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Greece PM eyes new polls for absolute majority after winning parliamentary vote
May 22, 2023 08:37Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said his Conservative Party unleashed a "political earthquake" with a thumping win at Sunday's election, as he hinted that he would seek a new ballot to obtain an absolute majority enabling it to govern alone.
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Iran rejects involvement in planning attacks on Israeli targets in Athens
Mar 31, 2023 05:50The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Greece has categorically dismissed as false and baseless the claims that the country was linked to an alleged plot to carry out attacks on areas frequented by Israelis in central Athens.
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Tehran slams Berlin's 'hypocrisy' over Israeli nukes
Mar 17, 2023 13:17Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kana'ani has slammed as "hypocritical" Berlin's stance toward Iran's peaceful nuclear program as the European country remains silent on Israel's nuclear arsenal which is a "threat to the region and the world".
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Police, protesters clash over rail crash in Greece
Mar 16, 2023 17:24Demonstrators in Greece have clashed with police over a deadly rail crash that claimed the lives of dozens of people last month.
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Thousands of protesters clash with police in Greece as anger builds over train deaths
Mar 05, 2023 16:15Police forces in Greece have clashed with thousands of protesters outside parliament in central Athens during demonstrations over a train crash that left nearly 60 people dead in late February.
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Clashes break out in Greece after deadly train crash
Mar 04, 2023 08:18Families and friends, dressed in black, clung to each other, in tears, as the coffin of a 34-year-old mother killed in Greece's deadliest train crash was lifted up the stairs of a church on Friday.
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Train accident in Greece kills at least 32
Mar 01, 2023 07:01At least 32 people were killed and another 85 injured after a collision between two trains caused a derailment near the Greek city of Larissa late Tuesday night, authorities said.
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Greek FM arrives in Libyan capital but leaves in 'insulting move'
Nov 17, 2022 17:45Greece and Libya have engaged in a diplomatic spat following the last-minute cancelation of a visit by the Greek foreign minister to Tripoli.
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Iran confirms it released Greek tankers after Athens did same
Nov 17, 2022 07:10Iran has confirmed reports it released two Greek-flagged tankers that had been confiscated in the country’s waters in the Persian Gulf in May after an Iranian-flagged tanker was allowed to leave Greece.
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Turkey-Greece tensions spiral into bigger crisis over 92 naked refugees
Oct 19, 2022 19:33Turkey and Greece have again traded barbs over the ill-treatment of refugees after more than 90 asylum-seekers were found naked on the Greek side of the Evros River earlier this week.