Join our Community
Support ToI and remove all ads
Learn more
×

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis delivers a speech during Thessaloniki’s international trade fair, in the northern city of Thessaloniki, Greece, September 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)
September 6, 2026, 6:40 pm
Greek premier, leaning into Israeli defense cooperation, courts Arab states as well
Days after inking $3.5b deal with Israel for air defense help amid shared Turkey concerns, Kyriakos Mitsotakis to visit Egypt this week, says he’s planning Saudi trip soon
By DEMETRIS NELLAS
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias, left, and his Israeli counterpart Israel Katz review the honor guard before their meeting in Athens, Greece, January 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
July 23, 2026, 8:06 pm
Greece to buy $3 billion ‘Achilles Shield’ missile defense system from Israel
Athens, which has close ties to Jerusalem, is upping military spending to modernize its army amid ongoing tensions with Turkey; will also buy Heron UAVs from Israel
By Agencies
French President Emmanuel Macron (C) visits the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, deployed to the Mediterranean following Iranian drone strikes on Cyprus on the Mediterranean Sea, on March 9, 2026, on the sidelines of his trip to Cyprus to discuss regional security. (Gonzalo Fuentes / POOL / AFP)
March 9, 2026, 8:20 pm
Macron says France, allies preparing ‘defensive’ mission to reopen Strait of Hormuz
French, Greek, and Cypriot leaders announce mission to protect maritime traffic, reopen strait when conflict’s ‘hottest phase’ is over; Dutch send a frigate at Paris’s request
By Agencies
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech next to the submarine 'Le Temeraire' at the nuclear submarines' Navy base of Ile Longue in Crozon, France, March 2, 2026. (Yoan Valat/Pool Photo via AP)
March 9, 2026, 8:41 am
Macron heads to Cyprus as Europe rallies around island after drone attack
Macron bolstering French military presence, drone and missile defenses around Cyprus ahead of talks with Cypriot and Greek leaders
By Sylvie Corbet and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (L) pose after a signing ceremony following a meeting of Turkey/Greek High-Level Cooperation Council at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey, on February 11, 2026. (Adem ALTAN / AFP)
February 11, 2026, 10:41 pm
Turkish and Greek leaders hold talks, voice desire to resolve maritime disputes
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan stress dialogue and trust after meeting, reaffirm trade goal of $10 billion, share aim to warm relations
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Saint Catherine's Monastery in southern Sinai, in Egypt. (CC, BY-SA, Berthold Werner/Wikimedia)
October 16, 2025, 9:42 pm
Greece, Egypt agree on future of monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai, Greek PM says
Agreement comes after Athens expressed concern about plans by Egypt to develop a tourism project around the site, where, by Biblical tradition, Moses received the Torah
By Agencies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Jerusalem, on March 30, 2025. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
March 30, 2025, 9:54 pm
Visiting Greek PM stresses ‘critically important’ defense cooperation with Israel
Kyriakos Mitsotakis calls for ‘immediate and unconditional release’ of hostages, as well as a renewed ceasefire in Gaza that ‘will allow us all to think about the day after’
By Lazar Berman and Nava Freiberg
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken boards a plane to travel as he departs Crete for Amman, the next stop on his week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East, in Crete, Greece, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)
January 7, 2024, 12:57 am
At start of latest whirlwind Mideast tour, Blinken urges against ‘spread of conflict’
Following long meeting in Istanbul with vocal Israeli critic Erdogan, US diplomat says Ankara is ‘prepared to play a positive, productive role’ in postwar Gaza
By Agencies
Yemenis in Houthi-controlled territory brandishing their guns chant slogans during a march in solidarity with the people of Gaza, in the capital Sanaa on December 15, 2023. (MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP)
December 23, 2023, 1:01 am
Iran ‘deeply involved’ in planning Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping — White House
Washington intensifies rhetoric, declassifies intelligence tying Tehran to breakdown of key shipping route, but holds off on re-designating Houthis as a terror group
By Jacob Magid and AP
Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen publish a video showing how the group hijacked an Israeli-linked shipping vessel in the Red Sea on November 20, 2023. (Screen capture/X)
December 21, 2023, 1:59 pm
Greece to join naval coalition protecting Red Sea shipping against Houthi attacks
Greek defense minister says country has ‘fundamental interest’ in addressing Iran-backed group’s threat to global maritime transport; Australia to send personnel, but no ships
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) meets Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at his office in Jerusalem, October 23, 2023. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
October 23, 2023, 7:53 pm
Netanyahu to visiting Greek, Dutch leaders: Civilizations must ‘unite against Hamas’
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis says he hopes war will not have ‘too much of a humanitarian cost,’ while Dutch PM Mark Rutte says leaders to ‘discuss how now to best move forward’
By Amy Spiro and Lazar Berman
Left to right: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at Nicosia’s Presidential Palace, Cyprus, September 4, 2023 (PMO)
September 4, 2023, 6:12 pm
PM: Decision on route for exporting natural gas to Europe expected in ‘3-6 months’
Netanyahu meets with Cypriot and Greek counterparts in Nicosia, whose government wants Israel to pump gas to a terminal in Cyprus where it would be liquified for shipment onward
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, left, greets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Nicosia, Cyprus, September 3, 2023. (Amos Ben Gershom/ GPO)
September 3, 2023, 11:14 pm
Netanyahu discusses energy ties with Cypriot and Greek leaders
Praising regional cooperation on visit to Nicosia, PM raises possibility of purchasing a shared firefighter aircraft with allies, pitches fiber optic cable project
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on August 27, 2023. (Sraya Diamant/Flash90)
September 3, 2023, 1:41 pm
Netanyahu heads to Cyprus for talks with Cypriot, Greek leaders
PM set to meet separately and together with tightly aligned Mediterranean leaders; trip seen as statement that the alliances are valued despite Israel’s renewed ties with Ankara
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, leader of the center-right New Democracy, arrives for statements at the headquarters of the party in Athens, Greece, June 25, 2023 (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
June 26, 2023, 1:07 pm
Center-right Mitsotakis wins 2nd term as Greek PM; small far-right parties surge
New Democracy campaigns on platform to secure economic growth, political stability; 42 seats shared by small parties, including one endorsed by jailed leader of Nazi-inspired party
By Agencies
Load More

Sign in or Join The Times of Israel Community

Sign in or Register

Paying ToI Community members are invited to comment on articles
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By joining you agree to the terms and conditions
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Join The Times of Israel Community
Sign in or Register
Only ToI Community members can comment below articles
Forgot your password? / Send me a login link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.
Join The Times of Israel Community
Commenting is available for paying members of The Times of Israel Community only. Please join our Community to comment and enjoy other Community benefits.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Confirm Mail
Thank you! Now check your email
You are now a member of The Times of Israel Community! We sent you an email with a login link to . Once you're set up, you can start enjoying Community benefits and commenting.
Back to top
Never miss breaking news on Israel
Get notifications to stay updated
You're subscribed
image
Register for free
and continue reading
Registering allows you to manage your newsletters and alerts and helps us improve your experience. It takes just a few seconds.
Already registered? Enter your email to sign in.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By registering you agree to the terms and conditions. Once registered, you’ll receive our Daily Edition email for free.
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Register
I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.