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Yiannis Gounaris is, at least in the popular consciousness, an obscure figure of the Greek Revolution of 1821. Hailing from Ioannina, he was employed by Omer Vryoni as his official hunter and accompanied him to Missolonghi, which was besieged by Vryoni in 1822. Unable to overcome the town’s defences, Vryoni resolved on a night attack during Christmas, when it was expected that the defending Greeks would be at their most vulnerable. Overhearing the Ottomans discussing the plan, Gounaris was faced with a dilemma. His wife and children were being held hostage for his good behaviour in Arta. Sh...

The proposal includes the construction of one of the new Frégates de taille intermédiaire (FDI) frigates in France with a delivery date in early 2025. The other three new frigates, according to the proposal, will be built in Greek shipyards and will be ready in 2027 , 2028 and 2029. As an intermediate solution until the frigates are constructed, two active frigates from the French Navy will be used by Greece. These are the anti-aircraft frigate AAW Jean Bart, which will be delivered to the Greek Navy in 2025, and the anti-submarine frigate ASW Latouche-Tréville, which will be delivered in ...

Ευρωκίνηση 3/14/2021 TNH Staff      US and Greece military forces, with Greece and Turkey about to sit down to resume talks aimed at reducing tension, combined for an exercise in the Mediterranean, where Turkey plans to hunt for energy off Greek islands. The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier in the sea was the center of the maneuvers and gave the Greek side the chance to work with the United States’ military and naval might. The Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA) said it also planned aeronautical exercises with the American forces to increase combat cap...

15 March 2021 11:46am Kastellorizo has been the first of several Greek islands with fewer than 1,000 residents who have been fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus ahead of this year’s tourist season. The island will as a result receive “Covid-free” references in the global tourist media along with the islands of Fourni, Kalamos, Kastos, Meganissi, Inousses, Psara and Thimena, reported the Athens-Macedonian News Agency. Islands that have received the first of the two vaccine rounds include Agathonissi, Arki, Erikoussa, Gavdos, Halki, Lipsi, Nissiros, Othoni, Mathraki and Tilos. Whi...

Turkish survey vessel TCG Cesme reciprocated to harassment in international waters, National Defense Ministry sources say