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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

CONTENTS

[01] Sudan-Metropolitan-Murder

[02] Fuel prices-slight rise

[01] Sudan-Metropolitan-Murder

Orthodox Metropolitan Titos of Khartoum and All Sudan was murdered at his residence in Khartoum apparently by burglars, according to reports in the Egyptian press on Wednesday.

According to Egyptian newspapers, the 73-year-old Metropolitan Titos -- nee Demosthenes Karatzalis -- was stabbed to death when one or more burglars broke into his home in Khartoum Monday evening. The Metropolitan was alone at the time of the burglary.

According to the newspaper reports, Greek ambassador in Sudan George Vallidis and the Orthodox Patrarchate of Alexandria, to which the Sudan Bishopric is affiliated, said there were no indications of religious or political motives behind the killing.

[02] Fuel prices-slight rise

Fuel prices are to rise slightly for the coming week, effective Thursday, in line with indicative retail prices released by the development ministry.

The ministry said on Wednesday that unleaded gasoline prices would rise by 1.0 drachma a litre to around 241.5 drachmas a litre and super gasoline would increase by 0.9 drachmas to 258.2 drachmas a litre.

Diesel petrol prices would fall by 2.9 drachmas a litre.

The suggested weekly retail prices are based on the international dollar rate and world oil prices.

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