Greek police have dismantled an organised migrant-smuggling network accused of facilitating the illegal transportation of more than 500 migrants into and across Greece, arresting 10 suspects in a coordinated operation supported by Europol. Investigators have identified 41 alleged smuggling cases dating back to June 2025, with the network believed to have generated at least €750,000 …
A Turkish court jailed a former minister and senior member of the ruling AK Party early on Friday in an investigation into the country’s fund crisis, state-run Anadolu Agency and other domestic media said. Source link
Police investigate a suspicious suitcase on Evelpidon Street in Athens’ Kypseli district, prompting a bomb disposal response and traffic restrictions. The post Police Bomb Squad Responds to Suspicious Suitcase in Athens appeared first on Greek City Times. Source link
Greek police have dismantled an alleged migrant-smuggling network that transported more than 500 people into and through the country, arresting 10 suspects in coordinated operations in northwestern Greece and Thessaloniki. Source link
Key Takeaways Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis aims to simplify obtaining Greek citizenship for third- and fourth-generation Greeks abroad. Currently, the citizenship process becomes more complicated for later generations compared to second-generation Greeks. Mitsotakis emphasises that simplifying citizenship would help more people connect with their Greek heritage. No new citizenship laws or timelines for changes …
In November 2024, when he succeeded in getting reelected securing even more votes than in 2016 or 2020, and drawing in segments of American society that had traditionally voted for the Democrats, Donald Trump built up a massive reserve of personal political capital. Source link
The exercise began on 31 October and will run until 8 November 2026, bringing together some of the region’s most highly trained military personnel to strengthen regional security and military cooperation. A Greek-Led Military Initiative The exercise forms part of the Balkan Conference of Chiefs of Defence, an initiative launched in 2007 by Greece’s Chief …
Salamis Shipyards and France’s Naval Group signed a new cooperation agreement on Thursday for the shipyards’ participation in the construction of FDI frigates ordered by the Swedish Royal Navy, the Greek company said. Source link
Thirty-seven parents at a Melbourne primary school have formally demanded the right to withdraw their five-year-old children from lessons on gender identity, challenging Victoria’s compulsory Respectful Relationships program. The parents, whose children attend Caulfield South Primary School in Melbourne’s south-east, sent a letter to principal Rohan Cooper this week after being informed that their Prep …
Cyprus Finance Minister Makis Keravnos will ask Nicosia’s cabinet to extend the tax break on gasoline and diesel, possibly until March. Source link