Aegean Sea
Ancient Greece
Ancient Cities Lost Under the Aegean Sea in Greece
The idea of ancient cities lost underwater for centuries might seem like something out of a movie. After all, the legend of Atlantis has inspired countless myths. However, as the discovery of the real city of Troy shocked the archaeological...
Environment
Lemnos: Home to Greece’s Unique Desert
People who have not visited the beautiful Greek island of Lemnos may consider it a moonscape due to its arid terrain.
Greek News
Turkey Planned to Invade 131 Greek Islands, Classified Documents Reveal
Turkey was planning on invading a total of 131 islands, islets and small rocks on the Aegean Sea, Nordic Monitor website reported.
Greece
Unraveling the Mystery of Longevity on Ikaria, Greece
Ikaria, a beautiful island located in the eastern Aegean, may look similar to any other Greek islands, but there is one vital difference.
Diplomacy
Turkey Issues Navtexes Blocking Off Large Swaths of Aegean Sea
In yet another poke in the eye of Greece and NATO, the nation of Turkey on Tuesday issued three new Navtexes, or maritime Telexes, blocking off huge areas of the Aegean Sea.
Giving as a reason that Greece had militarized...
Business
Greece Offers 120 Million in State Aid to Prop Up Aegean
Greek government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced on Monday during his usual press briefing that the government would soon be awarding 120 million euros in support to Aegean Airlines to help get them through this tough, pandemic-ravaged year.
There will also...
Greece
EU Border Force FRONTEX Finds No Evidence Yet of Refugee Pushbacks in Greece
Frontex, the border and coast guard agency of the European Union issued a response to media allegations on Thursday that illegal pushbacks of refugees had been taking place on the land and sea border between Greece and Turkey.
This came...
Greece
Four Dead After Greek Tanker Collides with Turkish Fishing Boat
At least four Turkish fishermen were reported killed after a Greek tanker collided with their boat about 15km (9 miles) off the coast of Turkey’s Adana province on Wednesday.
According to Turkish media reports, the fishing boat "Polatbey" was lying...
Greece
Waterspouts, Torrential Rains Hit Greek Islands
Heavy rains, waterspouts and other extreme weather phenomena, including flooding on Crete, were recorded around the Greek islands in the Aegean on Wednesday as much of the country experienced severe storms.
Just past noon on Wednesday, a waterspout, also called...
Greece
Greece to Receive State-of-the-Art Aegean Sea Surveillance System
According to an announcement from Greek Shipping Minister Yiannis Plakiotakis, Greece is about to receive a desperately-needed state of the art surveillance system covering the entire Aegean Sea.
The Minister stated that the new system will make possible the “timely awareness...