Military dictatorship

From Nikos Alivizatos' book "Beyond Article 16," I discovered that Greek higher education institutions were recognized as public legal entities after the civil war (1946-49), in a move designed to exclude communist professors.

Former Greek coup leader Stylianos Pattakos, one of three military chiefs who brought down democratic rule in 1967, has died at his home in Athens after a stroke, reports said Saturday.

The fighting in civil war-torn Libya has split many families apart, with some survivors now thinking of moving to Turkey.

On the occasion of the anniversary of the seven-year junta, which followed the 1967 Greek coup d'état led by a group of colonels on 21 April 1967, the Athens concert Hall (Megaron) presents for the first time a musical tribute to the songs banned or censored by the colonels' dictatorship.

A deputy of the ruling AKP, Emrullah İşler, is paying a two-day visit to Libya in his capacity as special representative of Turkey’s president and government, the Foreign Ministry announced

Egypt has offered to train pro-government forces battling rival armed groups in Libya, stepping up efforts to eradicate what it says is a threat to its own stability from the anarchy engulfing its neighbor.

Forty countries and three major organizations have urged Libya’s feuding political leaders to peacefully resolve the political and military crisis gripping the North African country

Many people would remember the bold statements like, “What is NATO doing in Libya?” One would have thought Turkey was against the Libya operation

A boat packed with up to 250 African emigrants trying to reach European shores sank on Sunday off the Libyan coast and most are feared dead, a spokesman for the Libyan navy said.

UAE warplanes secretly bombed Islamist militia targets in Libya, apparently catching Washington off guard, as turmoil in the North African country deepened with the Islamists naming a rival premier.
      
American officials said on Aug. 25 that the United Arab Emirates' jets launched two attacks in seven days on the Islamists in Tripoli using bases in Egypt.