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Diplomacy
Turkey Claims to Have Nabbed Greek Spy
Turkish state media claims that a Greek spy has been apprehended in the country, but Greece denies the claims.
Turkey alleged that Greek citizen Mohammmed Amar Ampara was spying on the country on behalf of the Greek National Intelligence Organization,...
Europe
WikiLeaks’ Founder Julian Assange Faces Extradition to the US
On Friday, the British Home Secretary approved a London court's extradition order on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States.
Twelve years ago, WikiLeaks published 250,000 leaked US diplomatic cables packed with classified information. Assange was charged with...
Greek News
Norwegian Photographer Suspected of Espionage Arrested on Greece’s Lesvos
Internationally acclaimed Norwegian photographer Knut Bry was arrested on the Greek island of Lesvos on Thursday, suspected of espionage.
According to local media stonisi, he was arrested for taking pictures of the Greek Coast Guard and Navy vessels.
Citing Coast Guard...
Crime
Turkey Fumes at Greece as Two Found Guilty on Espionage Charges
Turkey condemned Greece on Wednesday after a court in Rhodes found two men arrested last year on the island guilty of espionage against Greece.
The men are Sebahattin Bayram, 36, a secretary who worked at the Turkish Consulate General in...
Europe
UK Top Court Opens Door for Julian Assange’s Trial in the U.S.
WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange maybe eventually tried in the US on espionage charges after the UK High Court on Friday granted the US government’s appeal.
In January, a district court denied the US extradition request, citing the vulnerable mental state...
Greek News
Israeli Couple Face Espionage Charges in Turkey
The vacationing Israeli couple who were arrested in Turkey last week after they took a photo of a palace that was the former residence of the country's rulers are now facing espionage charges.
The couple, Mordy Oknin and his wife...
Crime
Assange Extradition to US Denied by British Judge
Julian Assange will not be extradited to the United States, according to a new ruling by a British judge on Monday.
Crime
The Story of the Two Greeks who Became Spies for Turkey
Two Muslim Greeks, originally from Western Thrace, home to a sizeable community of Muslims, were arrested and charged for espionage on behalf of Turkey on the island of Rhodes over the weekend.
One of the accused is a secretary in...
Crime
Two Arrested as Alleged Turkish Espionage Unravels on Greece's Rhodes
The Greek Police arrested recently two Greek citizens, who are members of the Muslim minority of Thrace, on the island of Rhodes. The citizens were charged with the serious crime of conducting espionage against Greece.
The incident involves an individual...
Diplomacy
United States Tells China It Has 72 Hours to Shutter Houston Consulate
In an unprecedented move since the reestablishment of diplomatic relations in 1979, on Tuesday the Trump administration ordered Chinese diplomats based out of its Houston consulate to shutter the building and vacate the premises in 72 hours.
Beijing replied that...