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1. AADE to absorb Financial Crimes Squad

   After 28 years in operation, the Financial Crimes Squad (SDOE) will not longer act as a separate entity.

2. Organs of 14-year-old donor removed at Patras hospital; 12-year-old to follow

   A medical team at Patras University Hospital carried out the removal of vital organs from a 14-year-old boy early Sunday, following his brain death earlier this week. A similar procedure is planned for a 12-year-old boy early Monday.

3. Cyprus says it has been asked by Iran to convey ‘some messages’ to Israel

   Iran has asked Cyprus to convey “some messages” to Israel, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday, as the east Mediterranean island appealed for restraint in a rapidly escalating crisis in the Middle East.

4. Helicopter crashes into sea off Vouliagmeni marina, all five occupants unharmed

   A private helicopter crashed into the sea near the Vouliagmeni marina in southern Athens around midday Sunday, with all five occupants – four American citizens and a Greek pilot – rescued in good health, according to the Ministry of Maritime Affairs.

5. Keeping the Greek education flame alive in Turkey

   Teachers working at the community’s schools in Istanbul talk about their important cultural mission and share their love of what they do.

6. Clarinet master Petroloukas Halkias dies at 90

   Celebrated Greek clarinetist Petroloukas Halkias, a towering figure in traditional music from the Epirus region and a key ambassador of its sound both in Greece and abroad, has died at the age of 90.

7. Man arrested for knife attack on father amid domestic abuse allegations

   A 57-year-old man was arrested on Friday in the southern Athens district of Moschato after lightly injuring his 86-year-old father with a knife during a domestic incident, authorities said.

8. Three arrested in connection with 194kg cannabis seizure on Glyfada speedboat

   Three individuals have been arrested in connection with the discovery of more than 194 kilograms of raw cannabis found aboard a speedboat in Glyfada, southern Athens, last month, the Hellenic Coast Guard’s drug and smuggling division announced on Saturday.

9. Home delivery of high-cost medicines starts Monday

   A much-anticipated home delivery service for high-cost medications begins in Greece on Monday, with some 139,000 patients suffering from chronic and serious illnesses expected to benefit from easier access to treatment.

10. Gunfire between moving vehicles in western Athens Saturday night

    An incident involving gunfire between a motorbike and a car unfolded on the streets of western Athens on Saturday night. No injuries have been reported.