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A protester raises his fist as anti-fascist demonstrators clash with riot police in Athens on September 18, 2013, after a leftist musician was murdered by a suspected neo-Nazi. (AFP PHOTO/ARIS MESSINIS)


Greece: Anti-terror police probe far right

Greece: Anti-terror police probe far right

Athens, AP—Greece’s anti-terrorism division has been handed the investigation into the murder of anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas, blamed on a supporter of the far-right Golden Dawn Party, the Public Order Ministry said Friday. The order followed the arrest of...
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Gold jewelry on display at the Benaki Museum for Islamic Art in Athens. (Asharq Al-Awsat)


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Workers take down the insignia from the headquarters of Cyprus’ now defunct second-largest bank Laiki in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Source: AP Photo/Philippos Christou


Greece to break up state power company for money

Greece to break up state power company for money

Athens, AP—Greece’s conservative-led government on Wednesday announced plans to break up the state-run Public Power Corporation by 2016, as part of a privatization program demanded by the crisis-hit country’s creditors. Government spokesman Simos...
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A general view of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. The Parthenon, which sits atop the Acropolis, was used as a mosque during Ottoman rule and the area around the Acropolis is home to many other Ottoman mosques. (REUTERS/Yorgos Karahalis)