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Middle East: ‘Israel wanted to cut off Hezbollah’s head, it didn’t succeed’ says CIA’s John Kyriakou – The unknown Mossad operation in 1996

On that Friday, January 5, 1996, Yahya Ayyash, the “Engineer” as he was known to everyone, since he was the chief bomb maker for Hamas, had woken up at 7 a.m., even though he had slept through the night.

Weather Alert: Heavy Rainfall Expected in Attica from Noon – Timeline for Subsiding Conditions

Severe weather instability is expected to continue across much of the country on Saturday, August 31st. The National Weather Service has updated the Special Weather Circular, initially issued on August 29th, 2024, at noon.

Weather: Storm shifts today – Major problems yesterday in Thessaly and Central Macedonia

The weather will remain unstable today in most parts of the country. Rain and thunderstorms, possibly temporarily strong in some areas, are expected in central, eastern Macedonia, and Thrace in the early morning hours. Improvement is anticipated across the country by evening.

Menidi: The fire persists in a warehouse, having already destroyed two factories

Firefighters are currently battling a fire that started late Tuesday night in low vegetation along the Chelidonous stream on Karamanlis Avenue in the municipality of Acharnon, Attica. The fire spread to nearby businesses, causing significant damage, and a paper mill warehouse has become the primary focus of their efforts.

An innovative system will predict where a fire has broken out

An innovative system that can predict where a fire is expected to break out on Greek territory in the next 24 hours with a spatial analysis of up to 500 meters was created by researchers at the Beyond Earth Observation and Satellite Monitoring Center of the National Observatory of Athens.

Top US diplomat’s special assistant to take Turkey post

The Obama administration has nominated John Bass, the former ambassador to Georgia and a special assistant to Secretary of State John Kerry, to replace the outgoing envoy Francis Ricciardone as the United States’ envoy to Ankara.

Bass needs the Senate’s approval to be appointed to the Turkey post. Ricciardone’s tenure will end in July.