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1. Mitsotakis discusses Iran with Emirates leader

   Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis discussed developments in the Middle East amid the US and Israeli attacks on Iran in a phone call Tuesday with the president of the United Arab Emirates, the PM’s office said.

2. Police break migrant smuggling ring in Athens

   Police in Athens said Tuesday they have broken a ring that smuggled migrants into the country and provided them with fake documents with which to travel on through the European Union.

3. Funeral of singer Marinella takes place in Athens

   Greek singer Marinella was buried on Tuesday following a funeral service at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens, attended by leading figures from the arts, politics and public life.

4. Sheep and goat pox spread slows, but cases persist

   The catastrophic spread of sheep and goat pox through much of Greece has slowed in March with fewer new cases recorded nationwide, data released Tuesday showed, but the country looks far from its target of controlling the disease by Easter.

5. Animal welfare inspectors find chickens and goats in Athens high-rise building

   Animal welfare inspectors in Athens confiscated dozens of animals kept on the 16th floor of a commercial building in the Ambelokipi district, municipal authorities said.

6. Seabed off Karpathos reveals ancient wrecks

   A new underwater survey off the southeastern Aegean Sea island of Karpathos has revealed archaeological remains dating back to the 7th century BC including several ancient shipwrecks and parts of their cargoes, authorities said Tuesday.

7. Thessaloniki bus driver sacked for assaulting motorist

   Thessaloniki’s public transport operator has dismissed a bus driver filmed assaulting a motorist while on duty, following a disciplinary review.

8. Bulgaria to become first EU state to roll out energy-aid scheme for industry

   Bulgaria will become the first European Union member state to introduce a dedicated support scheme for energy-intensive industries, as ‌part of measures to offset the impact of the energy crisis triggered by the war in Iran.

9. Two arrested in Larissa for scamming elderly woman

   Two men have been arrested in central Greece for allegedly defrauding an elderly woman out of more than €3,600 using a common but highly effective phone scam, police said Tuesday.

10. BBC: Wrong sperm given to UK families by IVF clinics in Cyprus’ occupied north

    Multiple British families believe IVF clinics in Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus used the wrong sperm or egg donors, a BBC News investigation has found.