Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chryssochoidis, who was reappointed to his old portfolio in a mini-cabinet reshuffle in January,
An explosive device planted outside the apartment building of Supreme Court (Areios Paghos) Deputy Prosecutor Isidoros Dogiakos in the Athens district of Vyronas was deactivated without an explosion and sent to the police forensic laboratories on Tuesday.
The “Revolutionary Self-Defence” urban guerrilla group was behind the attack on the headquarters of the PASOK party in central Athens, as confirmed by the findings of a ballistic investigation released on Tuesday.
Greece supports strongly efforts to tackle religious extremism and terrorism, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Monday, speaking at the 2nd International Conference on “Religious and Cultural Pluralism and Peaceful Coexistence in the Middle East”, held in Athens.
The Greek foreign ministry (MFA) expressed its abhorrence on Monday over the attacks in Las Vegas and Marseille on Sunday night, and the Greek people’s sympathy for the American and French people, respectively, with dual-language messages on Twitter.
A Belgian national of Moroccan descent who was arrested in Greece on Friday on charges of extremism under a Europol arrest warrant, will be led before the prosecutor of Corfu on Saturday, who will start the deportation procedure.
TRAVEL ALERT – EUROPE – November 21, 2016 The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the heightened risk of terrorist attacks throughout Europe, particularly during the holiday season. U.S. citizens should exercise caution at holiday festivals, events, and outdoor markets. This Travel Alert expires on February 20, 2017.
June 27, 2016 The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of increased threats from terrorist groups throughout Turkey and to avoid travel to southeastern Turkey. This replaces the Travel Warning dated March 29, 2016.
(Berlin, June 20, 2016) – An academic and two journalists who have played a key role in Turkey’s human rights movement have been jailed pending investigation into spurious allegations of spreading terrorist propaganda, Human Rights Watch said today. They should be released immediately and the investigation dropped.
President Obama spoke today by phone with President Francois Hollande of France about the horrific shootings in San Bernardino, California.