Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias on Monday referred directly to an “absolute need” for greater regional cooperation between Greece, Israel and Cyprus, during his comments in a video-conference with his Cypriot and Israeli counterparts, Ioannis Kasoulides and Yair Lapid, respectively, but also with the very high-profile participation of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

The new round of US sanctions on the war in Ukraine is targeting a major Russian commercial bank and a "global network" of more than 40 individuals and entities.

Cryred Investments, controlled by local businessman Spyros Theodoropoulos, on Friday submitted a request to the Hellenic Capital Market Commission to purchase all types of shares of Greece-based luncheon meats maker Nikas, essentially a “squeeze out” - a compulsory sale of shares held by minority shareholders with a fair cash compensation.