Steven Cook, an expert on Arab and Turkish politics as well as US-Middle East policy, joins The Greek Current to talk about the latest developments in Tunisia, and look at what challenges this poses for the Biden administration.
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Maria Sakkari (l) and Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece congratulate each other during a first-round mixed doubles tennis match against Gabriela Dabrowski and Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada at the Olympics on Wednesday in Tokyo, Japan.
Far-right groups have had a strong presence in recent rallies against government efforts to step up vaccinations, as they see the pandemic and the social pressures it has created as an opportunity to regroup in the post-Golden Dawn era
Maria Sakkari (l) and Stefanos Tsitsipas, of Greece, speak during a first round mixed doubles tennis match against Gabriela Dabrowski and Felix Auger-Aliassime, of Canada, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, in Tokyo, Japan.
Jordan’s King Abdullah II (l), Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (c), and Cyprus’ President Nikos Anastasiades pose for a group photo ahead of their meeting in Athens, on Wednesday. Greece hosts a one-day trilateral meeting of the three leaders.
Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece takes a medical timeout during his third round match against Ugo Humbert of France at the Tokyo Olympics, at Ariake Tennis Park, Tokyo, on Wednesday.
Maria Kyridou of Greece and Christina Bourmpou of Greece react after competing and finishing first in the first semifinal at Sea Forest Waterway, Tokyo, Wednesday, a race during which they broke the world record.
Four houses were completely destroyed, while the roofs and outer walls of many more suffered extensive damages in suburbs of Stamata, Rodopoli and Dionysos, northeast of Athens, as a wildfire swept through a local pine forest.
Elina Svitolina of Ukraine shakes hands with Maria Sakkari of Greece after winning her third round match at the Tokyo Games women’s singles tennis tournament on Tuesday.
Vasileia Karachaliou competes in the Laser Radial Class discipline in the sailing events of the Tokyo Olympic Games in Enoshima, Japan, Monday.
The old stone arched bridges and wild landscapes of Epirus in northwestern Greece provide the backdrop for much of the action in “Beckett,” a high-paced thriller starring John David Washington that will be available on Netflix August 13.
Coral formations as old as 7,500 years old are being mapped by the Archipelagos Marine Conservation Institute as part of a pilot program to protect the Aegean Sea’s reefs, starting with areas off the islands of Amorgos, Fournoi, Donousa and Kinaros.
Journalist Amberin Zaman, one of the authors of this investigative piece for Al Monitor, joins The Greek Current to talk about the violence, abuse, and profiteering now afflicting many of the territories in Syria under the control of Turkish proxies.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday briefed President Katerina Sakallaropoulou on developments regarding the Covid-19 pandemic during their monthly meeting at the Presidential Palace.
Merve Tahiroglu, the Turkey Program Coordinator at the Project on Middle East Democracy, joins The Greek Current to break down the important takeaways from Wednesday’s hearing in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on US policy on Turkey.
Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece during training at Ariake Tennis Park, Tokyo, Friday.
Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini’s diplomatic and defense editor, joins The Greek Current to analyze Turkey’s latest provocative decision to reopen a part of the fenced off town of Varosha.
Greece’s Nikolaos Mavrommatis practices at the Asaka Shooting Range ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, in Tokyo.
David Lepeska joins The Greek Current to discuss his latest piece in The National, where he explores the changes within Turkey over the last five years since the failed coup attempt, looks at how Turkey has exported its crackdown on dissent to other countries, and considers why Erdogan may not be able to cash in on the failed coup for much longer.
Aris Servetalis plays Orestes at the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus in a revival of Euripides’ namesake play from 408 BC that was watched by more than 15,000 spectators (with physical distancing regulations in place) over three days.
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos (c) and the chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff Konstantinos Floros (l) visited Cyprus on Tuesday to attend a ceremony commemorating the victims of the 1974 Turkish invasion.
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos will attend a memorial service at the Makedonitissa military cemetery during a memorial day for the soldiers who lost their lives fighting the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus.
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