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1. Do Greeks feel comfortable to fight their battles in a Strait?

   On the occasion of the endless discussion about the Strait of Hormuz, it occurred to me that for some weird and unexplained reason, Greeks appear to feel very comfortable being in The Straits, whether in water or at land. OK, in Greek we use it in plural form Τα Στενά and not always in the […]

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2. : “Greece will not engage in any military activity in the Middle East”

   “Greece is not going to participate in any operation around the theater of current operations and I doubt that there is much European appetite for such a mission right now,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday, during a discussion with journalist Francine Lacqua at the Bloomberg conference “Greek Energy: The new Era” in Athens. […]

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3. Greece moves ahead with Israeli air defense systems acquisition

   Greece is moving forward with the acquisition of Israeli air defense systems as part of the country’s Achilles Shield project Defense & Tech by The Jerusalem Post has confirmed. A Greek parliamentary committee approved the purchase of a €3 billion multi-layer air and drone defence system and the upgrade of 38 F-16 fighter jets, with […]

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4. Missile lands on roof next to Church of Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem

   A fragment of an intercepted Iranian missile fell in several areas of Jerusalem on Monday, including on a rooftop near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City, Israel said. Shrapnel from ballistic missiles fired by Iran and debris from the Israeli interceptors ​that shot them down fell on ‌Monday around Jerusalem’s walled […]

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5. Hospital doctors in Greece to launch a 24h nationwide strike

   Doctors across Greece’s public healthcare system will launch a 24-hour nationwide strike on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, following a decision by the Federation of Greek Hospital Doctors (OENGE). The strike aims to highlight ongoing concerns over the medical wage system and chronic under-staffing in hospitals, issues that hospital unions say affect patient care and working […]

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