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Greek PM hails US approval of F-35 fighter jet sale
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday welcomed a US decision to approve the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Athens. Ending months of negotiations, the US government on Friday …
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Migrant Syrian girl, 3, dies after rescue off Cyprus
A three-year-old girl among 60 Syrian migrants rescued from a crowded wooden boat off the coast of Cyprus died on Thursday, officials on the island said. The child was one …
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Church of Greece comes down against same-sex marriage
The powerful Church of Greece on Tuesday formally announced its opposition to a bill legalising same-sex marriage and adoption that is expected to come before parliament next month. The church’s …
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Greece ups child benefits to fight fertility crisis
Greece on Monday said it would increase child benefits to combat a fertility crisis that has seen the population decline by 3.5 percent over the past decade. Ministers said, starting …
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Greek parliament to vote on same-sex marriage in February: PM
Greece’s parliament will vote next month on legalising same-sex marriage and adoption, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Friday, evoking a highly divisive issue in the country. A draft law “will …
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Iran releases crew member of seized Greek tanker: owner
One crew member of an oil tanker seized by Iran last week in the Gulf of Oman has been released and is on his way to Athens, the vessel’s Greek …
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Greece must prepare for ‘instability’ after Erdogan: minister
Greece must prepare its armed forces for possible “instability” after the end of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s latest term, the defence minister said on Sunday. “What will happen to …
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Greece rescues over 100 asylum seekers off Crete
The Greek coastguard on Sunday said it had rescued 117 asylum-seekers sailing out of Libya, arresting three suspected smugglers. The coastguard said the 84 men, two women and 31 minors …
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Crew of Iran-held tanker safe, says Greek owners
The crew of a tanker seized by Iran’s navy this week in a row with the United States are safe, the vessel’s Greek owners said on Sunday. Empire Navigation said …
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Cyprus ‘not involved’ in UK strikes on Yemen from island
Cyprus is “not involved” in military action against Yemen’s Huthi rebels, the foreign ministry said Friday, after aircraft stationed at a British base on the island joined US-led strikes on …