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Greece is one step closer to procuring the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter jet after the prospective sale was approved by US Senator Jim Risch, the most senior Republican on the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. In February, the...

The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee and its Chairman Bob Menendez warned Turkey on Monday of new sanctions if it carries out its threat to purchase more weapon systems from Russia. “We were crystal clear when we wrote the CAATSA...

The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly voted 13-79 against a resolution that would have blocked a $23 billion F-16 sale to Turkey that the Biden administration approved last month. Turkey has sought to lock down the sale, which includes 40 new...

Ben Cardin, the new chair of the Senate's Foreign Relations Committee, said on Thursday he would look at Turkey's request for the F-16 fighter jets. "I need to talk to the administration on a lot of these issues, because it's...

The US Senate adopted a resolution on the 201st anniversary of Greek Independence celebrating democracy in Greece and the United States on Wednesday. The resolution reported by Senator Bob Menendez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, commends the critical...

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for George Tsunis the US Ambassador nominee to Greece on Wednesday, January 12. The Committee, under the chairmanship of Senator Robert Menendez, will be called to decide whether Tsunis meets...

The US-Greece Defense Act, which will boost support for Greek military modernization, has passed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

A bill to strengthen the military alliance between the US and Greece, with America was introduced in the US Senate on Wednesday.

The United States Senate passed an official resolution, S-34, honoring the Greek Bicentennial on Wednesday.

Senator Menendez backed the Court's denial of Turkish claims of immunity in the attack on protestors that occurred in 2017.

Philhellene U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey), the new Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee introduced a bipartisan Senate resolution commemorating the Bicentennial of Greek Independence Day, which will occur on March 25, 2021. The resolution, which was co-sponsored by...

Another milestone in Greek-American history was passed last Tuesday as Spiros Mantzavinos of Wilmington, Delaware was chosen by voters to represent them in the Delaware State Senate. He will become the only Greek-American in the entire Assembly of the...

A U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday passed legislation to impose sanctions on Turkey  for its invasion of Syria and purchase of Russia’s S-400 antiaircraft defense system. The bill received broad-based bipartisan support. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the legislation --...

Police in Washington DC are girding themselves for the return of Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, 18 months after the Turkish president’s bodyguards ran riot in the city, assaulting protesters and American security officers. Greek, Armenian and Kurdish organizations are...

The Senate included a provision to lift the decades-old arms restrictions against the Republic of Cyprus as part of the final FY20 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) approved Thursday. The lifting of these restrictions is an important part of a...