A group of Israeli tourists on vacation to the island of Rhodes allegedly carried out an unprovoked attack against a gathering of solidarity with the people of Palestine and Lebanon, organized by unions and agencies of the island, media reported. Specifically, on Thursday afternoon, Following a call by the Rhodes …
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Greek-flagged tanker “Sounion” attacked in Red Sea off Yemen
Greek-flagged tanker “Sounion” has being attacked by two small Houthis’ boats and struck by three projectiles in the Red Sea off Yemen on Wednesday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said. There were no casualties reported among the 25 crew members onboard, but the Greek-flagged vessel has lost the …
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Israel might seek military support by Greece and Cyprus, says minister
A worrying statement in possible involvement of Greece and Cyprus in the developments in the Middle East was made by the Minister of Transport of Israel Miri Regev. Regev announced on Monday that “If we are attacked, we may request help from the Israeli Air Force and ships from Athens …
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Over 400 hackers’ attacks targeted Greece’s Land Registry
Over 400 hackers’ attacks were recorded on the information systems of the Land Registry this week, however, although an attempt was made, the intrusion of a malicious user into the Database failed. This is stated in the announcement of the Ministry of Digital Governance on Friday. As indicated by the …
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Police officer injured in attack outside home of Supreme Court President (video)
One police officer was injured and a patrol car went on fire outside the residence of the President of the Supreme Court when a group of unknown individuals hurled petrol bombs in the early morning hours of Thursday. The police officer suffered injuries on his face and hands and was …
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Houthi aerial drone hits Greek-owned ship in the Red Sea, causing damage and
An aerial drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck and damaged a Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned bulk carrier in the Red Sea on Sunday, officials said, the latest attack by the group targeting shipping in the vital maritime corridor. The attack comes as the US has sent the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower …
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SYRIZA leader Kasselakis victim of homophobic attack
SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis requested on Tuesday the intervention of a public prosecutor after the law office of prominent lawyer Alexis Kougias issued a homophobic statement. The issue started on the occasion of the severe beating of a 37-year-old lawyer by her husband, also a lawyer, Apostolos Lytras. Kougias appeared …
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13-year-old boy detained over homophobic verbal attack at SYRIZA leader
Authorities in Volos detained a 13-year-old boy child for the homophobic verbal attack against SYRIZA leader, Stefanos Kasselakis. Kasselakis was delivering a speech in the city in central Greece on Sunday, when a voice was heard shouting at him “fa***t”. The SYRIZA leader replied calmly saying “Be well, come and …
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Racist attack against delivery man in Athens (video)
A racist attack against a food delivery man. He was brutally punched by the driver of a car. It was only due to passersby intervention that the worst was avoided. The victim is a 36-year-old man, a migrant worker. The attack took place on Monday April 22, around 10:30 in …
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Greece’s Police, Intelligence Service on alert after Moscow terror attack
Greece’ Police and the National Intelligence Service have been set on alert following the terror attack in Moscow last Friday and the mounting concerns among Western security and intelligence agencies. The Hellenic Police and the National Intelligence Service (EYP) have jointly decided to intensify checks at the country’s entry points, …
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Student, principal injured by young man in Athens school attack
A 17-year-old student and the 60-year-old principal of a high school in Kypseli district of Athens have been hospitalized with multiple injuries after a young man barged into the school grounds and attacked the student in the head with a hammer. Armed with two knives and a hammer, the 19-year-old …
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Investigation into verbal attack against SYRIZA leader, Stefanos Kasselakis
Supreme Court Prosecutor on Monday instructed the Thessaloniki First-Instance Court prosecutors’ department to conduct an investigation to find those responsible for a verbal attack on main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance President Stefanos Kasselakis and the physical attack and injury of a police officer at the entrance of Olympion cinema.on Sunday night. …
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Israeli shipping company in Piraeus targeted with explosive device
An Israeli shipping company in Piraeus became the target of an attack with a homemade explosive device in the early hours of Wednesday. The attackers used a sledge hammer to break the glass door and they reportedly left the explosive device made of gas canisters. Nobody was injured from the …
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Gov’t spokesman leaves open all options for fatal Libya accident
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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Young woman attacked with syringe in Athens suburb
A young woman was attacked by a stranger who stuck a syringe needle in her leg. The incident took place in a popular street of Kaisariani suburb of Athens and while other people were walking on the pedestrian street as well. The 26-year-old victim was transferred to hospital where the …
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UN Peacekeepers assaulted by Turkish-Cypriots in buffer zone (video)
UN peacekeepers on Friday were assaulted while trying to block the unauthorised construction of a road from the Turkish Cypriot side inside the buffer zone near Pyla, UNFICYP said. In an announcement, the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) reported assaults against peacekeepers and damage to UN vehicles “by …
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Greece’s Health Minister falls victim of yogurt attack
Greece’s Health Minister Thanos Plevris was attacked with yogurt, while he was having lunch with his wife and children in a tavern of Petralona district of Athens at Sunday noon. In a post on Twitter, minister Plevris uploaded two pictures and blamed “brazen leftists” for the attack adding that also …
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Roma man with mental disabilities set on fire in Patras
The brutal, racist attack against a Roma man with mental disabilities in Patras is shocking. The 35-year-old man who singing the carols on New Year’s Eve was forced by a group of thugs to get on his knees and sing. Then they threw some inflammable liquid at him and set …
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Erdogan threatens to strike Greece with missiles
Turkey’s ballistic missile test ‘scares’ Athens, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, adding it “will not sit idly if Greece continues to arm the Aegean islands.” It is the first time in the last few months, that the Turkish president does not reiterate his favorite threat “we’ll come suddenly …
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Frosty atmosphere in Prague as Erdogan attacks Greece again
Frosty atmosphere between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the European Political Community summit in Prague, where the two leaders did not even exchanged a glance when they headed to the group photo opportunity. Once again Erdogan verbally attacked Greece accusing it of creating …
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