Syria

Iran Warns US Against Seizure of Oil Tanker Heading to Greece

Iran has warned the United States against the seizure of an Iranian oil tanker which has been released from Gibraltar and is now heading to the port of Kalamata in Greece, an Associated Press report says. The ship, formerly known...

Missile Crashed in Occupied Cypriot Territories Came From Syrian Air Defense

The object that crashed onto Cypriot soil, on the occupied by Turkey side of the island early on Monday, was identified as a missile that was used by the Syrian army. According to Syrian media, the governmental forces of Syria...

British F-35 Jets To Use Cyprus as Base For Syria, Iraq Operations

The UK’s newest and most advanced generation of fighter jets, the "Lightning F-35 B," recently completed its first operational missions to Syria and Iraq, flying out of the Akrotiri British Sovereign base in Cyprus. The mission is part of the...

From Syria to Greece, from Refugee to Lifeguard

It was just over a year ago when Obada “Ibo” Al-Nassar made the perilous venture across the Aegean to reach Lesvos. The friendship that this Syrian refugee developed with some foreign lifeguards located outside of the camp where he was...

Greece 'Throwing Lifeline' to Syrian Regime by Importing Phosphates: Report

An investigation has claimed Greek firms are buying phosphates from the regime of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, who is attempting to return to EU markets. The investigation in Politico.eu claimed Greece -- which is receiving most of the imports mined...

Greek Anarchist Fighting ISIS in Syria Speaks Out (video)

A Greek anarchist, a member of the Rouvikonas (Rubicon) group, who traveled to Syria to fight the Islamic State terror group (ISIS) has spoken on camera about his experience of the war and the reasons that made him join...

111-Year-Old Syrian Woman is the Oldest Refugee in Greece

War is no respecter of age and although harrowing scenes of children fleeing the conflict in Syria have swept the world, some other refugees have had to flee in the twilight of their lives. This has been the fate of...

Aggression Against Syria

Andreas C Chrysafis is a U.K.-published author of six books and over 400 press articles. Congratulations go to the Cyprus government! Cyprus has made international news again; not for its 'famous strong' leadership but lack of it. It failed to protect...

Video Shows Fracas at Attempt to Cut Down Truman Statue in Athens

Video has emerged of the moment Greek riot police and protesters clashed in central Athens as demonstrators tried to cut down a statue of former U.S. leader Harry S. Truman. As the protest over Syrian airstrikes grew spilled over into...

Greek Protesters Use Angle Grinder to Attack Former US President's Statue (photos)

Protesters demonstrating against British, U.S. and French airstrikes in Syria have attempted to bring down a statue of former American president Harry Truman in central Athens. Riot police intervened and used tear gas to disperse the crowd and prevent the...