Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar asked Greece to “demilitarize” 16 Aegean islands near Turkey as he claims they have been illegally armed, in a move that may exacerbate strains in the countries’ relations.

In earlier articles we have repeatedly emphasized the need to modernize all of the F-16s that the Hellenic Air Force maintains. The reasons are many and have been extensively analyzed. To a degree of "overkill" one could say ... A necessary "evil" nonetheless (that of repeated reporting and analysis ...) for the very simple reason that there is no more time. The events themselves are "deafening", and so is Turkey!

Belgium-based industrial investor Cenergy Holdings on Wednesday announced that Greece's Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE) commissioned Fulgor, subsidiary of Cenergy's Hellenic Cables, to supply and install underwater and ground cables for the electrical interconnection of Skiathos island with the national power grid.