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Phoenix Express 2012 Begins in Souda Bay, Crete

SOUDA BAY, Crete (NNS) — Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12), a multi-national exercise between Southern European, North African and U.S. naval…

Greece: It’s the geopolitics, stupid!

BY JACEK SARYUSZ-WOLSKI BRUSSELS – The eurozone decided to grant Greece a second bailout, but this does not mean that…

The Foreign Policy Survey: Greece top candidate to be kicked out of the alliance

In advance of the May 20-21 summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Chicago, Foreign Policy and the Atlantic…

The failure of the Greek State engendered a disillusioned society

Why did German people support Hitler? The Weimar Republic appeared to have no idea how to solve the problems of…

Noble Energy: Gas deposits could help Cyprus’ ties with neighbours

Noble Energy believes that natural gas deposits in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone could help develop good relations with its neighbours,…

Migrants crossing from Turkey up 30 percent, says police

There has been a 30 percent rise this year in the number of undocumented immigrants crossing into Greece via the…

Eastern Med could play a role in energy corridors, Cypriot Minister says

The Eastern Mediterranean, following the discovery of natural gas deposits in the region could play a role in the changing…

Cyprus Government describes oil drilling in Famagusta as illegal

Cyprus Government has described as “illegal” the drilling for hydrocarbons in the Turkish occupied area of Famagusta, noting that this…

Chrysochoidis stresses Turkey role in migrant issue

Addressing a meeting of the EU Justice and Home Affairs ministers’ council meeting in Luxembourg on Thursday, Greece’s Citizen Protection…

Turkey vetoes Israel’s latest NATO partnership bid, despite criticisms

Turkey has blocked Israel’s participation in NATO’s upcoming Chicago summit in a sign of Turkey’s determination to prevent its new…

Woman gives birth midair in Super Puma chopper

The little boy was in a hurry. He could not wait that his mother would reach a maternity hospital. He was born in a Super Puma helicopter, 8 nautical miles south of the island of Syros, Cyclades, at a height of 2,000 feet above the…

Greece to receive Dutch, US tank rounds

The Greek Army’s plans to acquire 12g mm tank ammunition from Dutch army stocks were approved by the Greek Government Council on Foreign and Defence Affairs in mid-April. The Greek Army will acquire 4,200 DM53A1 (APFSDS-T) combat rounds and 2,000 M865 (TPCSDS-T} training rounds for…

Phoenix Express 2012 Begins in Souda Bay, Crete

SOUDA BAY, Crete (NNS) — Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12), a multi-national exercise between Southern European, North African and U.S. naval forces, officially kicked off at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operation Training Center (NMIOTC) in Souda Bay, May 7. Phoenix Express is an at-sea maritime exercise…

Another Contract for INTRACOM Defense Electronics for new Patriot Systems

INTRACOM Defense Electronics, the largest Hellenic defense electronic systems manufacturer, has signed a new contract related to Patriot Air and Missile Defense System with RAYTHEON. The current agreement is worth $83.2 million and will be completed by the end of 2015. Furthermore INTRACOM Defense Electronics…

The Foreign Policy Survey: Greece top candidate to be kicked out of the alliance

In advance of the May 20-21 summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Chicago, Foreign Policy and the Atlantic Council asked dozens of experts about the role of the alliance today. Heads of state, ministers of defense and foreign affairs, intelligence officers, and current…