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1. Risk of terrorist attacks in Greece: Increased measures at 50 potential targets

   Fifty potential targets of terrorist attacks in Athens, including ten diplomatic missions in Greece and dozens of businesses of Israeli and American interests in Crete, Rhodes, the Cyclades island group have been included in the plan prepared by the Hellenic Police, in collaboration with the Hellenic Security Service, for the possibility that they… might come […]

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2. Iran threatens Cyprus with strikes due to alleged presence of US aircraft

   Cyprus has become a target for Iran, with the Revolutionary Guards threatening the island with greater strikes. A senior official in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has threatened to intensify missile strikes against Cyprus, claiming that the US has significantly increased its military presence on the island, according to Iranian media. General Sardar Jabbari, […]

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3. Ten Greek-flagged vessels with 85 Greek seafarers in the Persian Gulf

   Ten Greek-flagged vessels with 85 Greek seafarers are in the Persian Gulf, five are outside, while a total of around 325 vessels linked to Greece but flying foreign flags are in the wider area, Maritime & Insular Policy Minister Vasilis Kikilias said on Monday. “All seafarers are in good health,” the minister said. Without elaborating […]

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4. Closer monitoring of Iranians seeking asylum in Greece, says Migration Minister

   Migration and Asylum Minister Thanos Plevris on Monday announced closer monitoring of Iranians seeking asylum in Greece. In an interview with ANT1 TV, Plevris stated that, despite the events in Iran, “it is too early to talk about flows” because, as he emphasized, “such issues arise when there are prolonged situations. A prolonged situation will […]

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5. Greece deploys frigates, F-16s to Cyprus, MoD Dendias in Nicosia on Tuesday

   Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said on Monday that he is traveling to Cyprus tomorrow, Tuesday, and that Greece deploys two frigates and two F-16 fighter jets there due to security concerns. Dendias will be accompanied by Hellenic National Defense General Staff, General Dimitrios Choupis. The decision to deploy the two frigates and the two […]

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