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People line up as they wait to enter a soup kitchen run by the Orthodox church in Athens, Greece, February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

Greeks Sink Deeper in Poverty

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 22, 2017 | Features

Athens- Greek pensioner Dimitra says she never imagined a life reduced to food handouts: some rice, two bags of pasta, a packet of chickpeas, some dates and a tin of milk for the month. At 73, Dimitra – who herself once helped the hard-up as a Red Cross food...

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King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud meets with Greek President Prokopios Pavlopoulos. SPA

Saudi-Greek Summit in Riyadh to Discuss Regional Situation

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 22, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and visiting Greek President Prokopios Pavlopoulos held talks in Riyadh on Tuesday at al-Yamamah Palace. During talks, they discussed Saudi-Greek relations and ways of promoting and...

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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (AFP)

Greece tells IMF, Germany to ‘Stop Playing with Fire’ over Debt

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 12, 2017 | Business

Athens – As Eurozone announced progress in Greece’s loan negotiations, observers believe there is no real improvement given that tension has ruled over the situation. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accused the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and German Finance...

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Eight Turkish soldiers, who fled to Greece in a helicopter and requested political asylum after a failed military coup against the government, are escorted by police officers as they arrive at the Supreme Court in Athens, Greece, January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

Turkey Threatens to Cancel Migrant Readmission Deal after Greece Ruling

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 27, 2017 | Middle East

Turkey has demanded the retrial of eight soldiers who fled to Greece after a failed coup last year and threatened to take measures, including scrapping a migration deal with Athens, after the Greek Supreme Court rejected an extradition request. “We are now...

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Greek special forces escort the Turkish soldiers from the supreme court in Athens. Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP

Turkey Accuses Greece of Protecting 8 Rebels

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jan 27, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- Turkey has accused its neighbor Greece of offering protection to rebels after a Greek Supreme Court refused on Thursday to extradite any of the eight soldiers that escaped to the island the night of the July 2016 foiled coup attempt in Ankara. Following the...