Emmad Saeed, “I know I'm not going to die, and that is a relief” IRINnews.org “We're not parasites. We're educated, we know how to work. We just want safety. Greece can't offer us anything, so we'll go from here, but how we don't know. We didn't bring any documents because we were afraid the Syrian police would catch us and kill us. |
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Friday, October 5, 2012
Emmad Saeed, “I know I'm not going to die, and that is a relief”
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Merkel's First Greek Crisis Visit Seen Sending Signal to Critics
![]() BBC News | Merkel's First Greek Crisis Visit Seen Sending Signal to Critics Businessweek “The meeting could mark the turning point to the Greek crisis,” said Constantinos Zouzoulas, an analyst at Axia Ventures Group, a brokerage in Athens. “This is a very significant development for Greece ahead of crucial decisions by the euro zone for ... Greek PM says country's till will empty by end-Nov Greek PM says can't manage beyond November without next aid tranche Greek labor unions call work stoppage, rally to protest Merkel visit |
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Report: Two of Greece's Biggest Banks in Merger Talks
![]() Economic Times | Report: Two of Greece's Biggest Banks in Merger Talks Fox Business Greece's banks are under pressure to merge after suffering steep losses from the country's debt restructuring, heavy deposit withdrawals and rising bad loans. Cash-strapped, they have no option but to swap shares in order to merge. "A merger between ... National Bank of Greece in merger talks: reports Greece's National Bank, Eurobank in merger talks: report |
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For Sale: Greek Islands, Marinas and Tax Offices
![]() CNBC.com | For Sale: Greek Islands, Marinas and Tax Offices CNBC.com But Sam Zell, U.S. real estate mogul and chairman of Equity Group Investments, told CNCB that a similar retail property would cost “dramatically less” in the U.S. and added that he wasn't familiar with the Greek commercial real estate market ... |
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Greek lenders National, Eurobank hold board meetings: sources
ATHENS (Reuters) - The boards of Greek lenders National Bank and Eurobank are holding separate meetings on Friday, banking sources told Reuters. Earlier on Friday, other banking sources close to the discussions said National and Eurobank were in talks on a merger that would create the country's biggest lender. (Reporting by Lefteris Papadimas, writing by Harry Papachristou)
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Merkel to Visit Greece for First Time Since Crisis Outbreak
![]() Bloomberg | Merkel to Visit Greece for First Time Since Crisis Outbreak Bloomberg In Greece, which is in a fifth year of recession, Merkel has been depicted in media and on placards wearing jackboots and an SS uniform because of her insistence on austerity in return for aid. Samaras warned in an interview with German newspaper ... |
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Tension in Athens over pay row
Protesters are appearing in court in the Greek capital Athens a day after a rally by unpaid shipyard workers descended into violence.
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