September 19, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
The Greek General Staff of National Defense (GEETHA) released the names and the pictures of the three soldiers who were killed in the horrific car accident in Libya. It is noted that the other two victims were translators, the son and the daughter of the president of the Greek community …
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September 18, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greece’s government spokesman, Pavlos Marinakis, left open the options for the tragedy in Libya where three members of the Armed Forces and two civilians were killed in what is attributed to a road accident on Sunday. “First of all let me express my sorrow for the loss of these five …
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September 18, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Five Greeks, members of the humanitarian mission of the Greek Armed Forces to flood-stricken Libya were killed in a traffic accident on Sunday. Another 13 people were injure with seven of them being in critical condition. The Armed Forces declared a 3-day mourning. The injured Greeks were transported back to …
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April 20, 2022
Society, Very Mix
A paratrooper of the Greek Armed Forces remained hanging in the air outside a C-130 at a height of 5,000 feet for several minutes after his parachute failed to open during an exercise in Cyprus. The unprecedented incident took place during an exercise in Larnaka and a tragedy was averted …
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August 5, 2021
FEATURED, Greece
The Armed Forced were mobilized on Thursday morning to assist the Fire Service as several fire fronts have got out of control burning down thousands of acres of forest and destroy existences as they destroy also homes and businesses. At a press briefing National Defence Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos outlined how …
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December 21, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
The first refrigerators for storage of Covid-19 vaccines arrived in Greece that will use Police, Coast Guard and the Armed Forces for transfer and safeguarding. The COVID-19 vaccines that must be kept at ultra-deep freeze temperatures of -72 Celsius (-161.6 Fahrenheit) for safety and efficacy. The first vaccines from the …
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August 11, 2020
FEATURED, Politics, Turkey-GR
The Turkish research vessel Oruc Reis that entered the easternmost point of the Greek continental shelf on Monday, remains in the same area on Tuesday, Greek media report citing sources. At the same time, Turkey makes new claims on more maritime areas in East Mediterranean Sea. The Oruc Reis is …
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August 9, 2020
Greece
Landing ship IKARIA of the Hellenic Navy left Greece for the port of Beirut early Sunday morning. The ferry carries medical and nursing staff of the Armed Forces as well as humanitarian aid and medical-pharmaceutical material. According to a statement by the Greek General Staff, the Ikaria will also load …
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March 3, 2020
Social
Residents in north-eastern Greece are getting together tons of food and water to show their solidarity with the Greek Armed and Security forces deployed at the border with Turkey to prevent thousands of migrants crossing into Greece. The Evros Health Stores Association distributed water, food, snacks and energy drinks to …
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February 28, 2020
Greece, Politics
Greece has maximized border controls at land and sea borders with Turkey after Erdogan opened the gates for refugees and migrants to go to Greece and “Europe.” Armed Forces and Coast guard are on alert, the chief of General Staff is heading to Evros and the islands of the North …
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May 22, 2019
Very Mix
“Family”, the “Armed Forces” and the “Church” are the institutions Greeks seem to trust more, according to a public opinion poll conducted by MRB on behalf of conservative German Konrad Adenauer Foundation affiliated with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). According to the survey, the institution of the “family” is the …
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May 22, 2016
Politics
Debate in Greek Parliament reaches its peak as lawmakers get ready to vote the omnibus austerity bill of €5.4 billion, the last prerequisite in order to conclude the Program Review and reach a deal at the Eurogroup on May 24th. Keys points of argument between the coalition government SYRIZA -ANEL …
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January 20, 2014
Society
Greece’s Council of State dropped a small bombshell right in the middle of Troika-imposed radical income decreases. The Council of State has reportedly ruled that cuts made to the wages of members of the armed forces, police, coast guards and firemen in August 2012 were unconstitutional and that the government …
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October 14, 2013
Politics
Six tanks and one lonesome F-16 fighter jet will most likely take part at the National Parade on October 28th 2013, after Defense Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos managed to find a sponsor who will pay for the fuel. Even though the amount of the donation has not revealed yet, the name …
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September 23, 2013
Politics
Greek government is indeed alarmed about the activities of extreme-right Golden Dawn following the murder of left rapper Pavlos Fyssas by a GD member last week. It seems that the political leadership of the Greek police pushed at least two high ranking police officers to resignation on the occasion of investigation …
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September 9, 2013
Society
They are some 35,000 unmarried daughters across the country. When we say ‘daughters’ here, do not necessarily think of impoverished teenager girls. They are mostly -meanwhile – middle aged women, daughters of civil servants and of members of the Greek Armed Forces. Women who have remained unmarried in order to …
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June 5, 2013
Very Mix
A soldier of Greek armed Forces was killed after the fully tracked armored personnel carrier M113 he was driving tumbled off the national highway near Oropos, some 30 km NE of Athens. The accident occurred at 5:50 on Wednesday morning while a convoy of several M113 and military Hummer jeeps …
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February 25, 2013
Politics
Anyone can claim anything in this country called Greece. If anyone can claim anything abroad, it’s even better. Then hardly someone can check sources or question claims verification. Former Greek ambassador Leonidas Chrysanthakopoulos claimed to UK-magazine Newstatesman, that “the Greek army had promised no to intervene against a civil uprising.” …
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