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1501. Greece, Turkey and the unpredictable President Trump

1502. Key points in US Defense Secretary's resignation letter

1503. US retreats from Syria as Trump rebuffs top advisers

1504. United States - Greece strategic dialogue joint statement

1505. President Anastasiades addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg

1506. House Foreign Affairs Committees of Cyprus, Greece and Israel meet in Athens

1507. Israel Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman resigns over Gaza ceasefire

1508. The name deal and Kammenos’s endgame

1509. Turkish defense minister accuses Greece of violating Libyan continental shelf

1510. Cheryl Pearce of Australia appointed new UNFICYP Commander

1511. Larnaca official to stand trial

A Larnaca city official will stand trial on corruption charges, a criminal court ruled on Thursday, in the case of a nightclub owner who paid cash to clear his business citations but the money was never deposited...

1512. Turkey ups ante in Eastern Med over oil and gas

1513. Kotzias, the search for solutions and his combative style

1514. Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias resigns

1515. Greece and the many changes in the Trump administration

1516. Plan B for FYROM and more US bases in Greece

1517. Greece urges US to expand military presence in Larissa, Volos, Alexandroupoli

1518. With Israel in Washington

1519. This is the Balkans

1520. The fall of a post-junta era symbol

1521. US warns Moscow is trying to buy off individuals and spread disinformation

1522. Light reshuffle seeks balance

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras gave his cabinet a light reshuffle on Tuesday, promoting certain close associates and bringing in some new faces while keeping key ministry posts untouched....

1523. More Turkish violations of Greek air space

With Greece reeling on Tuesday from the death of a Hellenic Air Force pilot during a training flight, six Turkish fighter jets violated Greek national air space a total of 47 times over the northeast, central and southeast parts of the Aegean Sea....

1524. Air force pilot dies after plane crashes

The captain of a Hellenic Air Force training aircraft who died in a plane crash during a training flight on Tuesday has been named....

1525. Seizing opportunities

Greece needs to play its cards right if it wants to profit from the opportunities arising on the international stage, but also to keep in mind that all of the big players are unpredictable and the game at hand incredibly complex....

1526. US-Turkish tensions add to regional risk

US-Turkish relations have never been easy to manage. But the current standoff between Washington and Ankara is striking, even by the standards of an historically difficult relationship....

1527. State Department welcomes soldiers' return from Turkey

The US State Department has welcomed the return of the two Greek soldiers to Greece after five months’ imprisonment in Turkey, congratulating the Greek people and the foreign ministry. ...

1528. AHI says US ban on arms sales to Cyprus «unlawful»

The US prohibition on sales of defense and military technology to Cyprus is “unlawful” and can be removed without the need for legislation, a Greek American lobby group has said....

1529. Should we listen to President Trump or the diplomats?

As Greece finds itself faced with a wide range of challenges – from Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean to its relationship with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and developments on the Balkan peninsula – it would be useful to have a clear idea of Washington’s strategic objectives regarding these issues. This is regrettably not an easy task considering that what President Donald Trump says does not necessarily reflect official US policy....

1530. Two Greek soldiers released from Turkish jail return home

Two Greek soldiers freed after months in a Turkish prison returned to Greece by government jet early Wednesday after their unexpected release by a provincial court....