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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-05-31Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Protest broken up outside Israeli embassy(ANA-MPA) -- Disturbances broke out outside the Israeli embassy in Athens early Monday evening when demonstrators hurled bottles and stones at police forces on guard outside the embassy.Police responded by using teargas, resulting in the protest dispersing. According to reports, demonstrators then headed for central Athens, with scattered "cat-&-mouse" skirmishes with police forces reported. The rally was held to press for the release of the activists and vessels by Israeli authorities. The protest was called by leftist groups and pro-Palestinian activists. Earlier, another protest rally was held outside the Israeli embassy by the Communist Party (KKE)-affiliated youth organisation KNE. [02] ND requests extension of probe on Vatopedi; gov't on TsohatzopoulosMain opposition New Democracy (ND) on Monday requested that a Parliamentary committee investigating the Vatopedi state-Church land swap affair receive a four-month extension. The request was made in the wake of press reports that link former PASOK minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos with companies that managed Vatopedi Monastery money.The extension was requested by ND to give time to the committee to open the monastery's bank accounts as well as those of collaborating companies. Meanwhile, government spokesman George Petalotis, called to comment on press reports concerning Tsohatzopoulos, he said the government cannot comment because (Tsohatzopoulos) is a PASOK party official and not a government official, stressing however, that "transparency in transactions is effective for everybody." Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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