National security

In the largest ever operation against fan violence in the country, Attica police proceeded with a barrage of arrests on Monday of Olympiakos club hooligans for their involvement in the fatal injury of the riot policeman Giorgos Lygeridis and in at least 14 more cases.

Dozens of hooligans were arrested in a police operation during the early hours of Monday. The arrests are part of an effort to crack down on sports violence, prompted by the fatal injury of a police officer during fan riots in Athens in December.

Athens Airport Police have arrested a 35-year-old foreign national, wanted for sexual offenses against a minor, upon his arrival from Switzerland.

According to police, the suspect allegedly engaged in criminal acts, including fostering a relationship with the minor's mother while overseeing the child, dating back to at least 2021. 

The recent murder of a 28-year-old woman by her abusive ex-partner outside an Athens police station appears to have encouraged other women to come forward and to have prompted a more assertive response from the authorities.

Political tensions are expected to remain high this week as we enter the final 60 days before the European elections.

A recent police operation conducted in refugee centers across Sofia resulted in the detention of six foreigners, as announced by the Ministry of the Interior. The operation, which took place last night, targeted accommodation facilities in the "Ovcha Kupel," "Voenna Rampa," and "Vrazhdebna" districts, with a total of 680 individuals subjected to checks.

See video and photos - Police remove them - Statements by the Greek Minister of Rural Development

Distraught thousands of faithful visiting the monastery - Spikes from monks for interference by the brother of the Metropolitan of Tamassos, who works in the National Intelligence Service in a field related to surveillance

Four arrests have been made - The operation involves officers of the riot police, the riot police and the security police

Their arrest was made during a police operation - They were a 67-year-old and a 39-year-old