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Cyprus says close to agreeing Gaza aid corridor with Israel
Cyprus and Israel are close to reaching an agreement to open a humanitarian aid corridor from the Mediterranean island to war-torn Gaza, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said Friday. Under the …
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Greek referee admits he bowed to intimidation in 2018 match row
The referee in a notorious 2018 Greek soccer match in which a club owner stormed the pitch with a holstered gun, on Saturday admitted he allowed a goal that changed …
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Protests mark 50th anniversary of Greek anti-junta student revolt
Tens of thousands demonstrated in Greece on Friday the 50th anniversary of a deadly crackdown on a student revolt against a military junta, viewed as triggering the restoration of democracy. …
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Greek parliament sets up probe into train tragedy
Greece’s parliament on Wednesday set up a special committee to investigate the country’s deadliest train disaster that claimed 57 lives in February. A majority of 266 lawmakers in the 300-seat …
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Greek police suspend officer after fatal Roma shooting
Greece’s police department on Wednesday said it had suspended an officer suspected of fatally shooting a teenage Roma boy, the second such incident in less than a year. The 17-year-old’s …
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Cyprus pledges to probe Russia sanction busting allegations
Cyprus vowed Tuesday to investigate new allegations by a group of international journalists that it was a hub for Russian money-laundering enabling oligarchs to bypass sanctions. According to an investigation …
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Greece’s bailout finance minister quits Syriza party
Former Greek finance minister Euclid Tsakalotos, who navigated the country out of its debt crisis and EU bailouts, cut ties with his Syriza party Sunday, accusing its new leader of …
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Greek ‘Rambo’ actor Spiros Focas dies aged 86
Greek actor Spiros Focas, a Hollywood and Italian film regular who played villain in Rambo 3, died Friday at the age of 86, his family said. Focas died in an …
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Overcrowded Greek migration centres cannot cope: NGOs
Greek centres used to house migrants are overflowing and can barely cope, a coalition of aid groups said Thursday as the country confronts a huge increase in new arrivals. The …
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Turkish EU aspirations no closer without Cyprus resolution
The European Union, whose executive on Wednesday recommended opening formal membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova, has gone through several waves of expansion in the past 50 years. The European …