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Why you should care about the Greek wiretapping scandal

Greece’s national intelligence service surveilled an opposition figure, raising questions about privacy and democracy.

Al Jazeera

Turkish leader Erdogan ups rhetoric on Greece amid tensions

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has upped his rhetoric against Greece by threatening to “come down suddenly one night.”

The Independent UK

Greek parliament votes to investigate wiretapping scandal

Greek lawmakers have voted for a parliamentary investigation into the surveillance by the country’s secret service of an opposition party leader’s phone

The Independent UK

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Greek parliament sets up inquiry commission to probe phone tapping scandal

Greek lawmakers on Monday voted in favour of setting up an inquiry commission to probe the phone tapping of an opposition leader that led Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to sack the head of the country's intelligence service (EYP).

Reuters

Greek ‘Watergate’ phone-tapping scandal puts added pressure on PM

Embattled leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis is facing calls to resign after state intelligence monitored opposition party

The Guardian - UK

Greek PM takes heat over phone tapping scandal, defends spy service's work

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told parliament on Friday the phone tapping of an opposition leader by the EYP intelligence service was wrong, but did not disclose the reason behind it.

Reuters

Greek PM defends workings of intelligence service

Greece’s prime minister has defended the workings of the country’s intelligence service in the face of a wiretapping scandal, saying its operation is essential to the country’s security despite what he described as the misstep of tapping an opposition politician’s phone

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UAE President in Greece to Discuss Strategic Partnership, Cooperation

United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held talks in Athens on Thursday with his Greek counterpart Katerina Sakellaropoulou on friendship and cooperation relations between their countries and ways to enhance and develop them. Both sides exchanged views on various issues of common interest and discussed joint…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Greece rid of budget watch but inflation, energy woes bite

Greece's close financial oversight by European Union creditors is ending

The Independent UK

Greek president calls for investigation of phone tapping scandal

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou called on Tuesday for an investigation into the tapping of a political leader's phone by the intelligence service (EYP).

Reuters

Greek PM denies knowing about tapping of opponent’s phone

Kyriakos Mitsotakis said eavesdropping on the Pasok party chief, Nikos Androulakis, was wrong

The Guardian - UK

Greek PM 'unaware' of prominent politician's wiretap

Greece’s prime minister says was unaware that the country’s intelligence service had been bugging the mobile phone of an opposition politician for three months

The Independent UK

Greek PM says was in the dark over phone tapping of political opponent

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told the nation on Monday he had been in the dark over the phone tapping of socialist party leader Nikos Androulakis by the country's intelligence service in 2021 that has sparked a poltical storm.

Reuters

Greek PM under pressure over tapping of opponent’s phone

Government accused of ‘darkest practices’ in eavesdropping scandal that evokes worst days of country’s military rule

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The Independent UK

British Museum executive calls for ‘Parthenon partnership’ over Elgin Marbles

Deputy director Jonathan Williams said they want to ‘change the temperature of the debate’ over the ancient statues and friezes.

The Guardian - UK

Greece rolls out red carpet for crown prince, as Khashoggi killing falls off agenda

With Europe grappling with an energy crisis, Mohammed bin Salman finds he is once again welcome

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Crown Prince Departs Greece

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, departed Greece on Wednesday after an official visit. He was seen off at the airport by Deputy Prime Minister Panagiotis Pikrammenos and a number of officials. In cables to Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and Prime Minister Kyriakos…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Crown Prince: We Will Work on Turning Greece into Hydrogen Hub in Europe

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, held bilateral talks with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens on Tuesday. They tackled bilateral relations and ways to boost them in various fields. They also covered regional and international developments. Crown Prince Mohammed stressed that…

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The Independent UK

Saudi crown prince: First EU visit since Khashoggi killing

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is visiting Greece on his first trip to a European Union country since the killing in 2018 of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Al Jazeera

Saudi Arabia, Greece to sign energy deal, Crown Prince MBS says

Saudi’s Mohammed bin Salman is visiting Greece and France on a his first EU visit since the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Crown Prince Arrives in Greece

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, arrived in Greece on Tuesday on an official visit. He was received at Athens airport by deputy prime minister Panagiotis Pikrammenos. The Saudi royal was accorded a formal reception at the airport ahead of departing for the…

Reuters

Saudi crown prince to visit Greece to sign energy, telecoms deals

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit Greece on July 26 to meet Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Greek foreign ministry said on Friday, in his first visit to an EU country since the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

The Independent UK

New pipeline from Greece to Bulgaria offsets Russian gas cut

The leaders of Greece and Bulgaria have inaugurated a new pipeline that will supply natural gas from Azerbaijan to Bulgaria

Reuters

Greek PM rules out snap election ahead of tough winter due to energy

Greece's prime minister ruled out an early election on Thursday, quashing speculation at home that a snap poll could be held this fall before his popularity takes a hit from the energy crisis.

Reuters

Greece to allow pension increases from 2023, first since debt crisis- PM

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis promised pension increases for the first time in more than a decade next year, saying Greece had definitively turned a page from the financial chaos which required three international bailouts.

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