With Turkey announcing a new illegal NAVTEX, a navigational notice, over six Greek islands, there is no doubt that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has escalated tensions in the Aegean. “Ankara has created…
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Turkey on Tuesday issued three navigational communication telexes (NAVTEX) covering large swathes of the Aegean Sea. The excuse given for this blatant provocation is supposedly in response to Greece’s legal militarization of…
The Greek government will support Aegean Airlines with €120 million to help Greece’s largest carrier which has been hit hard during the pandemic. The announcement was made by Greek government spokesman Stelios…
The mutual defense clause between Greece and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in case either country is threatened, is perhaps the most important result of the visit of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis…
Turkey has issued another navigational notice, known as a Navtex, for the Oruç Reis research vessel that continue its illegal activities in Greece’s maritime sovereign rights in the Eastern Mediterranean. The illegal…
The so-called Turkish Minister of Defense, speaking to the Turkish aerospace industry, raised the issue of “gray zones” in the Aegean. Defense Minister Hulusi Akar questioned the sovereignty of Greek islands in…
The Greek Defense Ministry sent an official request letter on November 6 to the US government for the purchase of the F-35 fighter jets. In a letter of request, Theodoros Lagios, General…
Aegean Airlines has been certified with the 4-Star COVID-19 Airline Safety Rating by Skytrax, in recognition for its enhanced COVID-19 health and safety measures. Greece’s largest carrier is among the top 4…
A bank letter guaranteeing 40 million euros was submitted by the company that owns the Maersk Launceston cargo ship that collided into the Greek Naval Kallisto minesweeping ship on October 27. Since…
Regarding the report by the US State Department, which was forwarded to the US Congress on March 18 and in the framework of the provisions of the “Eastern Mediterranean Security and Energy…
Let’s talk about Turkey‘s daily violations of Greece‘s air and maritime space. Let's talk about #Turkey's daily violations of #Greece's air and maritime space (Thread) — The Greek Analyst (@GreekAnalyst) November 12,…
From the Aegean to Central Asia to even Russia, people were celebrating on the streets after Azerbaijan captured large swathes of Armenian-held territory in Artsakh, or more commonly known as Nagorno-Karabakh. After…
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis sent messages to both Turkey and the international community during a discussion with journalist John Defterios at the 5th International Euro-Arab Summit. He stated that he was ready…
The Greek fleet, led by Admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis, started from the bay of Moudros in Lemnos on the night of November 7 and anchored in the early hours of November 8, 1912…
The right to extend Greece’s national sovereignty to 12 nautical miles will be exercised throughout the country when the time is politically correct, according to Minister of State, George Gerapetritis. He made…
Despite Turkey’s provocations against Greece, there is no change in the current limits and responsibilities for search and rescue operations (SAR) in Athens, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said. ICAO Secretary…
Samos needs your help after a devastating earthquake on Friday. Continue to read to see how to help. On October 30, 2020, the island of Samos in eastern Greece was rocked by…
Focusing on passengers’ safety and aiming for air travel to remain amongst the safest travel means, Aegean Airlines recently introduced ‘Hygiene Attendants’. The Hygiene Attendants will assist passengers to follow all safety…
Greek submarines are an important weapon against Turkey in the “chessboard” of the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean. In total, Greece has 11 submarines. Six older types, a modernized type 209 and four type 214,…
A cargo ship with a Turkish flag was found early this morning drifting in the Aegean south of the idyllic island of Milos. The Asli Elif cargo ship, accompanied with a Turkish…