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Greece, Cyprus, and Israel envisage energy connection linking Asia, the Arabian Peninsula and Europe

The leaders of Greece, Israel and Cyprus once again put energy cooperation at the heart of discussions earlier this week in Nicosia. The three leaders took it a step further to explore expanding their cooperation, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu referring to the possibility of an infrastructure and electrical link between Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, Israel, Cyprus, Greece and Europe, and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis raising the prospect of engaging with India as well. Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini’s diplomatic and defense editor, joins Thanos Davelis to explore how Greece, Cyprus, and Israel are not only strengthening their partnership, but expanding this arc of stability across the region.

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Energy cooperation with Israel deepens

Greece is working with Israel on AI technology to quickly detect wildfires

Disaster of biblical proportions

Three dead, four missing as rains pound Greece for second day

Flooding in Athens as Storm Daniel reaches capital

Turkey asks the EU to take bold steps to advance its membership bid, while the EU urges reforms

Turkey, EU to revive talks to modernise customs union, minister says

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