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Greek-Egyptian armed forces exercise canceled due to war in Middle East

This year's joint armed forces exercise between Greece and Egypt named Medusa-13, which was scheduled to take place at the Myrtoan Sea and Crete on November 16-24 has been canceled due to the ongoing war in Israel, the Hellenic National Defence General Staff announced on Friday.

The cancelation was requested by Egypt and will take place next year, it added.

 

Greek, Cypriot and US special forces hold joint exercise

Special forces from Greece, Cyprus and the United States are holding a joint exercise in the sea area off the naval base at Souda Bay on the southern Greek island of Crete, state-run Athens-Macedonia news agency (ANA-MPA) reports.

According to the same report, the trilateral drill is designed to enhance cooperation and interoperability between the forces.

Greek, UAE naval units conduct 3-day exercise

Naval units from Greece and the United Arab Emirates are seen taking part in a joint three-day military exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean which wrapped up on Tuesday. The drill, which involved one UAE corvette, two Greek frigates and Hellenic Air Force aircraft, focused on communications, anti-aircraft warfare and fast-roping from helicopters.

Greece, Cyprus must make ‘realistic’ proposals to new US administration, says HALC chief

Joe Biden and his foreign policy team are more familiar with Greek issues than any other American administration in history, Endy Zemenides, executive director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC), tells Kathimerini.

Minister to press on with plans to merge universities despite objections

Education Minister Costas Gavroglou is pressing on with plans to merge technical colleges (TEIs) with universities despite protests by both teachers and students. 

The move is seen as part of plans by the government to gain popularity in the runup to elections - which are scheduled for October but expected earlier - by appointing new academic staff to the expanded institutions.

Discussion | Athens | December 3

Inspired by Emily Dickinson's well-known verse calling for a sideways reflection upon truth, Liana Sakelliou discusses issues of gender identity with four renowned Greek women writers who have been translated and published recently in the United States: Zyranna Zateli, Maria Mitsora, Amanda Michalopoulou and Ersi Sotiropoulos.

OSE to stage three-hour walkout on Monday morning

A three-hour walkout by Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) staff on Monday morning is to cause disruptions to train services across the country as well as some cancellations.

The action, which will start at 10 a.m., will also disrupt suburban railway services and the Athens metro's connection to Athens International Airport.

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