At the peak of tensions between Greece and Turkey in the East Mediterranean, the 40-year-old Greek frigate Limnos significantly damaged the Kemal Reis, the flagship of the Turkish Navy that was violating…
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The European Council decided to postpone the special meeting planned for September 24 and 25 to discuss sanctions against Turkey just minutes after Turkey announced a new NAVTEX that violates Greece’s maritime…
Turkey has just announced a new NAVTEX (Navigational Telex) around the northern Aegean island of Lemnos, Ahval reported. NAVTEX is a maritime communications system that allows ships to inform other vessels about…
A sailor reflecting on the Greek Limnos ship ramming and significantly damaging the Turkish Navy’s Kemal Reis flagship on August 12, when the latter violated Greece’s territorial waters, said that “we gave…
Turkey is the only country that refers to and demands the demilitarisation of the eastern Aegean islands. With regard to the militarisation of the islands in the Eastern Aegean, various international agreements…
A former Secretary General of the so-called Turkish Ministry of National Defense claimed that Greece does not have sovereignty over several Aegean islands, such as Chios and Lesvos, and must evacuate them.…
For two weeks now, all eyes have been on the Greek and Turkish fleets deployed opposite each other and the Air Forces of both countries over the Aegean. It certainly has not…
After initially denying that the Kemal Reis flagship of the Turkish Navy that was illegally escorting the Oruç Reis research vessel through Greece’s continental shelf was significantly damaged by a Greek warship,…
There is undeniable superiority of Greek submarines over the Turkish ones, something that the Turkish lieutenant commander of the “Type 209” submarine, of older technology and German construction, discovered. Nevertheless, the Turkish…
A newly released image of the damaged Turkish warship has been published today by Proto Thema. On August 12, things became tense when the Turkish Kemal Reis frigate that was escorting the…
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos had communication via radio with the captain of the Limnos frigate Lemnos, Lieutenant Ioannis Saliaris, Ethnos reported. The Minister of Defense congratulated the ship’s commander for his…
The Turkish Kemal Reis frigate leaving the convoy escorting Turkey’s Oruç Reis research vessel has been noted after its collision with the Greek Limnos frigate, Hellas Journal reported. This movement away from…
Turkish media have taken fake news to a whole new level by showing a falsified photo and reporting false information about the Greek frigate Limnos and its episode with the Turkish frigate…
An extraordinary event took place last night with Turkish media remaining completely silent about the renewed tensions in the Aegean. Last night, the Greek frigate Limnos rammed and damaged the Turkish Kemal…
Everyday, police officers and guards posted at the Greek Evros border continue to fight hordes of illegal immigrants trying to storm and ‘tear down’ parts of the fence, in order to illegally…
Small Greek airline carrier Astra cancelled several flights over the weekend due to serious financial problems and is currently facing liquidation. On Saturday, flights from Ikaria and Limnos to Thessaloniki as well…
According to the Civil Aviation authority, Greek airports saw a 4.7% increase in passenger traffic reaching over 35 million passengers. Passenger traffic at airports increased by 4.7% in the first seven months…
There are approximately 6000 Greek islands and islets in the Aegean and Ionian Seas to discover (ok, some are unreachable and untouched!) and those that are indeed inhabited each have a singular…
Greece’s leading airline carrier AEGEAN on Holy Saturday, April 27, will provide three extra aircraft (non commercial flights) to distribute the Holy Flame to as many Greek destinations as possible, once it arrives in Athens from Jerusalem.…