Israel

On September 2, Israel and the U.S.  carried out a joint missile test in the Mediterranean, firing two rockets which later fell into the sea. News of the secret test came this morning when the Russian defense ministry stated that...

An El Al flight bound for Israel from New York made an emergency landing at Athens International Airport early Thursday morning after the smoke alarm sounded on the plane. The aircraft landed safely and no injuries were reported. Flight LY004,...

Greece's major opposition party the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA), not unexpectedly didn't think much of Greek Prime Minister and New Democracy Conservative leader Antonis Samaras' Aug. 8 White House meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama. SYRIZA stressed that...

Cyprus, Greece and Israel signed a deal to cooperate over energy and aiming at securing Europe΄s energy supply yesterday. A memorandum of understanding was signed by Cypriot Energy Minister George Lakkotrypis, his Greek counterpart Yannis Maniatis and Israel΄s Silvan Shalom. A...

The Ministry of Defense in Cyprus announced that in the context of the cooperation between the Republic of Cyprus and the State of Israel in matters of search and rescue within the Exclusive Economic Zone and the areas of...

In an interview to the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC), Solon Kassinis, second vice-chairman of the Cypriot National Hydrocarbon Company (KRETYK), said that Cyprus could reserve in advance some sales and generate revenues until the end of the year and...

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras called his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and arranged for the two countries to hold a High-Level Cooperation Council meeting soon and to say that Greece wants Turkey and Israel to repair strained relations. Samaras’s office...

Israeli, Greek and US warships are undertaking a joint two-week Mediterranean naval exercise codenamed Noble Dina, the Israeli military said. The event is part of the security cooperation between the Israeli navy and foreign naval forces," a statement said. Israel's...

Israeli troops on Saturday boarded a boat carrying pro-Palestinian MPs and activists seeking to run its naval blockade on the Gaza Strip, blocking the latest attempt to reach the enclave by sea, the military said. The operation, which the military...

Offshore natural gas could dramatically change Greece's fortunes, should early estimates of €464 billion worth of reserves be confirmed, according to a study presented to Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and seen by Reuters. The study, collating existing scientific data, says...