Greek premier Antonis Samaras will be in Israel this afternoon (local time) with an entourage of more than 100 entrepreneurs and a host of ministers.

Akis Tsohatzopoulos and sixteen other defendants were found guilty in a money laundering and corruption trial lasting many months'
Twelve of the of those found guilty were deemed to have no extenuating circumstances.

Two training exercises with the participation of Israeli Defense Forces aircraft have been announced by the Hellenic Air Force General Staff for the month of October.

Standard & Poor's on Friday reaffirmed Greece's B-/B credit rating with positive outlook.