Greece has announced a significant weapons purchase as tensions with neighbouring Turkey rise.The new arms include 18 French Rafale fighter jets, four frigates and four navy helicopters, Prime …
Erdoğan warns Macron: ‘Don’t mess with Turkey’
Turkish leader hits back after criticism from French president over warship deployment …
Greece announces major arms purchase as Turkey tension rises
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday announced a “robust” arms purchase programme and an overhaul of the country’s military amid rising tension with Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean …
Greece to Buy New Planes, Frigates Amid Turkey Tensions
Greece’s prime minister has outlined plans to upgrade the country’s defense capabilities, including purchasing new fighter planes, frigates, helicopters and weapons systems.
Iran ranks 26 for share of hi-tech industries in national production
Iran is placed 26th worldwide for the share of its hi-tech industries in the national production, surpassing the regional countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey, according to the Global …
Erdogan warns Macron ‘not to mess with Turkey’ amid Mediterranean tensions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron “not to mess” with Turkey, as tensions between the NATO allies escalate. In a speech Saturday, Turkish …
Moody’s downgrades Turkey’s rating to B2, negative outlook
Credit ratings agency Moody’s has cut Turkey’s debt ratings and said it maintained a negative outlook on the country. Moody’s Investors Services said in a statement late Friday that it downgraded the …
Greek PM to detail defense program amid Turkey tensions
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is preparing to outline Saturday the details of a program to boost Greece’s defense capabilities, amid heightened tensions with neighboring Turkey over rights …
Egypt, UAE praise Bahrain-Israel normalization agreement
After the announcement, Jordan’s foreign minister said Israel should stop all its procedures to undermine the two-states solution, Turkey condemned the decision as well.
Turkey farmers ‘on tenterhooks’ over Christmas demand
Some turkey farmers are concerned there may be an over-supply of birds this Christmas with social gatherings potentially much smaller than usual. With UK coronavirus infections rising at present, …