Mare Nostrum Mediterranean Fleet, with bases in UK-controlled Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, Egypt, and Mandatory Palestine remained the only threat to Italian naval power in the Mediterranean. The invasions of Albania, Greece and Egypt, and the Siege of Malta sought to extend Axis control over the Sea. This policy was so far-reaching and potentially intrusive, that it threatened neutral nations like Turkey, a threat that İsmet İnönü, the president of Turkey at the time of war, countered by promising to enter the war only if the Soviet Union joined the Allies. Mussolini dreamed of creating an Imperial Italy in his "Mare Nostrum" and
Now That's What I Call Music! "Now That's What I Call Music Pop Hits" and "Now That's What I Call Dance Music". In France the "Now" series is called "Now! Hits Référence". There have been released "Now! Hits Référence" 1-7 and "Now! Hits Référence" 2005, 2006 and 2007. In Greece the "Now" series is called "Now: Αυτά Είναι Τα Hits Σήμερα!" ("Now These Are the Hits Today!"). "Now 1" was released in 2002 and "Now 2010" was released in 2009. In 2015 (early summer), "Now" "that's what i call music 2015" was released as a follow-up to the compilation series. There have also been released some