From Monday 9 to Friday 20 May 2022, the 116th Medium Scale Multinational Air Exercise "NATO Tiger Meet 2022" is being held at 116th Combat Wing / Araxos Air Base.
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.
Double-digit inflation is taking Greece years back, in the now-distant 1994, which rising to levels above 10%. After 28 years, consumers in Greece are feeling the weight of steeply rising prices not only in electricity bills but also in basic food items. The new, recent package of interventions of 3.2 billion euros in energy is expected to keep inflation around 5%, this year.
Russian statements referring to the country's nuclear arsenal have alarmed the global public and analysts, recalling a climate we have not seen since the Cuban crisis in October 1962. What will the West do if Putin becomes more likely to use tactical nuclear weapons? ; In June 2020, President Putin approved the text of the "Basic Principles of State Policy of the Russian Federation for Nuclear Deterrence", which states: "The Russian Federation considers nuclear weapons exclusively as a means of deterrence."
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis closing on Sunday the 14th Congress of his ruling New Democracy (ND) said that "these three last days was an opportunity to meet again and this meeting was for me a great boost of joy and optimism. "We are a party in constant movement" he said.
The possibility of immediate replacement of the weapons systems that serve the fixed needs of the country's defense is the main parameter that can influence Athens' decision to give armored personnel carriers to Ukraine.
From today until May 11, 2022, a large and high-level delegation of French businessmen headed by the President of MEDEF, Geoffroy Roux de Bezieux, will pay a working visit to Athens, at the invitation of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV).
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is visiting the United Arab Emirates on Monday, where he will meet with the heir to the throne of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
A pleasant surprise was reserved for George Tsunis during his first walk in Plaka.
A light earthquake shook the regional unit of Heraklion, Crete on Sunday afternoon. According to Athens National Observatory’s Geodynamic Institute announced that a 4.3R quake was recorded on Sunday at 16:22 near Arkalohori.
The quake epicentre was located 344 km south, southeast of Athens and 5 km east-northeast of Arkalohori and it focal depth was 19.5 km. The area has been receiving quakes very often in the recent past. These worry residents but seismologists remain calming.
“Welcome from Athens” posted in Greek the new US Ambassador George Tsunis on the US Ambassador’s Twitter account on Saturday.
The Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce, the President and the members of the Board of Directors, in a special event overlooking the Attic sky and Athens, honored the US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt, for his valuable contribution to consolidating the strong bond between in the two countries, the promotion of major investment initiatives and its warm friendship and support in our country. At the same time, the inseparable ties with the Chamber were underlined, which will continue from the new position of Mr. Pyatt as US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources.
The tombs date from the time of the Ancient Kingdom of Egypt to the Ptolemaic Dynasty - Archaeologists have also uncovered a brick tower built to oversee borders, collect taxes and ensure navigation
A new femicide ha shocked the Greek public. This time the victim was a 43-year-old woman killed by her 55-year-old husband yesterday afternoon in the village of Piges Nestou in Kavala.