Increased Israel-Greek defense ties opening options for Israeli firms
At Greece’s DEFEA conference, Israeli firms were a notable presence.
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Online Child Exploitation Network 764 Busted; 2 US Leaders Arrested
US and Greek arrests expose 764 network’s global child abuse ring. Leaders face life for orchestrating violent exploitation…
Windscribe Acquitted on Charges of Not Collecting Users’ Data
The company doesn’t keep logs, so couldn’t turn over data:
Windscribe, a globally used privacy-first VPN service, announced today that its founder, Yegor Sak, has been fully acquitted by a court in Athens, Greece, following a two-year legal battle in which Sak was personally charged in connection with an alleged internet offence by an unknown user of the service.
The case centred around a Windscribe-owned server in Finland that was allegedly used to breach a system in Greece. Greek authorities, in cooperation with INTERPOL, traced the IP address to Windscribe’s infrastructure and, unlike standard international procedures, proceeded to initiate criminal proceedings against Sak himself, rather than pursuing information through standard corporate channels…
Hellenic dome? Greece touts ‘Achilles Shield’ air defense system to free up ships, fighter jets
It remains to be seen if Athens is set on acquiring Israel’s Iron Dome or holds interest in other solutions, but at a more general level, Achilles Shield is part of an extraordinary modernization push.
I Watched the Pope Visit the Forgotten and Convert the Skeptical
Jim Yardley, a former Rome bureau chief for The New York Times, witnessed Pope Francis’ transformation from an unlikely papal contender to a beloved figure.
‘I want to tell the world’: Bergen-Belsen survivor recounts horrors of Holocaust
Lola Hassid Angel can vividly recall the hunger, disease and death at Nazi camp liberated exactly 80 years agoFor a long time, Lola Hassid Angel did not want to talk about the horrors of her childhood. Her experiences of the second world war had not be…
IAF Wraps Up Multinational Exercise Iniochos-25 In Greece
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully concluded its participation in Exercise INIOCHOS-25, a prestigious multinational air exercise hosted by the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) at Andravida Air Base in Greece.The exercise, held from March 31 to April 11, 2025, involved air and surface assets from fifteen countries, showcasing a high level of operational excellence and multinational
Greek vase ‘looted’ in Italy removed from sale by London gallery
Contact from the Observer prompts withdrawal as dealers urged to do more to stop illicit trade in antiquitiesA London antiquities dealer has withdrawn an ancient Greek amphora from sale after evidence arose that links it to a notorious smuggler.The Kal…
9 of the best cruises to see the Greek islands for 2025 and 2026
From temples and taramasalata to sandy beaches and scenery, the Greek islands have plenty to offer holidaymakers – and you can fit even more in with a cruise
‘Incompatible with the symbolism’: Yorgos Lanthimos denied permission to shoot new film at the Acropolis
The country’s best-known director was refused by Greece’s culture ministry when he applied to shoot scenes for sci-fi comedy Bugonia at iconic Athens siteGreece’s leading contemporary director has had a request to shoot footage for his new film at the …