Greece’s largest carrier suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut, Erbil and Baghdad through early morning arrivals of March 10, after the war in Iran forced the closure of key Middle Eastern hubs, stranding tens of thousands of passengers worldwide and disrupting thousands of flights.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said work was underway with the United States to lift sanctions imposed on Ankara before the US midterm elections in November, but added Israel was opposed to the potential move.
Police have activated heightened security measures at critical sites nationwide amid developments in the Middle East, placing particular emphasis on locations linked to US and Israeli interests.
Georgetown University is establishing a branch in Greece in partnership with the Public Power Corporation (PPC), according to an application submitted to the Education Ministry for the creation of a University Legal Entity.
France plans to send anti-missile and anti-drone systems to Cyprus after a British air base on the island was attacked by drones, the semi-official Cyprus News Agency (CNA) said on Tuesday.
A 40-year-old man was arrested at dawn on Tuesday in northern Greece for removing copper wire from the facilities of OSE, the state-owned company responsible for rail infrastructure.
Greece’s main opposition has its own proposals for the upcoming review of the country’s Constitution, according to the party’s president, who argues that the center-right government doesn’t have the credibility to seek consensus over the changes it is planning.
The escalation of military conflicts in Iran is shaping an extremely complex and unstable environment for ocean-going shipping.
Greece will transfer a Patriot battery to the island of Karpathos, in the southeastern Aegean Sea, on Tuesday as part of the country’s efforts to boost its defense against possible aerial attacks, a day after a drone hit a British airbase in Cyprus, state-run broadcaster ERT reported.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he is open to providing one-on-one briefings to any political leader who formally requests one, as opposition parties press for broader consultation over developments in the Middle East and Iran and the government’s decision to reinforce Cyprus with frigates and fighter jets.