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Cyprus tourist arrivals topped four million in 2024
Cyprus tourist arrivals exceeded four million for the first time last year despite devastating wars in the nearby Middle East, official figures showed on Friday. Tourism Minister Costas Koumis called …
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Cyprus hails new access to US defence goods
Cyprus on Thursday heralded a move by United States President Joe Biden allowing the strategic Mediterranean country access to military equipment. Traditionally aligned with Russia, European Union member Cyprus has …
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Greek premier taps conservative ally Konstantinos Tasoulas for head of state
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday nominated a long-term conservative ally, parliament chief Konstantinos Tasoulas, for the post of president. Mitsotakis brought the issue of the presidential election to …
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Postecoglou battles ongoing injury crisis at Spurs ahead of Arsenal clash
Ange Postecoglou said Brazil forward Richarlison is fit to face Arsenal on Wednesday but Timo Werner will miss out as the Tottenham boss continues to juggle a daunting injury list. …
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Greece lays to rest ‘noble’ ex-prime minister Simitis
Greek former prime minister Costas Simitis, the architect of the country’s eurozone entry, was laid to rest Thursday in a state funeral. Simitis, who died on Sunday aged 88, received …
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Two young asylum seekers found dead off Greek island Rhodes
The bodies of two young asylum seekers have been discovered in the sea off Rhodes, near the Turkish coast, the Greek port police said on Tuesday. The migrants were “a …
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Former Greek PM Costas Simitis dies aged 88
Former Greek prime minister Costas Simitis died Sunday at 88, state-run ERT News reported. Simitis had not been facing a particular health problem. A former prime minister and one of …
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Albanian Orthodox archbishop in stable condition after been airlifted to Athens
The head of the Albanian Orthodox Church, who was airlifted to hospital in Athens due to complications from a virus, is in a stable condition, the Evangelismos hospital said on …
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Ailing Albania Orthodox archbishop airlifted to Greece
The head of the Orthodox Church of Albania, Archbishop Anastasios, has been airlifted to a hospital in Athens, the Greek defence ministry said as the charismatic 95-year-old religious leader battled …
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Azeri leader’s cousin held in Greece party-villa drugs bust: police
A cousin of Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, a famous British-Azeri DJ, has been arrested in a drug raid at a party near Athens, Greek police said Tuesday. Police said they …