Aegean Sea

Greek and foreign scientists are really excited with the surprising discoveries in the archipelago of the Greek island of Fournoi. At least 58 shipwrecks, most of them dating back to the ancient, Roman and Byzantine times, were found under the...

Turkey is establishing 11 radar stations across its coastline in order to monitor all activity in the Aegean with the aim to curb illegal activities, Hurriyet Daily News says. Officially, the goal is to stop illegal activity in the Aegean,...

World Champion Jet, the new acquisition of Sea Jets reached the port of Piraeus after a long journey from Denmark. The new giant speedboat can carry up to 1,055 passengers and 215 vehicles, reaching a speed of 50 nautical miles...

A new barrage of provocative violations of Greek airspace by Turkish fighter jets took place on Thursday over the Aegean, with Greek Air Force planes forced to intercept, resulting in a virtual jet fight. Specifically, Turkish aircraft made 43 violations...

At an amphitheater of the University of the Aegean, located in Mytilene on the island of Lesbos, Chrisi Vigilaki became the first ever woman to be accredited the highest official position in Greece’s University; that of Prytanis (the equivalent of...

Dozens of Greek fishermen from the east Aegean islands have sent a legal notice to the government complaining of continuous provocations by their Turkish counterparts. The notice, signed by 36 fishermen, says that their counterparts infringe in Greek waters and...

"From Cyprus to the Aegean, in all areas where we have problems with our national interests, we are pursuing an active policy to strengthen our presence in the region," said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday. According to a...

Allegations of harassment at sea of Greek fishermen by Turkish boats and the country's coast guard continued on Friday. It follows reports earlier this week of shots being fired at Greek fishermen off the coast of Leros. Two Greek seamen, owners...

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said that at his meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday -- scheduled on the sidelines of the NATO Summit meetings -- he raised the issue of Turkish escalation of tension in the...

Turkey has announced that it is raising the readiness level of its naval forces in the Aegean to prevent a possible "provocation" by Greece, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency news outlet. According to Thursday's report, the Turkish navy has...