Greece signs deal to buy 16 anti-ship missiles from FranceGreece has solidified its defense capabilities by procuring anti-ship missiles from France, a move aimed at addressing ongoing tensions wit...
14 Apr, 2025, 06.07 PM IST
Greece rules out air defence systems to Ukraine, prime minister saysPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece can not offer air defence systems like 'Patriots' or S-300 to Ukraine responding to pressure...
26 Apr, 2024, 06.15 PM IST
Greece signs new arms deals with France worth $4.4 billionThe three FDI-class French frigates will be built by defense contractor Naval Group in Lorient, in western France, to be delivered by 2026....
25 Mar, 2022, 09.05 AM IST
Message for Turkey: India, Greece discuss issues of territorial integrity, rise of radicalismThese issues of principle of territorial integrity and rise of extremism were part of the agenda when External Affairs Minister S Jaishanka...
26 Jun, 2021, 10.40 PM IST
Israel, Greece, Cyprus hold naval drill as they deepen tiesIt said the “Noble Dina” exercise, which was led by Israel and also included France, covered “anti-submarine procedures, search and rescue ...
12 Mar, 2021, 03.42 PM IST
Greece, France to sign USD 2.8 billion fighter jet dealFrance has sided with Greece in a dispute over boundaries in the Aegean Sea and eastern Mediterranean that has brought NATO members Greece ...
25 Jan, 2021, 04.59 PM IST
Faced with US, EU sanctions, Erdogan calls for dialogueErdogan's comments came hours after the EU gave the green light for the expansion of sanctions against Turkey over its exploration of gas r...
11 Dec, 2020, 07.20 PM IST
Erdogan says Turkey's place is in Europe before EU summitHe spoke before an EU summit due to be held next month. In recent weeks, EU members have raised the prospect of sanctions against Turkey ov...
22 Nov, 2020, 07.51 PM IST
European Union extends sanctions framework on TurkeyAnkara has ordered a gas exploration vessel into east Mediterranean waters claimed by Cyprus and Greece, both of which are calling for more...
06 Nov, 2020, 07.22 PM IST
Death toll reaches 26 in earthquake that hit Turkey, Greek islandThe quake hit Friday afternoon, toppling buildings in Izmir, Turkey's third-largest city, and triggering a small tsunami in the district of...
31 Oct, 2020, 03.23 PM IST
Tensions between EU and Turkey escalate over Erdogan insultsErdogan said Saturday that Macron needed his head examined. He made the comments during a local party congress, apparently in response to s...
26 Oct, 2020, 07.36 PM IST
Germany warns Turkey to end "cycle of detente and provocation" in MediterraneanTurkey on Monday raised tensions with its neighbours after it said it would return the seismic research vessel, Oruc Reis, into the eastern...
13 Oct, 2020, 12.56 PM IST
Turkey's Erdogan slams Macron amid Mediterranean tensionsFrance and Turkey, both NATO members, have been at odds over an arms embargo for Libya and over the situation in the eastern Mediterranean,...
12 Sep, 2020, 08.10 PM IST
Tensions between Greece and Turkey rise over migrant clashesThe border tensions followed last week's decision by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to declare the country's gateways to Greece ope...
05 Mar, 2020, 08.34 AM IST
Syria says 2 warplanes downed by Turkey as tensions soarTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday announced his country had opened its western borders to migrants and refugees hoping to ...
01 Mar, 2020, 06.20 PM IST
Turkish and Greek jets engaged in tense jockeying after Turkey violated Greek airspaceA formation of Turkish fighter jets violated Greek airspace a total of 20 times on Wednesday before being chased off by Greek aircraft.
17 Jul, 2015, 12.34 PM IST
Greece's military budget is projected to grow in 2015, despite country's economic mayhemFor 2015, NATO projects that Greece will spend 2.4 per cent of its GDP on defense, which is actually a 0.1 per cent increase in spending ov...
30 Jun, 2015, 01.48 PM IST