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1. Gov’t to seek constitutional revision on universities

   The conservative government will seek to revise the country’s constitution to remove any potential legal impediment to the operation of private universities, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Thursday.

2. Would-be robber, 73, held after failed Athens stick-up

   A 73-year-old man has been arrested in Athens on suspicion of having tried to rob a shop employee at gunpoint, police said Thursday.

3. Forest fire on Mount Parnitha brought under control

   About a hundred firefighters assisted by water-dropping aircraft took part in a large operation to extinguish a forest blaze that broke out Thursday on Mount Parnitha on the northern fringes of Athens.

4. Migrants found crammed into suspected smuggler’s car near Evros border

   Two suspected members of migrant smuggling rings have been arrested near Greece’s northeastern border with Turkey driving cars crammed with up to ten people, police said Thursday.

5. Activists say Israel intercepts their Gaza aid flotilla near Crete

   Activists sailing on dozens of boats attempting to break Israel’s maritime blockade of the Gaza Strip to deliver humanitarian aid say Israeli forces intercepted them overnight, detaining the crews while the flotilla was sailing hundreds of nautical miles from Gaza near the southern Greek island of Crete.

6. ANIMA urges state-funded wildlife rescue center as it marks 20 years

   Greece’s largest wild animal rescue organization is calling on the government to establish a centrally funded wildlife care facility as it marks its 20th anniversary.

7. New cases of luggage theft at Athens airport, 2 detained

   Another two men have been arrested at Athens International Airport on suspicion of repeatedly stealing luggage from newly-arrived travelers, police said Thursday.

8. 5 arrests for firearms, illegal power connections

   Police have seized firearms and arrested five people during a raid on a Roma camp on the outskirts of Athens, in which nearly one kilometer of cables used to illegally hook up homes to the electricity grid were removed.

9. Arrest for fly-tipping in western Athens

   A man has been arrested in western Athens for illegally dumping a variety of broken furniture and other waste in an empty lot, police said.

10. US air bookings to Greece show 28% decline

    Data show American passengers are cautious regarding traveling abroad.