Eastern Mediterranean

The nations of Greece, Israel, Cyprus and France are now taking part in their annual joint military exercises called "Noble Dina."

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar declared that his country is determined to defend its rights to the “Blue Homeland,” referring to the Aegean

Greece expects a lot from Joe Biden, President elect of the United States, based on the man's previous stance on Greece and his once humorous comment that he is "Joe Bidenopoulos". There have been other occasions, too, when the 46th...

Oruc Reis, the Turkish research vessel at the center of the country's sea border dispute with Greece and Cyprus, was spotted just seven miles off the coast of the Greek island of Kastellorizo late on Thursday night. After illegally encroaching...

The European Union toughened its stance towards Turkey on Thursday and warned that sanctions will be discussed at the December EU Summit if Ankara continues its provocations in the Eastern Mediterranean. The EU’s High Representative Josep Borrell, participating in a...

Geoffrey Pyatt, the United States' ambassador to Athens, had some strong admonitions regarding Russian influence in the troubled Eastern Mediterranean in his remarks during the online Thessaloniki Summit on Thursday. Apropos the recent Athens visit of Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey...

Greece's naval forces are on high alert after Turkey's decision on Saturday to instruct the exploration vessel Oruc Reis to continue surveying for energy reserves in a location south of the Greek island of Rhodes until November 4. This is...

Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lior Haiat sent a cordial message to the nation of Greece on Friday via a Tweet, which read "Israel reiterates its full support and strong solidarity with Greece in its maritime zone and its opposition...

Relations in the East Mediterranean, between Greece, Cyprus, and Turkey, were at the center of Thursday's meeting of the Special European Council in Brussels. However, after Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made it clear that provocations against members of the...

Facing rising tension over Turkey's energy exploration efforts in Greek and Cypriot waters, the EU called for dialogue and an end to the continued acts of aggression by Greece's neighbor on Monday. If Turkey does not heed the warning, European...