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US State Department: Greece 'Cooperative' in Fighting Terrorism Last Year

The Greek government has been cooperative in the United States counterterrorism efforts in 2018, the U.S. Department of State annual report on terrorism says. The report says that Greece has improved its tools and information exchange to screen undocumented migrants...

Koufodinas: Third November 17 Member Granted Prison Leave

Dimitris Koufodinas is the third imprisoned November 17 member granted furlough, after Christodoulos Xeros and Vassilis Tzortzatos, with the latter leaving often on  educational leave. Xeros, however, violated his 7th furlough when he left prison never to return in 2015....

Tsipras Preparing for Oct. 17 Meeting with Trump in the White House

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ staff is getting him ready to go to Washington for his meeting with US President Donald Trump in the White House, on October 17. The PM and the new American president are expected to discuss regional...

Stage Play Controversy Reveals a Government with Twisted Views on Terrorism

It could have been a play that would go unnoticed by the general public. After all the Experimental Stage of the National Theater of Greece caters mostly to avid theater lovers. Yet, the fact that "The Nash Equilibrium" is...

State Department Rescinds Terrorist Designation of Greek Guerilla Group November 17

The U.S. State Department revoked the designation of Greek urban guerilla group November 17 as a terrorist organization, as stated in the decision published in the Federal Register. The leftist organization acted between 1975 and 2002 and is responsible for the...

November 17 Terrorist Xeros Gets Additional Defense Time for Breakout

Convicted November 17 terrorist Christodoulos Xeros on Friday was given additional time to prepare his defense on his breakout plan and alleged help to members of Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire anarchist group escape. Xeros requested more time to...

US and Turkey Worried About 'November 17' Member Savvas Xeros' Possible Early Release

The United States and Turkey have expressed their concern regarding the scenarios that want former "November 17" member and convicted terrorist Savvas Xeros released due to health reasons. On Friday, the leftist-led Greek government has passed a new law according to which...

Counter-terrorism Squads Discover Christodoulos Xeros' Bomb Testing Field

Greek police counter-terrorism squads have recently discovered a plot of land in Nea Permaos in the outskirts of Athens which was reportedly serving as a bomb testing facility for November 17 ex member and convicted terrorist Christodoulos Xeros and...

Greek N17 Terrorist Christodoulos Xeros Arrested Near Athens

Known Greek terrorist Christodoulos Xeros was arrested shortly after 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2015 by Greek authorities, in Anavyssos, Attica, Greece . Xeros had escaped custody almost a year ago, after he violated his leave from Korydallos...

Counter Terrorism Unit on Alert After Bank Robbery

The counter terrorism unit is on alert after a robbery took place in a branch of Piraeus Bank in the village of Sykourio in Larissa, central Greece at 2:10 p.m. on Thursday. It was reported that there were five thieves...

Samaras Venizelos on Terrorism and Troika

The Greek Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras met on Friday with the Government Vice President Evangelos Venizelos, in order to discuss several pressing matters. At the top of the agenda were the crucial negotiations with the Troika which are moving slowly,...

November 17th Leader Speaks Out

Alexandros Giotopoulos, the leader of the November 17th terrorist organization, spoke out following yesterday's reappearance of Christodoulos Xeros. In a letter sent to the newspaper Eleutherotypia, Giotopoulos has raised questions regarding the circumstances surrounding his arrest as well as...

Dendias and Papoulias Discuss Terrorism

During their meeting on Tuesday, the Greek President Karolos Papoulias and the Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias, agreed on the need for stricter rules governing prisoner privileges. The two politicians met after convicted terrorist and member of November 17, Christodoulos...

AUKUS Undermines NATO, Brings France Closer to Greece, Cyprus

A major geopolitical reshuffle is underway in the wake of AUKUS, which has drawn France closer to Greece and Cyprus, and widened its divide with Turkey. By Konstantinos Apostolou-Katsaros A major geopolitical reshuffle is underway in the wake of AUKUS. Although...

Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis Remembers His Politician Father, Murdered 31 Years Ago

Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis posted a picture on social media with his father, Pavlos, who was murdered 31 years ago today by the November 17 terrorist group. "You may have flew away thirty-one years ago, but every day I touch...