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PM will lead polls fight, FM assures But leadership speculation persists Speculation over whether Prime Minister Costas Simitis will hand over the reins of the ruling Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) to Foreign Minister George Papandreou in next year's election continues unabated, despite a declaration by the latter that it will be Simitis who will lead the party at the election.

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Hope of deal on Aegean seabed

Athens and Ankara are close to striking a deal allowing the contentious issue of rights to Aegean seabed exploitation to be referred to international arbitration, sources have told Kathimerini.

Evros rises to bursting point

Emergency services in eastern Thrace were on high alert yesterday evening as the swollen River Evros threatened to break its banks. Meanwhile, the bad weather that affected most of the country over the Christmas holidays endangered hikers on Mt Olympus and on Crete, while five people nearly drowned in an ambulance caught by a raging torrent in the Peloponnese.

7 held for migrant tragedy

Turkish authorities have arrested seven men over last week's sinking of a migrant-smuggling ship in the Aegean in which over 50 people are believed to have drowned, reports said on Thursday.

Candle hijacker given six years

A man who used candles to hijack a Turkish airliner so he could visit his girlfriend in Germany was sentenced to six years in prison after an Athens court determined he was suffering from «diminished reasoning» when he commandeered the aircraft, a court spokesman said on Wednesday.

Freighter crew escapes wreck to end in prison

Eight Ukrainian sailors, rescued from a foundering freighter in high seas off Santorini on Christmas Eve, were arrested the following day after the vessel turned out to be carrying over a million packs of contraband cigarettes instead of the declared cement shipment.

IN BRIEF

Greece offers Tehran rescue teams, financial aid and condolences : Greek rescue teams were on standby awaiting a request from the Iranian government to help search for survivors of the earthquake...

Denktash puts off decision on mandate, Ankara opposes new poll : Turkish-Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash yesterday postponed until Monday or later the granting of a mandate to party leaders...

Spata teenager in critical condition : A 37-year-old woman was arrested for stabbing her 17-year-old daughter in their home in Spata...

Cyprus alert : Cyprus’s main international airport at Larnaca was placed on heightened alert on Thursday following foreign intelligence tips of a possible terrorist attack...

Arson attack : A gas-canister bomb exploded at a PASOK party branch in the Thessaloniki district of Harilaou at dawn yesterday...

Jewelry robbery : Three armed men robbed a jewelry store in central Athens yesterday, one of them striking the owner...

Airport arrests : Three Turks were arrested at Paphos airport in Cyprus on Thursday, trying to board a British charter flight for Gatwick...

Kosovo troops : Deputy Defense Minister Theodoros Kotsonis visited Greece’s 635 men and women serving with the international peacekeeping force in Kosovo...

Breathalyzer tests : Attica traffic police, who have stepped up on motorists over the Christmas period, found 25 drivers...

Rough Diamond : Australia’s Olympic shooting dual gold medalist Michael Diamond, who is of Greek origin, looks likely to miss selection for the Athens Games...


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EDITORIAL

Christmas spirit For most of us, Christmas means being with the family, around a festive table with as many decorations as one is able to afford, a sense of peace and a break from the daily struggle for survival, from routine. Christmas is one of those times that is becoming all too rare, but is still wonderful, when our good side prevails and governs our behavior.

COMMENTARY

His own business It turns out that the scenarios PASOK's reformist cadres dismissed as conspiracies by the government's political foes in fact echo the political reality that has emerged within the ruling party. In his recent parliamentary speech, Prime Minister Costas Simitis mocked the scenarios that have come from the government spokesman and ministers, as well as from Simitis enthusiasts who rehash such speculation in the press. Talk about a change in PASOK's leadership is not facetious.

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