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The meeting between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, in Istanbul on Saturday lasted approximately two hours. 

Following this, Blinken is expected to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan before departing for Crete, where he will meet Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. 

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was expected to meet the leaders of Greece and Turkey on Saturday at the start of a week-long trip aimed at tamping down tensions that have spiked across the Middle East since Israel's war with Hamas began in October.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Istanbul, his first of nine stops during a week-long trip, Friday afternoon.

Next stop for Blinken will be Hania, Crete, where he will meet with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis Saturday.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is to visit the Middle East and Europe from Friday in his fourth trip to the region since the Hamas attacks, as announced by the Department of State spokesperson Matthew Miller late Thursday.

Blinken is expected to meet with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday afternoon at Hania, Crete.

Parents in Greece pay for baby formula up to three times as much as in other European countries including countries like Finland and Sweden, according to a price survey carried out in November in three price collections by Greece's Competition Commission, a finding that shows that the market in question is anything but operating competitively in Greece.

Lena Argiri, the DC correspondent for ERT - Greece's public broadcaster - and a contributor to Kathimerini, joins Thanos Davelis from Washington with the latest analysis on Sweden, Turkey and the US, and breaks down why Washington may not be able to afford delaying the sale of F-35s to Greece much longer. 

The evolving dynamics of the intricate and often problematic US-Turkey relationship remain a constant concern for Greek diplomacy, even though public discourse about it can be challenging.

Tesla has secured the top spot in Norway's car sales for three consecutive years, triumphing despite tensions between the American electric vehicle company and influential unions in the Nordic region, according to Reuters.

The price of fresh cow's milk in Greece remains higher than in other European Union countries.

Greeks seem to pay more for milk compared to other Europeans, as the Competition Commission has found in recent market research examining the price of fresh low-fat milk at online supermarkets in Greece and in 17 EU countries.

Türkiye's parliament is unlikely to hold a full vote on Sweden's bid to join NATO before mid-January, parliamentary sources have told AFP.

Sweden's accession to the U.S.-led Western alliance was approved by the foreign affairs committee on Dec. 26, bringing an end in sight to a 19-month standoff.