National security

A 29-year old French citizen, Mehdi Nemmouche, has been arrested in connection with the shooting at a Jewish museum in Brussels, which left 3 people dead.

The man, who is suspected to be connected to a Syrian jihadist group, was caught on CCTV cameras and later detained at a train station in Marseille, Euronews reported.

Turkish authorities kept up with heavy-handed security measures despite international attention during the May 31 demonstrations to mark the anniversary of last year's Gezi Park protests.

Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis admitted on Thursday that he was surprised at his re-election on Sunday, explaining that he thought the level of crime in the city center would count against him.

Armies are not the sole defenders of countries in today’s world as previous security issues have shifted from military threats to economic, social and technological risks, Turkey’s chief of staff said May 29 at a military drill in İzmir.

KRAGUJEVAC - The emergency situations headquarters in Kragujevac, central Serbia, declared a state of emergency after a storm hit the city late Monday, with heavy rainfall and gusts of wind up to 60 kph.

Six suspects have been arrested, authorities in Serres, northeastern Greece, said on Monday as police cracked down on a Greek-Albanian criminal drugs racket.

Police said they are looking for another four suspects, including an Albanian national believed to be the leader of the organization.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government adopted at Monday's session a bill amending the law on travel documents to make it compliant with European Union regulations.

The bill scraps the so-called exit visas, the government press office said.

Also scrapped are seaman's books and maritime passports, whose holders will be now able to travel with standard passports, the statement said.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government has lifted the state of emergency in the territory of the country, and Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic thanked all ministers for their efforts in previous days.

Police were investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 31-year-old man in Korydallos, eastern Athens, in the early hours of Wednesday.

Initial reports suggested the man was at a local restaurant when an unknown assailant shot him twice before fleeing the scene of the crime on foot.

Russian inspectors are to conduct an unarmed surveillance flight over Bulgaria this week, under the Treaty in Open Skies, a Russian official reported Monday.