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Sending a global and powerful message in support of the repatriation of cultural property—and demonstrating in practice that the claim for the return of the Parthenon Marbles from London is not a one-sided demand—the Minister of Culture, Lina Mendoni, handed over to the Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Greece, Omar Amer Youssef, six Egyptian figurines. These had been discovered in Athens and were documented as having been the result of illegal trafficking from Egypt.

A major organized crime investigation in Crete has compiled statements from approximately 40 alleged victims of a criminal group based in the village of Vorizia, with investigators warning the true toll is likely far higher, suppressed by a climate of fear and intimidation that deterred many residents from coming forward at all.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, the two leaders discussed regional developments and review their strong bilateral relations.