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1. PM to hold videoconference with embassies amid Mideast violence

   Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will hold a videoconference at noon with the heads of Greece’s embassies and consulates in Iran and across the Middle East amid a flare-up of violence in the region.

2. Security tightened at US, Israeli targets, main airports

   Authorities have increased security around potential US and Israeli targets in Greece as well as at businesses and airports, amid the American-led attacks on Iran, officials said Monday.

3. EU stands with member states in face of any threat, von der Leyen says

   The EU stands with its member states in the face of any threat, EU Commission ⁠President Ursula ⁠von der Leyen said ​in response to ⁠the drone strike that hit Britain’s ⁠Royal ‌Air ⁠Force base of Akrotiri in ​Cyprus overnight.

4. Daedalus supercomputer enters final testing phase

   Daedalus, Greece’s new supercomputer poised to transform the nation’s research and innovation landscape, is now entering the final phase of implementation.

5. Greece opens emergency hotlines for citizens amid Middle East violence

   The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has activated a total of ten emergency telephone lines to provide consular assistance to Greek citizens amid the latest escalation of violence in the Middle East.

6. Unlicensed driver caught doing 197 kmh on highway

   Police in northern Athens have arrested a motorist for driving his car at twice the speed limit and then breaking a string of driving regulations in a bid to evade pursuing officers.

7. Two suspected migrant-smugglers arrested on Rhodes

   Authorities on the southeastern island of Rhodes have arrested two Turkish nationals for allegedly ferrying 58 migrants across illegally from Turkey, the Coast Guard said.

8. Turkey says day-trip crossings halted at Iranian border

   Turkey’s trade minister said on Monday that day-trip passenger crossings at three Turkish customs gates at the Iranian border ⁠have been ⁠mutually suspended but Turkey is ​allowing its own citizens ⁠and third-country nationals to enter from Iran.

9. Teenager dies in Piraeus balcony fall

   A 17-year-old girl has been fatally injured after falling from the balcony of her fifth-floor flat in Piraeus under circumstances that remain unclear.

10. Policy against ‘shrinkflation’ in the pipeline

    Special markings should be placed on packaged products whose quantity has been reduced, without reducing their price per unit, according to a multi-bill of the Development Ministry put up for consultation.