Greece and Israel are moving ahead with the implementation of Achilles’ Shield, a €3.1 billion ($3.6 billion) integrated air defense and missile protection network designed to significantly strengthen Greece’s ability to counter modern aerial and missile threats. The two countries are expected to sign a series of agreements in Tel Aviv on Monday, formally moving …
Five major organized-crime case files investigated by Greece’s Directorate for Combating Organized Crime remain stalled at the investigative stage. Source link
One person has died and five others suffered injuries after gunfire erupted overnight at a rave party in Aarau, northern Switzerland, near Zurich, according to local police. Authorities deployed a large police operation to the scene, alongside the canton’s disaster management unit and a military helicopter. Police have not identified the suspected shooter or shooters, …
Seven people have been declared dead so far and another 23 are missing after a ferry carrying a total of 267 passengers capsized off the coast of Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus on Sunday Source link
Rescuers have managed to pull nearly 200 people from the sunken ferry. The fate of another 60–70 passengers remains unknown. Kyrenia Mayor Murat Şenkul said the search for those still missing is ongoing. Survivors described the panic during the sinking: “Our bodies are covered in cuts. People are drowning in the water.” Some passengers climbed …
Three people have been identified and face charges for allegedly pulling a phone scam that cost an elderly woman in western Greece her cash savings that she had stashed at home for safe-keeping, authorities said Sunday. Source link
An Olympic Air flight carrying 33 passengers and three crew members was forced to return to Rhodes shortly after taking off for Karpathos after smoke was reported coming from one of its engines. The aircraft, an ATR 42 600 operating flight OA94, developed a technical problem involving its oil system. Preliminary information indicates that the …
A ferry carrying more than 260 passengers capsized off the coast of Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus on Sunday, Turkish media reported. Source link
Greek singer Dimitris Kokotas was laid to rest on Friday, August 28, surrounded by family, friends, colleagues and members of Greece’s music community who gathered to pay their final respects. Dimitris Kokotas funeral Kokotas, who died at the age of 57 following a prolonged illness, was remembered with deep emotion throughout the funeral service. The …
Greece has donated to Lebanon a second batch of military vehicles for its armed forces, the Defense Ministry said Sunday. Source link