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.
Organized crime squad officers have arrested a man on the southern island of Crete for possession of thousands of illegal flares, police said Wednesday.
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.
Iran finds itself in a particularly difficult position.
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.
The Council of Europe’s anti-torture body has again urged Greece to tackle chronic prison overcrowding, poor detention conditions and staff shortages, warning that some inmates are being held in conditions that could amount to “inhuman and degrading treatment.”
Cyprus said Wednesday a suspicious object has been detected near Lebanese airspace, prompting authorities to take “all appropriate measures.”
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.