Two Greek F-16 fighter jets stationed in Cyprus took off Wednesday after a drone was spotted near Lebanese airspace around 9.30 a.m., potentially targeting the UK’s RAF Akrotiri base. It was not immediately clear whether the drone was intercepted or shot down.
The Health Ministry, in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), unveiled “Quality for All,” a digital health platform integrating data from national health service units and supervised agencies.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday described Greece’s deployment to Cyprus amid escalating Middle East tensions as “defensive and peaceful,” with the sole purpose of preventing threatening actions against the Mediterranean island.
A new study by Dianeosis maps major gaps in wastewater management across Greece, finding low compliance with European Union rules in several regions.
Five years after a three-member court in Athens unanimously ruled that the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party operated as a criminal organization in a decision widely hailed as historic, a five-member appeals court is set to deliver its verdict Wednesday in a case with far-reaching criminal and political implications.
The US State Department has given its non-emergency personnel and their families in Cyprus permission to leave.
The option of ships using nuclear power will be a key discussion point at this year’s Posidonia shipping fair, at one of the event’s seminars.
Two Greek warships arrived off Cyprus early Wednesday, completing what Athens described as a defensive deployment aimed at shielding the island from a potential Iranian strike and underscoring Greece’s solidarity with Nicosia.
An appeals court on Wednesday unanimously upheld a landmark ruling that the neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn operated as a criminal organization, reaffirming a 2020 trial court decision.