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Hellenic Naval Band Performs Good Friday Epitaph Mourning Hymn
The Hellenic Naval Band has released a video of their powerful performance of Good Friday's best known Epitaph mourning hymn.
Greece
Greece, Israel, Cyprus and France in Annual Joint Military Exercises
The nations of Greece, Israel, Cyprus and France are now taking part in their annual joint military exercises called "Noble Dina."
Greece
Greece, USA Participate in Joint Naval Exercises in Arabian Gulf
Greek and U.S. Coast Guard and naval forces conducted joint exercises in the Arabian Gulf in one of the most strategically-important areas of the world.
Diplomacy
Russia Chides Greece Over Ship Inspection Off Libya
Russia reproached Greece and the European Union over the inspection of a Russian cargo vessel by Greek special forces off the coast of Libya earlier in January.
The inspection by soldiers from the Hellenic Navy vessel "Adrias," which is the...
Greece
Greek Navy Vessel Rammed by Container Ship at Piraeus
A Hellenic Navy minesweeping vessel was badly damaged on Tuesday in the port of Piraeus after it was rammed by a huge container ship.
All 27 crew members of the 57-meter minesweeper "Kallisto"were safely evacuated. At least two were being...
Greece
Greek Navy Forms Protective Wall Off Kastellorizo to Counter Turkish Threat
The Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA) released a series of photographs on Tuesday from the sea area near the Greek island of Kastellorizo, showing Greek warships forming a protective wall to prevent the Turkish research ship Oruc Reis...
Diaspora
Flotilla of Fishing Boats Brings Home-Made Food to Navy Frigate Patrolling Greek Waters
A flotilla of Greek fishing boats loaded with fresh home-made food, vegetables and other supplies set sail recently from the town of Myrtos, near Ierapetra, Crete to the Hellenic Navy frigate "Limnos" as a token gesture of gratitude to...
Greece
Greece Responds to Illegal Turkish NAVTEX with Aeronautical Exercise
Greece responded to the extension of the illegal Turkish NAVTEX with its own advisory for a big aeronautical exercise within the Greek continental shelf in the wider area of SE Crete, Karpathos, Rhodes and South Kastelorizo.
According to Hellenic National...
Diplomacy
Erdogan Casts Wild Accusations at Greece, Charges Turkish Ship Attacked
In what is largely being seen as a last-ditch bid to win more personal approval from his own public, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan charged late on Thursday that Greece had "attacked" the Turkish oil and gas exploration ship...
Diplomacy
Greek Fleet "Remains on Alert" Monitoring Turkish Moves in the Aegean
The Greek General Staff said on Wednesday that the situation remains unchanged in the Aegean and that the Hellenic fleet remains on alert, monitoring the movements of Turkish ships.
Military sources, cited by the semi-official Athens Macedonia News Agency (AMNA),...