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Greece arrests suspected Hamas operative said planning terror attack on Israeli cruise ship

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 10:54:33 +0000

Gaza man, granted asylum in Greece, was reportedly planning to target Israeli vessel due in Crete on Tuesday; material to make bombs said found in his home

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Dust storm turns Israel’s skies gray on Passover, drives up pollution

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:42:06 +0000

Environmental Protection Ministry warns sensitive populations to reduce physical activity

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Israeli spyware maker to appeal conviction in Greece’s Predator case

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:22:27 +0000

Intellexa founder Tal Dilian says he won't be a scapegoat in scandal, in which he was handed an eight-year prison sentence for surveillance of politicians and journalists

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Special Greek flight airlifts pets and their owners from war-hit Mideast

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:39:01 +0000

Passengers arriving in Athens from Abu Dhabi say it was hard to find a flight that would accept their canine and feline companions; one says her cat dealt with war better than her

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Macron says France, allies preparing ‘defensive’ mission to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:20:26 +0000

French, Greek, and Cypriot leaders announce mission to protect maritime traffic, reopen strait when conflict's 'hottest phase' is over; Dutch send a frigate at Paris's request

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Italy, Spain, France and others send naval vessels to protect Cyprus after Iranian strike

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:08:12 +0000

UK and Greece have also announced deployment of sea and air resources to island nation after drone attack on British airbase; UK's defense secretary arrives in Cyprus

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Poland, in a first, returns 91 Jewish objects to Greece that were stolen by Nazis

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:19:34 +0000

Judaica was plundered from once-thriving Jewish community of Thessaloniki in 1941; found in Poland after the war, it was kept for decades in Warsaw's Jewish Historical Institute

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Greek court upholds convictions in neo-Nazi party trial

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:39:23 +0000

Judges confirm group functioned as criminal organization behind violent assaults, 2013 murder of anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas; sentencing still to come

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Greek court to sentence over 40 neo-Nazi party members for crimes during economic crisis

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 07:08:23 +0000

Appeal court to rule on convictions including anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas's murder in 2013, savage beating of Egyptian fishermen; prosecutor: Group a 'true child of Nazi ideology'

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Israeli spyware maker sentenced to 8 years in Greece’s Predator case

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:46:00 +0000

Greek court convicts 4, including Intellexa founder Tal Dilian, over surveillance of politicians and journalists in 'Greek Watergate'

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Greece to claim possession of Nazi atrocity photos found on eBay, minister says

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:30:30 +0000

Culture minister says an 'entire collection' of photos apparently taken by a Nazi serving in Greece has been declared a national monument 'due to its particular historical value'

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Delays expected at Ben Gurion Airport after Greece shuts its airports over radio issue

Sun, 04 Jan 2026 12:03:37 +0000

Israel Airports Authority says airlines working 'to find alternate routes' after Greek aviation shutdown, expected to last at least until 4 p.m., empties country's airspace

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Storm Byron bears down on Israel as torrent expected to hit in force Wednesday

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 23:16:26 +0000

After battering Greece and Cyprus, Byron brings with it severe warnings from Israel's weather service, with forecasted downpours expected to cause widespread flooding

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Greece in talks to buy anti-aircraft, artillery systems from Israel

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:21:37 +0000

Athens to create 'Achilles Shield' multi-layered air defense system, wants to purchase weaponry from Israel for $750 million

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Greece, Egypt agree on future of monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai, Greek PM says

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 18:42:31 +0000

Agreement comes after Athens expressed concern about plans by Egypt to develop a tourism project around the site, where, by Biblical tradition, Moses received the Torah

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