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Greek spy agency releases 50-year-old Cyprus invasion documents
Greece’s state intelligence agency on Wednesday said it had declassified archival documents for the first time in its history, covering the period of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974. …
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Greece’s main opposition party hit by new defections
Greece’s fractious main opposition party Syriza was hit by new defections Saturday during an emergency congress ahead of electing a new leader to replace Stefanos Kasselakis, who critics accuse of …
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Greece, Turkey agree to keep working on improving ties
The foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey on Friday agreed to continue improving their relations to boost trade and seek common ground on how to resolve their longstanding territorial differences. …
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Tsitsipas hits out at ‘drag’ of longer Masters 1000 events
Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas believes the decision to extend several Masters 1000 events from one week to two is having a detrimental effect on players and tournaments alike. Tsitsipas’ …
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Greek tanker crippled by Huthi rebels starts oil transfer
A Greek oil tanker crippled by Yemen’s Huthi rebels and towed to avert an environmental disaster began transferring its cargo of over a million barrels on Thursday, the state-run ANA …
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Four die in Greece migrant boat sinking: coastguard
Four migrants died in the Aegean Sea on Wednesday, the Greek coastguard said, the latest migrant boat sinking in recent weeks. The coastguard said in a statement the bodies of …
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Greece says migrant arrivals rising in south-east islands
Some islands in the southeast of the Aegean sea, including Rhodes, are seeing an increase in migrants arriving by boat from Turkey, Greek migration and asylum minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos said …
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Greek anti-terror police arrest man after deadly Athens blast
Greek anti-terror investigators have arrested a man in connection with a deadly explosion in Athens, police said on Saturday, warning of “a new generation of terrorists” at work. Thursday’s blast …
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Row sparked in Greece after Novartis probe witnesses exposed
A political row erupted in Greece on Friday after judicial authorities named two protected witnesses in a long-running bribery probe involving Swiss pharmaceutical firm Novartis. Critics said the move, which …
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Greece wants Turkish crackdown on migrant smugglers: official
Greece is to ask neighbouring Turkey to crack down harder on gangs trafficking would-be asylum seekers, a senior migration official said on Thursday. “We are not doing enough about migrant …