and Ankara following the devastating earthquakes in...

Three days of large-scale military drills by China around Taiwan culminated with a simulated blockade and air strikes on Monday. The drills notably included the Shandong, China's first domestically built aircraft carrier. The military drills, which commenced on Saturday, coincided...

The Defense Minister of Turkey Hulusi Akar on Friday said he expects a moratorium with Greece in military and airforce exercises in the Aegean Sea between June 15 and Sept. 15, to accommodate tourism. “In the upcoming period, we expect...

Greece has pledged to provide Ukraine with military support "for as long as it takes" during a meeting between both of the countries' defense ministers held in Athens on Thursday. Greece has offered to support Ukraine with artillery munitions, small...

In a further sign of the improvement of relations between Greece and Turkey, Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos joined his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar on Tuesday in a rare visit to Turkey. The last time a Greek defense minister visited...