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Cyprus seeking to open Gaza maritime aid corridor
Cyprus said Tuesday it was intensifying efforts to get concrete support to open a maritime corridor for the delivery of aid to war-torn Gaza from the eastern Mediterranean island. President …
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Cyprus braces for migrant influx amid Lebanon war fears
Cyprus has received an influx of 458 Syrian migrants from Lebanon in one week and is bracing for more as the Israel-Hamas war threatens to spread, officials said on Sunday. …
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Migrants and refugees on Rhodes disrupt port, demand to be taken off the island
Some 400 migrants and refugees protested at the port of Rhodes island on Sunday, demanding to be transferred elsewhere in Greece and obstructing port traffic for at least four hours, …
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Thousands demand halt to ‘Gaza massacre’ in Athens protest
More than 5,000 people protested in Athens on Sunday, police said, calling for an end to the “massacre” of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. “We are fighting for the peace …
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Medvedev downs Tsitsipas to book Vienna final berth
Stefanos Tsitsipas lost to Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 7-6 (8/6) on Saturday, with the top-seeded Russian securing the opportunity to defend his title at the ATP event in Vienna against Jannik …
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Wartime bomb defused near site of landmark new Greek park
A World War II bomb was defused Thursday near a landmark new park worksite on the coast of Greek capital Athens, with a local official warning more could be found. …
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Record tourist numbers in Greece despite heatwave, fires
The number of tourists visiting Greece has hit a record high since the start of the year, despite a heatwave and fierce wildfires over the summer, according to official statistics …
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Dissent rocks Greek main opposition after leadership vote
Greece’s main opposition Syriza party has been rocked by dissent a month after a former Goldman Sachs trader was unexpectedly elected leader, prompting fears of a damaging split. Stefanos Kasselakis, …
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Pipe bomb explodes near Israeli embassy in Cyprus
Four people were arrested after a pipe bomb exploded near the Israeli embassy in Cyprus early on Saturday, causing little damage and no injuries, police said. The incident occurred in …
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Notorious Greek neo-Nazi Ilias Kasidiaris gets prison leave: police
One of Greece’s most notorious neo-Nazis, believed to be behind a far-right party that recently entered parliament, was given a five-day leave from prison Saturday, police said. Ilias Kasidiaris, the …