Greece has plans to develop an air defense system akin to Israel’s sophisticated Iron Dome, aimed at safeguarding the country against airborne threats, Defense Minister Nikos Dendias told Skai TV Wednesday.
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The operations of the European Union’s naval mission to the Red Sea have not been affected by Iran’s first-ever direct attack on Israel but the force needs more combat ships to protect merchant vessels sailing through “a vast area,” its commander told Reuters on Tuesday.
Greece is closely monitoring developments in the Middle East with great concern following Iran’s retaliatory attack on Israel late on Saturday, amid escalating fears of a major escalation in the Middle East conflict.
Nadine Maenza, the President of the IRF Secretariat, a Global Fellow at the Wilson Center, and the previous chair of USCIRF, joins Thanos Davelis to look at what a resurgent ISIS means for the region, particularly in the autonomous zone in north east Syria, and break down why we need to put the spotlight on Turkey’s role in this ISIS comeback.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday rejected calls for Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis to take responsibility for the murder of 28-year-old Kyriaki Griva by her abusive ex-partner outside an Athens police station just moments after she had sought help from the authorities.
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Wednesday called for ongoing support for Ukraine against Russian aggression.
The performances of “Last Work: Ohad Naharin” by the Batsheva Ensemble at the Athens Concert Hall have been postponed due to safety concerns, it was announced on Thursday.
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis heads to Brussels on Wednesday to attend the two-day Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs to discuss the war in Ukraine and security in the wider region ahead of the Alliance summit in Washington on July 9-11.
France has asked about 45 foreign countries to contribute several thousand extra military, police and civilian personnel to help safeguard the Paris Olympics this summer.
In the wake of the gruesome attack last Friday in Moscow and the mounting concerns among Western security and intelligence agencies, the Hellenic Police and the National Intelligence Service have reportedly jointly decided to intensify checks at the country’s entry points, migrant detention centers and beyond.
The Interior Ministry is moving ahead with changes to the Municipal Police force, deeming that the existing framework needs to be adapted to meet the needs of the country’s cities and their residents.
One of the key figures in Greece’s spiraling wiretapping case still owns a 35% stake of Intellexa, which sells Predator spyware in Greece, despite attempts to show that he had sold the stake, a report revealed on Wednesday.
Greece’s frigate Hydra opened fire on two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the Gulf of Aden during the early hours of Wednesday, utilizing its 127mm main gun. Both UAVs promptly altered their course.
Ukrainian media have reported an explosion in the Black Sea port of Odesa on Wednesday, where President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was, according to Greek reports, scheduled to meet with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
In a move aimed, according to sources, at bolstering Greece’s National Intelligence Service (EYP) in its fight against organized crime, the government on Tuesday replaced the agency’s deputy chief, Lieutenant-General Giorgos Kellis, with Antonis Tzitzis, a former officer of the Greek Police (ELAS).
The Treasury Department announced Tuesday it has sanctioned two people and a Greece-based commercial spyware company headed by a former Israeli military officer that developed, operated and distributed technology used to target U.S. government officials, journalists and policy experts. he sanctions target Intellexa Consortium, which the U.S. says has sold and distributed commercial spyware and […]
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