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Authorities in Greece said on Tuesday they dismantled a terrorist organization that was preparing terrorist attacks against Jewish targets in Athens. Two men of Pakistani origin, who were not named, were arrested. The suspects were charged with terrorism offenses, while...

Greece's intelligence services uncovered a Russian spy who, they say, was operating in the country since 2018 in "deep cover". According to the National Intelligence Service (EYP), the foreign national named "Irina A. S." had gained Greek citizenship and an...

Prosecutors in Greece investigating the wiretapping scandal have requested the help of judicial authorities in the US in their work. Two Greek prosecutors are trying to trace the digital footprints of electronic addresses included in text (SMS) messages, through which...

Greek police on Tuesday raided the Athens offices of several companies that could be related to the wiretapping scandal that has rocked the government in recent months. Among the companies targeted was of Intellexa, an Israeli-owned company related to the...

The conservative government in Greece is proposing a new law to tighten checks on the country's intelligence service following the wiretapping scandal that has rocked the nation. The draft law which was posted online for public consultation on Tuesday aims...

A court in Turkey on Friday sentenced a Greek citizen of Syrian origin, who was arrested in May and accused of being a spy for the Greek intelligence agency EYP, to 12 years imprisonment. In June, Greek government spokesperson Giannis...

Opposition parties in Greece demanded the resignation of PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and requested snap elections during a heated debate in parliament over the wiretapping scandal. Main opposition leader Alexis Tsipras said that Mitsotakis not only knew about the wiretapping of...

Greece's phone tapping scandal is growing after a journalist revealed that the National Intelligence Service (EYP) was tracking 15,700 other devices. This came in testimony to a parliamentary committee from EYP's former chief Panagiotis Kontoleon, Reuters said. The news led...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday admitted wrong-doing but denied knowledge of the recent phone-tapping scandal.

Greece's head of the National Intelligence Agency (EYP) resigned on Friday after a phone-tapping scandal involving a journalist and a politician. The Head of EYP, Panagiotis Kontoleon, has submitted his resignation to the Prime Minister, "following wrong practices in the...