The 39-year-old Greek citizen of Russian origin Alexandros S., who according to the Austrian Ministry of Interior was working as a spy for Russia, had reportedly been under surveillance by the Austrian intelligence services.
Unauthorized flights over the eastern Aegean continued on Wednesday, the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA) said, reporting that a pair of Turkish F-16 fighter jets conducted five overflights between 11.07 a.m. and 11.23 a.m.
Main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras announced on Wednesday that MP Fotini Bakadima, who was elected with Yanis Varoufakis’ Mera25 party before becoming independent in October, has joined the SYRIZA parliamentary group.
Professor Angelos Chaniotis joins Thanos Davelis to discuss the significance of Pope Francis’ recent decision to donate fragments of the Parthenon sculptures held by the Vatican to Greece, and looks at whether this serves as an example for the British Museum to take similar action that would finally reunite the Parthenon sculptures in Athens.
There has been no letup in viral infections during the Christmas holidays, with the seasonal flu outbreak, which started early this year, and the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) plaguing young children and adults alike.
A pair of Turkish F-16 jets flew over the remote border islet of Kinaros at 25,000 feet at 9.43 a.m. Wednesday.
The drilling rig of the ENI-TotalEnergies consortium in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) has discovered a new gas field at the Zeus 1 target. This is a larger field than the one discovered by the Italian-French consortium on August 22 in the same block (Block 6).
The publication of corporate sustainability reports has the potential of being a particularly profitable business activity, as demonstrated by two young Greek civil engineers.
A Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, flew over the islet of Kinaros on Wednesday.
The government leak that Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff Konstantinos Floros’ term of office will be extended for another year in January was the only news that was made public after Tuesday’s meeting of the Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense (KYSEA).