Europe
MI5: Iran is now targeting military bases in Britain; more than 50 arrests in a year, Tehran speaks of a “false flag operation”
Iran has begun to target military installations in the United Kingdom, the head of MI5, Sir Ken McCallum,…
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Middle East & North Africa
Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, Syria, Iraq, the Gulf, Yemen, Egypt and Libya.
Greece
Israel returns 22 antiquities to Greece, a first in the two countries’ history, with the Israeli ambassador in Athens present
Twenty-two Greek antiquities that had left the country illegally have been returned from Israel. It is the first…
Greece
Bad news for Greece from Libya: Aguila Saleh out as speaker, replaced by the head of the Libyan-Turkish friendship committee
After twelve years at the head of Libya’s House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh is out, and for Athens…
Greece
Security Council on Syria: Greece asks for protection of all communities and Orthodox Christians; 5.5 million remain displaced
Greece asked the UN Security Council for concrete progress from the new Syrian authorities in protecting all religious…
Drones
Kuwait buys a British AI-enabled air defence system for £370 million: MARSS to integrate radars, jammers and interceptors in NiDAR
Kuwait is buying an air defence system worth £370 million from Britain’s MARSS to counter drones and other…
Europe
Iran: Greece among 29 countries condemning Tehran’s attacks; London links Iran to the RAF Fairford plot
Foreign ministers of 29 countries, Greece among them, signed a joint statement on October 12 condemning Iran’s use…
Africa
Algeria: 61 Moroccans arrested for planning “acts of sabotage”, including a former soldier
Algerian authorities said on Sunday, October 11, that they arrested 61 Moroccan nationals earlier this month on suspicion…
Middle East & North Africa
IRGC: three tankers hit mines in the Strait of Hormuz; ships with transponders switched off to be treated as “hostile”
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy said on October 11 that three tankers that violated its transit rules hit sea…
Cyprus
Lebanese Armed Forces chief officially visits Cyprus
General Rodolph Haykal, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, made an official visit to Cyprus from October 6…
Greece
Houthis claim new strikes on Riyadh and Dammam; Greek foreign ministry advises against travel to Saudi Arabia
Greece’s foreign ministry advised citizens on October 11 to avoid travel to Saudi Arabia unless absolutely necessary, the…
Middle East & North Africa
Iran says US reply to its seven Hormuz conditions is “inadequate”; Rezaei: the Strait will not open until they are met
Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said Washington’s reply to Tehran’s seven conditions for reopening…
Greece
Sinai monastery: October 22 deadline for a deal with Egypt approaches, with the brotherhood divided and questions over the October 24 ruling
Athens regards October 22 as the last date for an agreement with Egypt on the status and property…