ISIL
Europe
Turkey Arrests Leading Jihadist Planning to Flee to Greece
Turkish media report that the country's secret services arrested a close associate of ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in the coastal town of Izmir as he was planning to flee to Greece.
The suspect, identified only by the initials K.E.H.,...
Greece
2016 | Annus Horribilis
If you didn’t already have enough to be nervous about, just consider the early hours of 2016. January 1 brought above freezing temperatures to Antarctica, below freezing temperatures to Damascus, Dubai quite literally was overshadowed in a fiery inferno and...
Australia
Former Greek Finance Minister Speaks on Refugee Crisis and ISIL
Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis addressed the ongoing refugee crisis in the aftermath of ISIL's attacks in Paris, November 13, that killed 129 people.
Over 850,000 migrants and refugees have arrived in Europe this calendar year, with 703,000 entering through...
Cyprus
Britain Lends Cypriot Military Base to French Airforce
United Kingdom's Prime Minister, David Cameron announced on Monday that he has decided to allow the French air force to operate out of the Royal Air Force base in Akrotiri, Cyprus, in order to facilitate counter- ISIL operations.
France's military aircrafts...
Greece
U.S. Assistant Secretary Nuland: "We want to see prosperity and growth in Greece"
On March 17, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland visited Athens to meet with senior Greek government officials.
Assistant Secretary Nuland noted that the United States wants to see Greece emerge from its economic crisis...