Military

There is no end to Turkish provocations in the Aegean with interventions over Greek air space and Athens FIR (Flight Information Region). Greece's daily Kathimerini reports that six Turkish F16 jets and one CN-235 navy jet were responsible for...

On Friday a Turkish military jet and two choppers entered Greek airspace over the southeastern Aegean region on Friday, the Greek military has reported. The violators were reported to have been intercepted and chased out of the Athens Flight Information...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) condemned Greece for refusing to grant a citizen the status of conscientious objector and allow him to do alternative civilian work instead of military service. According to the court ruling, the country violated...

The SARISA-2016 military exercise, a large-scale national drill under the coordination of the 1st Army ended on Friday. The exercise involved units and three branches of the Armed Forces, as well as the U.S. Special Forces Division and included the...

The Muslim minority at the Greek province of Thrace was quick to react to the news that eight military officials involved in the failed military coup in Turkey were seeking political asylum in Greece. Greek daily newspaper To Vima reports...

A family tragedy that took place in Limassol, Cyprus has shaken the local community. For what seems to be an insignificant reason, a 67-year-old man murdered his 19-year-old son in cold blood. According to reports, the incident occurred after the...

Three more people were arrested on Tuesday under the suspicion of bribing Greek military officials for armament purchases. Greek weapons merchant Konstantinos Dafermos, along with his son and his close associate, were arrested for bribing Greek government officials to purchase kornet anti-tank missiles,...

New Democracy’s coordinator for national defence Kostas Tasoulas claimed in an announcement he made on Thursday that the Greek government hastily made changes to the country's military leadership. "The Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defence decided, without convening its members, but through...

Three men were killed during a mortar firing exercise at a range in Volos, central Greece earlier today. According to sources, two of the men were professional soldiers and the third was a draftee. A second lieutenant was also injured...

Australian soldiers’ withdrawal from Afghanistan may be organized by Greeks, as the Deputy Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (HNDGS), Vice Admiral, Alexandros Theodosiou, stated on the SBS Radio Greek Program. Theodosiou visited Australia on the occasion of...