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8 May 2008:
Gangsters Pursued
When the gangsters refused to stop their stolen car for a check in Galatsi by the police, they got out, stole another car and vanished...

Adulterated Sunflower Oil Withdrawn
The authorities have launched sweeping checks in the market to locate dangerous adulterated sunflower oil with mineral oil imported from the Ukraine through Switzerland. MINERVA S.A. in cooperation with EFET has withdrawn a number of products ...

A. Papariga Gives Press Conference
At today's Press Conference, KKE Secretary General Aleka Papariga referred to succession within the paty and other major issues...

Karamanlis-Pavlopoulos Meeting
After his meeting with the prime minister Thursday morning, Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos stated that the administrative reform would be tabled at Parliament in autumn...

O.A. Service Disrupted
Olympic Airlines flights will be disrupted due to a strike launched by pilots of propeller aircrafts...

Fire in Jeweler Shop
Fire broke out in a jeweler shop just before 7:00 in the morning causing serious damages. The incident occurred in 36, Roubessis St. when burglars were attempting to open a hole to the shop ...

"Threat from Price Rises"
During an event in honor of the ECB Administration Board, the Prime-minister described as "threat to social cohesion" rises in energy, basic foods and goods prices in international markets...

Aquamarine Reaches Piraeus
Cruiser Aquamarine finally arrived safely in Piraeus from Milos. The ship had suffered damage when it hit the pier of Heraklion port. All passengers are safe and sound...

Moreover
8 May 2008:
Athens clears way for elusive shipping IPOs
GREECE?S stock market regulators are poised to sweep away the last special requirements that have been imposed on shipping companies in a bid to end the bourse?s drought in terms of shipping listings. Officials are confident that the changes, likely...

Greek, Turkish Cypriot leaders to meet on May 23
NICOSIA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities will hold talks again later this month, a government spokesman said Thursday. President Demetris Christofias, the Greek Cypriot leader, will meet Turkish Cypriot leader...

Cruise ship forced to make emergency stop in Aegean, crack in hull
Athens - A Greek cruise carrying more than 1,200 passengers and crew was forced to make an emergency stop on the Aegean island of Milos after it suffered a crack in its hull, the Athens News Agency reported. The Ministry of Merchant Marine said the...

Rival Greek, Turkish Cypriot leaders to meet in two weeks
NICOSIA, Cyprus: The leaders of Cyprus' rival Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities will meet in two weeks to gauge progress in a newly revived reunification process, the Cyprus government said Thursday. President Dimitris Christofias, of the...

Greek cruise ship damaged after hitting pier
ATHENS, Greece - A Greek cruise ship carrying more than 1,200 people headed for an Aegean island Thursday for an emergency inspection after its hull was damaged, officials said. The Ministry of Merchant Marine said the cruise liner Aquamarine had a...

Greece approves Mokbel extradition
Greece's justice minister has approved the extradition of Australian drug fugitive Tony Mokbel. Justice Minister Sotiris Hadjigakis ratified a decision by the Supreme Court in March to send Mokbel to Australia to face murder charges. The approval is the...

Greek Cruise Shipâ??s Hull Damaged, Emergency Inspection Ordered
Greek Cruise Ship�s Hull Damaged, Emergency Inspection Ordered (RTTNews) - An emergency inspection of a Greek cruise ship was ordered on Thursday after a 1.5-meter gash was found on its hull at about 1.5 m above the water line, said Greek...

ECB's Papademos says Greek economy should strengthen its competitiveness UPDATE
(updates with comments of Garganas) ATHENS (Thomson Financial) - European Central Bank Vice-President Lucas Papademos said Greece should pursue policies that could further boost its productivity and moderate wages in order to strengthen its...

The Cyprus U.S. Chamber of Commerce to honor Mr. Peter J. Pappas, Chairman of the Board of P.J. Mechanical with the Cyprus U.S. Distinguished Merit Award.
The Board of Directors of the Cyprus U.S. Chamber of Commerce will host their fifth annual Awards Dinner honoring Mr. Peter J. Pappas, with the Cyprus U.S. Distinguished Merit Award on Friday, May 30th, 2008 at 6:30 in the evening at the New York...

Greek ministers meet and approve agreed-upon items of Deutsche Telekom, OTE deal
ATHENS (Thomson Financial) - Greece held an inter-ministerial meeting Thursday to discuss and approve the agreed-upon terms of the deal between the state and Deutsche Telekom AG pertaining to the latter's potential stake increase in Hellenic Telecoms...

ECB's Papademos says Greece's economy should strengthen its competitiveness
ATHENS (Thomson Financial) - European Central Bank Vice-President Lucas Papademos said Greece should pursue policies that could further boost its productivity and moderate wages in order to strengthen its competitiveness in the world economy. Speaking at...

UAE Ministry of Economy to discuss enhanced bilateral tourism development with Greek delegates
UAE Minister of Economy H.E. Engr. Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri received the Greek group to talk about tourism investments and the exchange of technical expertise. The delegates from Greece included H.E. Aris Spiliotopoulos, Greek Minister of Tourism;...

Greek cruise ship damaged, officials say 1,200 on board safe
ATHENS, Greece: A Greek cruise ship carrying more than 1,200 people headed for an Aegean island Thursday for an emergency inspection after its hull was damaged, officials said. The Ministry of Merchant Marine said the cruise liner Aquamarine had a...

GREECE: Coke Zero proves hero for CCHBC in Q1
Coca-Cola Hellenic (CCHBC) has had a 'solid start' to 2008, with sales and profits both rising in the first quarter. The Greece-based Coca-Cola bottler said today (8 May) that sales in the first three months of 2008 increased in volume by 7% - to 429m...

Eurobank Properties to buy 100 pct of Greek real estate co for 50.3 mln euros
ATHENS (Thomson Financial) - Eurobank Properties REIC said it has signed a promissory contract to buy 100 percent of Greek real estate company Tavros Protypi Anaptyxi SA from Dimand SA for 50.3 million euros. Tavros Protypi Anaptyxi owns a 5,646 square...

Turkish Cypriot Official: Island's Leaders To Meet On May 23
NICOSIA (AFP)--The two leaders of divided Cyprus will meet May 23 to review progress in preparations for peace negotiations due to start in June, a senior Turkish Cypriot official said Thursday. It wasn't immediately clear where Cypriot President...

Greek, Turkish Cypriot leaders pledge to continue talks
NICOSIA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders expressed their determination to go on with peace talks during a social event Wednesday night in the UN-controlled buffer zone, officials said. Greek Cypriot leader and Cypriot President...

New Report Gives a Unique Insight into Greece's Commercial Banking Industry
DUBLIN, Ireland - (Business Wire) Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c91164) has announced the addition of Greece Commercial Banking Report Q2 2008 to their offering. The Greece Commercial Banking Report provides independent...

Coca-Cola HBC reports rise in 1Q profit
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling SA on Thursday reported an 11 percent increase in net profit for the first quarter, helped by strong volume.Net profit rose to 28.1 million euros ($43.4 million) in the first three months of 2008,...

Greece, Bulgaria to set up working group on energy
(Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- Greece and Bulgaria have decided to set up a joint working group on the energy sector, a development ministry announcement said on Wednesday. The agreement was reached during a meeting on Tuesday in Athens between...

Greek state and Deutsche Telekom deal on OTE may close early next week - sources
ATHENS (Thomson Financial) - The discussions between the Greek state and Deutsche Telekom AG over the latter's stake raising in Hellenic Telecoms Organziation SA (OTE) may close with a deal as early as next week, sources within the Minstry of Economics...

One in five pregnancies terminated across Europe each year ... MORE than the population of Cyprus
Almost one in five pregnancies across the continent ends in abortion, meaning a foetus is terminated every 27 seconds, according to the report by the Institute for Family Policy. Of the 6.4million pregnancies in 2006, 1.16million were terminated,...

The Greek government this week continued its concerted efforts to broaden and expand trade and economic ties with the booming Gulf economies, as visiting Tourism Minister Aris Spiliotopoulos
The Greek government this week continued its concerted efforts to broaden and expand trade and economic ties with the booming Gulf economies, as visiting Tourism Minister Aris Spiliotopoulos citing expanded air links between UAE and Greece as a necessary...

Cyprusâ??s February Retail Trade Turnover Value Down 1.4% On Month
Cyprus�s February Retail Trade Turnover Value Down 1.4% On Month (RTTNews) - Cyprus�s February Retail Trade Turnover Value Down 1.4% On Month For comments and feedback: contact editorial@rttnews.com...

Cyprus donates liver to Israeli, and traffic police clear the way to airport
An organ transplant 'harvesting' team flew to Cyprus on the eve of Remembrance Day to collect a liver that was not needed there. A few hours before the beginning of Remembrance Day, the Israel Transplant coordinating center received a call from the...

Greece: 2 police officers convicted of negligence over embarrassing escape
THESSALONIKI, Greece: Two Greek policemen may be headed for jail after being convicted of negligence for letting a theft suspect grab one of their guns and escape. The escapee allegedly hijacked a string of vehicles and shot a bus driver dead before...

Enjoy the view in Kefalonia
Situated on the south coast of Kefalonia, this inspirational home offers views to die for. Vital stats Designer Georgios Dimitropoulos Location South coast of Kefalonia Date completed 2006 Views Sea, sea and more sea Best rooms living room and terrace...

4:53am Greek aid flight departs for Burma
A GREEK military plane left for Burma today loaded with humanitarian aid for victims of cyclone Nargis, the Greek airforce said, after the southeast Asian country approved the mission. The Hercules C-130 transport plane was carrying tents, sheets,...

Cyprus and the spoils of peace (Alkan Chaglar )
Alkan Chaglar You may have heard of the "spoils of war" but I bet you haven't heard of the "spoils of peace"& Yes, peace can equal prosperity and heaps of it. For an island for centuries plagued by a water shortage and for decades by an energy crisis,...

FMs Bakoyannis and Babacadiscuss Aegeaand Cyprus, after violations
Greek-Turkish ties FMs Bakoyannis and Babacan discuss Aegean and Cyprus, after violations Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis and her Turkish counterpart Ali Babacan yesterday discussed bilateral issues and the Cyprus problem on the sidelines of a European...

Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders to meet on May 23
Athens/Nicosia - Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders will meet each other on May 23 to access prospects for the launch of new reunification talks for the divided Mediterranean island, government spokesperson Stefanos Stefanou said Thursday. In March,...

Pope Welcomes Melkite Greek Catholics
- RV) Pope Benedict met members of the Greek Melkite Catholic Church on Thursday. The Pilgrims present including His Beatitude Gregory III had come from various countries in the Middle East and diaporas throughout the world to make this pilgrimage to...

Greek delegation to discuss tourism investments in UAE
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) The UAE Ministry of Economy yesterday received delegates from Greece at its Dubai offices to discuss strengthened ties between the UAE and Greece in the field of tourism, especially as both countries are ranked among the top 20...

Greece's 'strawberry slaves' expose migrants' plight
(AFP) - Nea Manolada was a quiet village in southern Greece unknown to many until a strike by 'strawberry slaves' exposed the dark underbelly of one of the country's key economic sectors. His face burnt by the sun, 34-year-old Ivan looked around...

Cyprus donates liver to Israeli
An organ transplant 'harvesting' team flew to Cyprus on the eve of Remembrance Day to collect a liver that was not needed there. A few hours before the beginning of Remembrance Day, the Israel Transplant coordinating center received a call from the...

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8 May 2008:
Committee OKs terms for OTE deal - Athens News Agency
Committee OKs terms for OTE deal Athens News Agency, Greece - 14 minutes ago After approving the terms agreed so far, the privatisations committee then cleared the legal and other advisors of the Greek state to continue negotiations ......

"It's not them and us, it’s you and me": thousands to celebrate ... - 7thSpace Interactive (press release)
"It's not them and us, it’s you and me": thousands to celebrate ... 7thSpace Interactive (press release), NY - 18 minutes ago Greece – an open air concert at Syntagma Square anchored around climate change and the environment featuring international and Greek singers and musicians. ......

Greek aid flight departs for Burma - Melbourne Herald Sun
Greek aid flight departs for Burma Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - 40 minutes ago The Hercules C-130 transport plane was carrying tents, sheets, blankets and medicine donated by the Greek Red Cross and Greece -based non-governmental ......

Greek aid flight departs for Burma - Daily Telegraph
Greek aid flight departs for Burma Daily Telegraph, Australia - 40 minutes ago The Hercules C-130 transport plane was carrying tents, sheets, blankets and medicine donated by the Greek Red Cross and Greece -based non-governmental ......

Greek aid flight departs for Burma - Adelaidenow
Greek aid flight departs for Burma Adelaidenow, Australia - 41 minutes ago The Hercules C-130 transport plane was carrying tents, sheets, blankets and medicine donated by the Greek Red Cross and Greece -based non-governmental ......

Greek aid flight departs for Burma - Mercury
Greek aid flight departs for Burma Mercury, Australia - 42 minutes ago The Hercules C-130 transport plane was carrying tents, sheets, blankets and medicine donated by the Greek Red Cross and Greece -based non-governmental ......

Greek aid flight departs for Burma - Sunday Mail
Greek aid flight departs for Burma Sunday Mail, Australia - 42 minutes ago The Hercules C-130 transport plane was carrying tents, sheets, blankets and medicine donated by the Greek Red Cross and Greece -based non-governmental ......

Greek aid flight departs for Burma - Courier Mail
Greek aid flight departs for Burma Courier Mail, Australia - 43 minutes ago The Hercules C-130 transport plane was carrying tents, sheets, blankets and medicine donated by the Greek Red Cross and Greece -based non-governmental ......

Greek aid flight departs for Burma - Herald Sun
Greek aid flight departs for Burma Herald Sun, Australia - 43 minutes ago The Hercules C-130 transport plane was carrying tents, sheets, blankets and medicine donated by the Greek Red Cross and Greece -based non-governmental ......

Greek aid flight departs for Burma - The Australian
Greek aid flight departs for Burma The Australian, Australia - 44 minutes ago The Hercules C-130 transport plane was carrying tents, sheets, blankets and medicine donated by the Greek Red Cross and Greece -based non-governmental ......

Bvlgari – From Greek to Roman to Worldwide Luxury God - Vialuxe News
Bvlgari – From Greek to Roman to Worldwide Luxury God Vialuxe News, CA - 13 minutes ago ... name of the founder, a Greek man named Sotirios Vulgaris (1857-1932). Mr. Vulgaris began as a jeweler in his home village Paramythia (Epirus, Greece ). ......

The paradox that is Iran - Ha'aretz
The paradox that is Iran Ha'aretz, Israel - 20 minutes ago By Michalis Firillas Nothing smacks more of a "clash of civilizations" than the classic Greek -Persian confrontation of antiquity. That's what they tell us, ......

The dark side of a party god - Long Beach Press-Telegram
The dark side of a party god Long Beach Press-Telegram, CA - 1 hour ago By Al Rudis, Staff writer What: Revival of Greek play by Euripides presented in a modern rock version by the Long Beach Shakespeare Company. ......

The English are 'overweight, binge-drinking, reality TV addicts ... - This is London
The English are 'overweight, binge-drinking, reality TV addicts ... This is London, UK - 1 hour ago The Rough Guides series was founded by Mark Ellingham some 26 years ago after he was unable to find a suitable guidebook for a student trip to Greece ....

Turkey and Greece: odd bedfellows at Arabian tourism market - Today's Zaman
Turkey and Greece : odd bedfellows at Arabian tourism market Today's Zaman, Turkey - 2 hours ago Greece has only 203 square meters in its pavilion. In terms of budget, Turkey also dwarfs the Greek expenditure allocated for the Arabian Travel Market. ......

What is wrong with Macedonia’s name? - Today's Zaman
What is wrong with Macedonia’s name? Today's Zaman, Turkey - 2 hours ago ... one nation, one religion, one culture, everything Greek . And they do not want to recognize that in Greece there is a big Turkish minority, ......

Updated 5/8: Booras fills Hall's vacancy as County chief judge - Pioneer Press Online
Updated 5/8: Booras fills Hall's vacancy as County chief judge Pioneer Press Online, IL - 3 hours ago Born in Nestani-Tripolis, Greece on Jan. 1, 1952, Booras came to the United States in 1970 after graduating from high school in Greece . ......

In Italy, Apple Shifts IPhone Strategy - PC World
In Italy, Apple Shifts IPhone Strategy PC World - 3 hours ago In addition, Vodafone's deal with Apple will let customers in Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece , India, Portugal, New Zealand, South Africa and ......

EU supports the AKP, however... - Turkish Daily News (subscription)
EU supports the AKP, however... Turkish Daily News (subscription), Turkey - 26 minutes ago Many countries in Europe and especially the Greece - Greek Cyprus duo will not want this to happen. You'll see that even countries like France, ......

Tormented writer searches for true peace, love in 'Fugitive Pieces' - Sun-Sentinel.com
Tormented writer searches for true peace, love in 'Fugitive Pieces' Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - 29 minutes ago The first is set during World War II after little Jakob Beer (an angelic Robbie Kay) escapes from Poland to Greece with a kindly archaeologist named Athos ......

Banned ex-QEH doctor allowed to work in UK - Lynn News
Banned ex-QEH doctor allowed to work in UK Lynn News, UK - 31 minutes ago But the General Medical Council (GMC) on Tuesday decided the Greek gynaecologist was fit to practise again following a review at London's Old Bailey court. ......

Kodak tax fraud jury told to follow evidence - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Kodak tax fraud jury told to follow evidence Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY - 38 minutes ago Nicolo and Camarata bribed former Greece Assessor Charles A. Schwab to lower Kodak assessments, authorities say. Camarata and Schwab have pleaded guilty to ......

Day of Caring unites area volunteers - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Day of Caring unites area volunteers Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY - 38 minutes ago Along with the warm feelings of community service, and the chance to get out of the office, it's just a downright good time, said Cindee Briffa, a Greece ......

Expanding Seneca Park Zoo welcomes baboons - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Expanding Seneca Park Zoo welcomes baboons Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY - 38 minutes ago Cheers also came from Bob Dorman, 38, of Greece . "I like the closeness of it all," said Dorman, who watched Opal cozy up to the other side of the glass ......

The origins of the trinity: God or the Romans? - Thought Leader
The origins of the trinity: God or the Romans? Thought Leader, South Africa - 40 minutes ago ... of the word Barbarian comes from the Greek barbaria, a reference to the ‘unknown and strange sounds’ of foreign languages, but it was Rome, not Greece , ......

Obama: The Psyche of a Presidential Candidate - Family Security Matters
Obama: The Psyche of a Presidential Candidate Family Security Matters, NJ - 1 hour ago “If you could bring the playwrights of Ancient Greece – Sophocles, Aeschylus, Euripides, Aristophanes – from 5 th century Athens to watch the Democrat ......

He's definitely going pro - Canton Repository (subscription)
He's definitely going pro Canton Repository (subscription), OH - 2 hours ago Koufos, whose mother is a native of Greece , could play on the Greece national team in the Olympics. He already is well known and adored there. ......