Komotini jail raids reveal half-dozen mobile phones
Police raided a series of cells in Komotini prison in northern Greece Wednesday and confiscated half a dozen mobile phones fitted with sim cards and chargers, officials said.
Man held over toilet surveillance cameras
A man has been arrested in Piraeus for allegedly using hidden surveillance cameras to record videos of women – including minors – using the toilets of a coffee-bar, police said Wednesday.
KKE leader claims drones were targeting Souda base
Dimitris Koutsoumbas, head of the Communist Party of Greece, claimed Wednesday that two drones intercepted near Cypriot airspace were targeting the US naval base in Souda Bay on the island of Crete, a key American military facility in the eastern Mediterranean.
Turkey’s ruling party submits bill to ban social media for under-15s
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party has submitted to parliament a draft bill that would ban social media access for children younger than 15.
Teenager arrested for allegedly smuggling 39 migrants across Mediterranean
A group of 39 migrants has been located on the southern island of Crete after making the dangerous crossing from north Africa in a small boat and a South Sudanese teenager has been arrested for allegedly ferrying them across, authorities said Wednesday.
Thousands of illegal flares seized on Crete ahead of Easter
Organized crime squad officers have arrested a man on the southern island of Crete for possession of thousands of illegal flares, police said Wednesday.
Declaration of an Electronic Open (International) Tender for the supply entitled ” PURCHASE OF FIRE ENGINES AND OTHER RESPONSE VEHICLES FOR THE HELLENIC FIRE SERVICE (EQUIPMENT)”
The Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations S.A. (Growthfund) through the Project Preparation Facility, in its capacity as implementing authority in accordance with article 5B of Law 3986/2011, acting by order, on behalf and in the name of the “Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection” (hereinafter “Contracting Authority”), hereby invites the interested economic operators…
Cyprus calls off alert after suspect object spotted close to Lebanon
Cyprus said a suspect object had been detected close to Lebanese airspace on Wednesday, and a government source said two Greek F-16 fighter jets had been scrambled to intercept it.
Why Iran is targeting the Gulf’s Arab monarchies
Iran finds itself in a particularly difficult position.
Turkey says NATO defenses destroyed missile fired from Iran over Mediterranean
A ballistic missile fired from Iran and heading into Turkish airspace after passing Syria and Iraq was destroyed by NATO air and missile defense systems in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, the Turkish Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.