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Greece Revamps Intelligence Services, Creates National Security Advisor Post
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday announced the reorganization of the country’s national security agencies. This includes the creation of a new post, which has the title "National Security Advisor in the Office of the Prime Minister."
"The main objective...
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Greek Intelligence Service Refutes Plot Involving Ex PM Karamanlis' Assassination
Documents from Greece's National Intelligence Service (EYP) intimating that the so called ''Pythia Plot" was a complete falsehood were leaked to the Greek press on Thursday.
The ''Pythia Plot" was an alleged scenario involving the assassination of the former Conservative...
Greece
Greece Reinforces Borders in Light of Political Crisis in FYROM
Greece is taking border reinforcement measures in light of the ongoing political crisis in Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia that might even lead to population shifts.
Greek officials worry of the possibility that the neighboring country, which is in a...
Greece
Greek Authorities Investigate Turkish National Stranded on Aegean Islet
Greek authorities are investigating a Turkish national found stranded on the Nimos islet in the southeastern Aegean on Wednesday.
According to the Port Authority of Symi island, the 27-year-old man claims he is a lawyer and produced legal documents that...
Greece
Dismantled Truck Theft Ring in Athens Sold Auto Parts to ISIS
(Reuters)
The ring of truck thieves that was dismantled in Athens last week was selling auto parts to Islamic State and African militia groups, Greek police says.
The disclosure that parts from the stolen vehicles were cut in an Aspropyrgos scrapyard...
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Hackers of Greek Bank System Extend Ransom Deadline to Thursday
A group of hackers who had blackmailed the Greek banking system last week have given Greek banks three more days to meet their demands before they go through with their plan, according to Greek media reports.
The team of hackers called Armanda Collective are asking...
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Turkey Deports Greek Citizen Who Was Suspected to be Heading To Syria
Turkish authorities on Thursday deported a 40-year-old Greek Muslim from Thrace back to Greece, claiming that he had been on his way to Syria in "order to join in the fighting".
The 40-year-old, who was arrested in Turkey on Wednesday...
Greece
Journalist Selected to Head Greece's Intelligence Service
Journalist Yiannis Roubatis on Saturday was appointed chief of Greece 's National Intelligence Service (EYP) following Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' decision.
Roubatis was born in 1948 in Ioannina and studied in the USA. He is a doctor of International Relations...
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Greece, Turkey Join Anti-Terrorist Forces
The arrest in Athens of Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) leader Huseyin Fevzi Tekin and three other Turkish citizens in a February 10th raid highlighted the importance of regional counter-terrorism co-operation, experts said.
The operation, which initial reports said was...
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Karchimakis: Instigating Act of Infringement of State Secrets
Michalis Karchimakis, former representative of PASOK is called to plead on November 8th, in front of the 3rd magistrate, Dimitris Foukas who handles the case of interceptions and of the alleged plan to assassinate former Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis.
Mr....