Vassilis Nedos

Kathimerini speaks with the people defending Greece's new network-centric systems and critical infrastructure from invisible foes

Last weekend's involvement of Greece's anti-missile battery in downing two ballistic missiles and two drones launched from Yemen by Houthis against Saudi oil installations in the Red Sea demonstrated once again the capability of the Patriot interceptor system, but also the need to upgrade it with the latest missiles.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met Tuesday with Cypriot leaders to gauge whether they are ready to accept a renewed effort to end the island's 52-year-old division.

Three new Special Operations units will be created and two of them will be exclusively composed of reservists, the Ministry of Defense announced Wednesday.

The European Union wants to become more active in attempts to negotiate a solution to the division of the island of Cyprus.

The visit by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to Ankara, the first by a Lebanese head of state in 17 years, and his meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are seen mainly as part of Turkish efforts to, at a minimum, ensure Lebanon's continuing neutral stance in the conflict between Israel and Turkey.

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides briefed political parties Monday on contacts held last week to revive efforts toward resolving the Cyprus problem.

Turkey's efforts to cultivate political and cultural influence across the Balkans have drawn renewed attention following recent developments in North Macedonia and a public intervention by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan concerning Muslims in Greece's Western Thrace.

A months-long round of negotiations between Athens and Paris aimed at improving the conditions for the Greece-Cyprus electricity interconnection project ended with an agreement signed Wednesday for the entry of French investment group Meridiam and its acquisition of a majority stake in the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI).

Greece has changed the extension of its military mission in Saudi Arabia from an annual to a monthly basis, reflecting what officials describe as the rapidly changing geopolitical situation in the region.