‘We’ll crush them!’ Greece threatens NATO ally Turkey over Aegean islets

Greece’s top military brass have fired off a set of unusually stern warnings to Turkey, threatening to crush its troops if they dare to land on any disputed islet in the Aegean Sea – but Ankara didn’t mince its words either. Reacting to violations of Greek airspace by Turkish jets over the Aegean, Defense Minister […]

Aegean Odyssey: Travel the Mediterranean with this friendly and luxurious cruise ship

PH Discover the best of the Med on a deluxe voyage of discovery and culture “I’m just going to have another hour with Andrea Bocelli,” says the woman on the next sunlounger, popping her headphones back in her ears. Like most of the 300-odd people onboard the elegant “little” ship Aegean Odyssey, she is smart, […]

Ancient Greek shipwrecks discovered in Aegean Sea

Published time: 16 Jul, 2017 01:30 Edited time: 16 Jul, 2017 01:32 Underwater archeologists have discovered eight shipwrecks dating back thousands of years while exploring waters around the Greek islands of Fourni. The Fourni Underwater Survey, a joint US-Greek expedition to uncover archeological sites around the archipelago, has so far uncovered a total of 53 […]

Turkish mayor claims mystery foreign power responsible for Aegean quake

Published time: 12 Jun, 2017 22:13 Edited time: 12 Jun, 2017 22:16 Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek has called for an immediate investigation into “seismic research vessels” in the Aegean Sea following Monday’s 6.3 magnitude earthquake which claimed one life. “Now I think that this might be an artificial earthquake. I do not say it is […]

‘Breach of intl law, could trigger tensions’: Turkey warns Greece over drills on Aegean island

Military drills carried out by Greece on the Aegean island of Kos are against international law and could spark tensions between Athens and Ankara, a Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman said. “We call on our neighbor Greece to refrain from unilateral actions that… could trigger tensions and are against international law,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Huseyin Muftuoglu […]