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Turkey Blamed for Pressuring NATO on Kurdish Issue for Own Political Gain
A new confrontation between Ankara and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) appears to have been taking place over the last several days, according to an exclusive report from Reuters published on Tuesday.
Turkey has allegedly been blocking a NATO...
Greece
Greek Monastery Set to Become Refugee Camp
An abandoned monastery in Western Greece is about to become an accommodation facility for refugees from Syria, local media reported on Wednesday.
The monastery is located in a mountainous region on the border between the regions of Achaea and Elis...
Diplomacy
Recent US, Turkish Unpredictability Causes Unease in Greece
The unpredictability of U.S. policy in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, along with Turkey's territorial claims in the region were two issues highlighted in a speech by former Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis in Thessaloniki on Saturday.
Speaking...
Greek News
US Army’s Special Forces Kill Islamic State Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
President Donald Trump says Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed after a U.S. military special forces operation in Syria.
"Last night the United States brought the world's number one terrorist leader to justice," Trump announced from the...
Cyprus
Analysts See Turkey Repeating Cyprus Invasion in Syrian Offensive
Turkey's new offensive in northern Syria is reminiscent in many ways of the invasion of Cyprus in 1974, showing Ankara's expansionist tendencies once again, according to Greek and Cypriot analysts.
Turkey launched its "Operation Peace Spring" on October 9 in...
Greek News
Turkey, Russia Reach Deal Over Buffer Zone in Northern Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday agreed on the parameters of a proposed Turkish “safe zone” in Syria during their meeting in the Russian Black Sea city of Sochi.
Under the deal, Russian...
Greek News
Turkey Suspends its Syria Offensive to Allow Kurdish Withdrawal
Vice President of the United States Mike Pence said on Thursday that Washington and Ankara have agreed to a ceasefire in the Turkish assault in northeast Syria.
The announcement came after talks between Pence and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
Diplomacy
Twelve Detained in Thessaloniki After Anti-Turkish Protest Reaches Ataturk's Home
A total of twelve protesters were detained by Greek police officers on Thursday morning in Thessaloniki and charged with breaking security measures by entering the city's Kemal Ataturk Museum.
A Greek anarchist group claimed responsibility for the protest, which included...
Europe
Military Salute by Turkish Kids Condemned in Belgium
Belgian sport officials condemned on Tuesday the military salute given by young football players of Turkish descent apparently to honor the Turkish armed forces now waging war in northern Syria.
Flemish Minister of Sport Ben Weyts said that "It is...
Cyprus
Turkey's Erdogan Compares Syrian Offensive With Cyprus Invasion of 1974
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that his country's intervention in Syria is as vital to Turkey as its invasion of Cyprus had been in 1974.
Speaking in Baku, Azerbaijan on Monday, President Erdogan referred to the Turkish assault...