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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, right, shakes hands with President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas before their meeting in Athens, December 21, 2015. (AP/Petros Giannakouris)
June 12, 2016, 4:54 am
Greece will soon recognize Palestinian state, ruling party says
Delegation of Syriza officials make pledge in meeting with politicians in Ramallah, but offer no time frame
By Agencies and TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with his Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras, at Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem on November 25, 2015. (Haim Zach / GPO)
November 25, 2015, 7:50 pm
Greek PM and Netanyahu discuss bringing Israeli gas to Europe
Alexis Tsipras says plans underway for gas summit with Cyprus; Netanyahu asserts a 'natural affinity between Israelis and Greeks'
By TOI staff
Leader of the left-wing Syriza party Alexis Tsipras shakes hands with a supporter as he arrives at the headquarters of his party in Athens, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Fotis Plegas G.)
September 21, 2015, 12:41 am
Syriza wins Greek vote with a projected 35.5%
Conservative New Democracy party comes in second with 28%, Nazi-inspired Golden Dawn third with 7.1%
By Elena Becatoros and DEMETRIS NELLAS
A young man casts his vote in a polling station in Thessaloniki, on September 20, 2015. Greece's maverick leader Alexis Tsipras was fighting for a second chance to govern the struggling Eurozone nation in a tense election with rival conservatives that is proving too close to call. (AFP/ Sakis Mitrolidis)
September 20, 2015, 10:47 am
Polls open in cliffhanger Greek election
Some 10 million voters to select a new government tasked with implementing the bailout plan Athens adopted last month
By AFP
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras during a parliamentary session in Athens, Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Yannis Liakos)
August 14, 2015, 1:30 pm
Greek lawmakers back 3rd bailout after all-night debate
$93 billion rescue package, which requires harsh spending cuts and tax hikes, threatens to split ruling Syriza party
By Derek Gatopoulos and Elena Becatoros
Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras speaks during an emergency parliament session in Athens, Thursday, July 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
August 9, 2015, 2:52 am
Athens in ‘intense’ talks to avoid another loan default
Talks over $94 billion bailout enter final stretch as deadline looms for next debt payment by cash-strapped Greece
By AFP
Members of the Communist-affiliated PAME labor union gather during an anti-austerity rally in Athens, Wednesday, July 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)
July 23, 2015, 4:48 am
Greek parliament tested by dissent ahead of key reform vote
Latest austerity bill, a prerequisite to obtaining new bailout funds for cash-strapped Athens, faces opposition from within ruling Syriza party
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS
Riot police try to avoid petrol bombs during clashes in Athens, Wednesday, July 15, 2015. (AP/Emilio Morenatti)
July 16, 2015, 3:53 am
Greek lawmakers approve austerity bill despite dissent
Tax hikes and spending cuts fuel anger in ruling party; thousands protest outside parliament in demonstration which devolves into violence
By Elena Becatoros and Derek Gatopoulos
A demonstrator waves a Greek flag during an anti-austerity rally in central Athens, Friday, July 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
July 12, 2015, 2:17 am
Greece struggling to convince creditors it’s for real
As it seeks a third European bailout in five years, Athens aims to show it can push through dramatic reforms
By Pan Pylas and John-Thor Dahlburg
A motorcyclist with his passenger holding a Greek flag passes in front of the Greek Parliament in Athens on July 5, 2015, after early results showed those who rejected further austerity measures in a crucial bailout referendum were poised to win. (AFP/ARIS MESSINIS)
July 5, 2015, 9:40 pm
Greeks celebrate after rebuffing Europe over debt deal
After over half of the votes tallied, 61% cast 'No' ballot in referendum; PM thanks Greeks for making 'very brave choice,' opposition leader resigns
By AP and AFP
Greece's new Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis arrives for a handover ceremony at the Finance Ministry in Athens, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015 (photo credit: Petros Giannakouris/AP Photo)
February 2, 2015, 5:32 pm
New Greek finance minister accused of anti-Semitism
In 2005, Yanis Varoufakis was suspended from Australian radio show for promoting 'negative stereotypes about Jews'
By Raphael Ahren
Greek politician Panos Kammenos (photo credit: YouTube screenshot)
January 28, 2015, 6:06 am
Politician who said Greek Jews don’t pay taxes tapped as defense chief
Panos Kammenos, head of ultranationalist Independent Greeks, joins Syriza coalition
By JTA
Syriza party leader Alexis Tsipras greets supporters following victory in the election in Athens, Greece, on January 25, 2015. (AFP/Aris Messinis)
January 28, 2015, 5:22 am
New Greek PM is pro-Palestinian, but envoy to Israel predicts ‘only positive things’
Alexis Tsipras slammed Israeli 'brutality' in summer war, but incoming FM said last month Greece could mediate between Israel, Palestinians, Iran
By Raphael Ahren
A supporter of the Greek ultra-nationalist party Golden Dawn raises his fist during a preelection rally in Athens on May 23, 2014. (AFP/Aris Messinis)
January 26, 2015, 9:59 pm
Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn holds steady in Greek elections
Party remains third-largest in country, as far-left faction comes out on top
By JTA
A woman waves a Greek flag during a speech by Alexis Tsipras, the leader of the newly elected Syriza party outside Athens University Headquarters, Jan. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Fotis Plegas G.)
January 26, 2015, 3:05 pm
Greek Syriza party forms government after election win
Voters swing left after five years of harsh austerity measures under right-wing government
By AFP and TOI staff
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