GR Defence Minister @npanagioto says heads of country's armed forces have met to "review the situation in the wider region and broader operational planning."
6 month agoA Turkish military C-130 Hercules cargo plane patrols the territorial waters off the coast of Libya
6 month agoTwo UAVs belonging to the Turkish Armed Forces continue to operate in the Rhodes area
6 month agoIsraeli Air Force active South of Cyprus
6 month agoUsual Turkish Navy Bayraktar TB.2 (TCB809) patrol mission north of Rhodes
6 month agoTurkish Army helicopters flying and patrolling at Mediterranean(Antalya coast) the helicopters seen from the Greek Island Kastellorizo, just 2 km off Turkish coast
Greek media: "Greek warships are calling on Oruç Reis and his accompanying ships by radio to leave the region, but Turkish ships continue on their way, stating that they are on the Turkish continental shelf." "Red line research for Athens."
There might be an extra EU foreign affairs council on Belarus & Turkey before the informal EU foreign affairs gathering in Berlin on 27-28 August
Greece's foreign minister @NikosDendias calls on Turkey "to immediately withdraw from the Greek continental shelf" in dispute involving Oruc_Reis research vessel in eastern Mediterranean. Says Greece will defend its sovereignty and sovereign rights
6 month agoAftermath of the storm Thalia on the island of Euboea. At least eight people died in the storm.. Numerous houses are flooded or destroyed. Some villages are still without electricity and water. Everything is covered with mud.
Kosovo opposition party having difficulties to secure signatures for no-confidence motion
Vucic denies Serbia purchases Chinese AA system, says thinks about it
Greece’s Coast Guard said on Tuesday it had fired warning shots against a vessel which it said was carrying migrants from Turkey to Greece.
Turkish Coast Guard: 3 injured as a result of the Greek Navy attack on a Turkish civilian boat
6 month agoTurkish UAV almost above Imia
Cyprus Foreign Minister: Turkey has turned its back on opportunities for dialogue
6 month agoTurkey to continue East Med drilling, seismic activities
6 month agoMilitary helicopters on the side of the Turkish coast, seen from the town of Kas
6 month ago13-002 code Boeing E-7T "Peace Eagle" AWACS intelligence and observation aircraft belonging to the Turkish Air Force operates on the Rhodes - Kastelorizo line
Greece to ask for emergency EU foreign affairs meeting Greece will ask for an emergency meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council as tensions with Turkey over maritime borders increased after Ankara sent a survey ship south of Kastellorizo. Oruc_Reis
Greece wants emergency EU meeting on Turkey, PM's office says, amid burgeoning row in eastern Mediterranean
The Turkish foreign minister says that Turkey will conduct its operations in the eastern Mediterranean by licensing new areas by the end of August
The Greek Foreign Ministry called on Turkey to stop what it called "illegal actions" in the East Med around the island of Kastellorizo, which is only a mile from the Turkish coast
Vulin: Pristina wants the administrative line to be the border
7 month agoTurkish UAV operates near Rhodes
Two French Rafale fighter jets and a French Air Force C-130 transport aircraft landed at Andreas Papandreou Air Base in Cyprus
7 month agoThe Turkish Ministry of Defence have released photos of the REIS ORUÇ being escorted by 5 Turkish Naval vessels today in the Eastern Mediterranean
US State Department: "The United States aware that Turkey warned that it's ships will carry out research activities in eastern Mediterranean"; "We call on the Turkish authorities to stop such plans and to avoid steps that increase tensions in the region."
Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "Our military presence is intended to use the legitimate right to defense if necessary."; "Military intervention on a civilian ship will not be allowed, for sure."
7 month agoTurkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "There is no legal basis for Greece to object to our activity"; "Turkey will quickly overthrow the evil alliance formed against us, Turkey have the facilities and capabilities and power and determination."
