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Jan62021 by adminNo Comments

Greece gets planes, training and support in $1.68B deal with Israel

Business

Jan. 6 (UPI) -- The Greek Air Force will get a training program and 10 aircraft from Israel in a $ 1.68 billion contract, Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems announced. The 20-year contract is the largest defense agreement between Greece and Israel, and includes 10 M-346 training planes made by the European defense contractor Leonardo. Advertisement Elbit Systems, based in Haifa, Israel, will construct and maintain a flight school, a maintenance school and simulators, and provide logistics support, in Greece. The contract is a sign of increased cooperation between the Greek and Israeli governments and defense ministries. Greece recently began leasing Israeli drones, and the two countries, with Cyprus, agreed on an undersea pipeline to supply Europe with natural gas from the eastern ...

Nov232020 by adminNo Comments

Greece, UAE agree to mutual defense pact

Business

Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Greece and the United Arab Emirates, countries opposing recent Turkish policy, agreed to a strategic partnership on Monday. "I had the pleasure of meeting Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Prime Minister of Greece," UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed announced in a Twitter message after the two met in Abu Dhabi on Monday Advertisement "I am happy to announce the establishment of a strategic partnership to enhance political, economic and cultural cooperation between our countries," bin Zayed. The clause regarding mutual defense, calling for aid if one country's territorial integrity is threatened, is likely the most significant element of the pact. Although Greece and the UAE do not share a border or belong to a common alliance, each country regards Turkey as a threat. Greece dis...

Nov32020 by adminNo Comments

Northern Greece locks down as Europe tightest restrictions

Health

A lockdown has come into effect in northern Greece, with the southeastern European country joining the list of the continent’s nations tightening restrictions to restrain rapidly increasing coronavirus infectionsBy ELENA BECATOROSNovember 3, 2020, 9:47 AM• 3 min readATHENS, Greece -- A lockdown came into effect in northern Greece on Tuesday, with the southeastern European country joining the list of the continent’s nations tightening restrictions to restrain rapidly increasing coronavirus infections.The surge of the virus across Europe and the increasing strain on health systems has led to several countries imposing new restrictions varying in strictness, from a partial shutdown in Germany to a total lockdown in England later this week.Nations are also seeking alternatives to all-out bans ...

Oct12020 by adminNo Comments

Turkey and Greece set up military hotline amid energy tensions

World

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Aug272020 by adminNo Comments

Harry Maguire: I feared for my life during arrest in Greece

Sports

Media playback is not supported on this device Manchester United defender Harry Maguire said he feared for his life when Greek police arrested him last week as he thought he was being kidnapped.The England international told BBC sports editor Dan Roan that plain-clothed police officers, who did not identify themselves, pulled over his group's minibus in Mykonos, threw him off the bus, hit him on his legs and told him his career was over.The 27-year-old said he tried to run away - with one handcuff on - because he had no idea who the men were. On Tuesday, Maguire was gi...