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1. 1.3 mln citizens have obtained Personal Number, minister says

   Over 1.3 million citizens have already obtained the Personal Number, Digital Governance Minister Dimitris Papastergiou has said.

2. Erdogan slams US decision to revoke Palestinian visas ahead of UN meeting

   Turkish President Recep Erdogan said the United States should urgently revise its decision to revoke the visas of Palestinian officials and bar them from attending a gathering of world leaders at the United Nations this month in New York.

3. Plevris warns migrants of ‘prison or return’ under new law

   Migration Minister Thanos Plevris said during a speech to Parliament that under the new migration bill, migrants who are not entitled to asylum will face either voluntary return or detention.

4. Cyprus steps up desalination as worsening droughts parch the island

   Cyprus has always lived with drought, but climate change has turned dry spells into a permanent challenge and authorities are increasingly turning to desalination to meet rising water needs.

5. EU foreign policy chief: Turkey-Libya maritime deal violates rights of third countries

   The Turkey-Libya Memorandum of Understanding on the delimitation of maritime jurisdiction areas in the Mediterranean violates the sovereign rights of third countries, the European Union's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday.

6. Mobster sent to pretrial detention

   A 36-year-old man believed to be a key member of a criminal organization’s enforcement wing involved in contraband cigarette smuggling was jailed on Tuesday, pending trial.

7. All eyes on Greece in run up to crucial WCQs

   Greece national soccer coach Ivan Jovanovic cracks a smile upon arrival at the team’s World Cup qualifier gathering on Monday, ready to lead Greece into pivotal matches this week.

8. The man behind the verse: A new look at Cavafy

   Constantine Cavafy, the Greek poet whose work not only charted a new path for Greek poetry, but also inspired countless readers around the world is back in the spotlight thanks to the publication of his first biography in roughly 50 years.

9. Turkey’s arms boom a headache for Greece

   Turkey’s rapidly expanding defense industry poses mounting challenges for Greece, both militarily and diplomatically, highlighting Athens’ struggle to revive its own neglected defense sector.

10. Eurostat: Greek inflation eased to 3.1% in August

    Grece’s inflation reduced considerably its gap with the eurozone average in August, per the flash estimate that Eurostat issued on Tuesday.