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UN postwar role vital Greek humanitarian aid for Iraqi people leaves for Amman Prime Minister Costas Simitis met with senior aides yesterday to discuss developments in Iraq. The first humanitarian aid from Greece is to leave for Iraq via Jordan on a C-130 military transport plane today.

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Slow growth this year, but 2 pct in 2004

VOULIAGMENI - The eurozone is expected to grow by 1 percent this year as the lack of consumer and investor confidence is seen as hindering a recovery...

US, Turkish witnesses on N17

A senior Turkish diplomat who survived a November 17 assassination attempt in 1991 and the daughter of a US Air Force sergeant whom the extreme left-wing group killed a few months earlier testified in court yesterday at the close of the fifth week of the trial.

Hardship on April 16, but not for civil servants

Hoping to alleviate congestion in central Athens during the April 16 European Union summit, when the accession agreements of 10 new members - including Cyprus - are to be signed, the government said it might declare the day a public holiday for the city's civil servants.

Two more held for factory blast

The chairman and managing director of a Corinth pipe construction factory were arrested in Athens yesterday following Thursday's fatal explosion that killed six workers.

Plot to kill Jerusalem patriarch?

The top Greek Orthodox official in Jerusalem yesterday denied that an attempt had been made on his life after a Palestinian member of his flock said he had taken money from a senior bishop to assassinate Patriarch Irenaios.

IN BRIEF

PM refers to ‘positive’ cooperation, presses Simitis on stabilization pact : Prime Minister Costas Simitis yesterday met his counterpart from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia...

Minister opens extended, refurbished Aktion airdrome : Transport Minister Christos Verelis yesterday officially opened the newly extended and refurbished civil airport at the northwestern port of Aktion...

Court protects ‘historic site’ : The Council of State has rejected an appeal by an insurance company against a government decision protecting the Asty cinema...

‘Taxis Post.’ : Taxpayers will henceforth be able to submit their tax declarations at post offices across the country in a special envelope...

Fuel fraud : A factory near Thessaloniki had been removing the coloring agent from tons of heating oil to sell it as automotive diesel...

Migrants detained : Leros Port Authority officials yesterday detained 17 illegal immigrants after being alerted to their presence...

Hash haul : A 20-year-old Albanian man faces smuggling charges...

Serbia and Montenegro : Greece’s Foreign Ministry, in its capacity as European Union president, yesterday welcomed the accession of Serbia and Montenegro...

Emergency landing : A French Super Etendard military jet was yesterday obliged to conduct an at Iraklion airport...


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EDITORIAL

Wide margin Despite the discrepancies between the MRB and Metron Analysis surveys, both opinion polls confirm a number of trends that have been recorded over the past couple of years. The main conclusion is that conservative opposition New Democracy's lead is growing slowly but surely. This, however, is not a linear process.

COMMENTARY

War and the national interest It is widely believed that by launching war on Iraq, the USA has opened another can of worms. No state will avoid the repercussions. On top of the humanitarian catastrophe it will cause, the war will shake the global equilibrium by encouraging the big powers to change their geopolitical strategies.

OPINION

The ultimate weapon During yesterday's peace rally in Athens (which was larger and more spirited than the picture painted by those who rushed to condemn an alleged lull in anti-war action), I saw the ultimate weapon pass before my eyes - the only thing capable of defeating a Tomahawk missile and overcome the propaganda of war. It was nothing more than a crutch - and not a traditional one but one with a tripod at the base. An old lady was using it to steady herself as she followed the march. Ordinarily, an old lady would have stayed at home and watched the chaos that ensued on television, so as not to tire herself. And who could have blamed her, in her fragile state?

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