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UN: Serbia votes for annulling Trump's Jerusalem decision

35 countries abstained from voting on Thursday in New York.

Those who voted against the resolution included the United States, Israel, Guatemala, Honduras, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, and Togo.

Canada, Mexico, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, Croatia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina were among those who abstained.

Serbia mulls buying Russian Mi-17, Buk-M2, Tunguska

Serbia is in talks with Russia on buying six Mil Mi-17 multipurpose helicopters and setting up a helicopter repair center, Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin said in a live broadcast of the country's national television on Thursday.

Macedonia Opposition Party to Elect Gruevski's Successor

Macedonia's main opposition VMRO DPMNE party, which held power for 11 years until this May, said that only one person, the party secretary general, Hristijan Mickovski, is standing in the leadership election, which will take place at the party congress on Friday and Saturday.

Turkey urged to respect treaties

President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Thursday in his Christmas message to the Greek diaspora that good relations with Turkey will depend on Ankara's respect for Cyprus's sovereignty and the Treaty of Lausanne, which forged modern Greece and Turkey's borders.

Number of doctors posts rise in 2016, despite brain drain

The number of registered doctors in Greece rose in 2016 after the brain drain of the preceding five years, according to data published on Wednesday by the Greek Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

The number of registered doctors in 2016 was 70,964, the highest in the last decade and 3.6 percent more than 2015.

FYROM wiretapping suspects face extradition

A prosecutor recommended to the Council of Appeals Court Judges in Thessaloniki on Wednesday that two men arrested in Greece on suspicion of being involved in a wiretapping scandal in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) should be returned to their homeland to stand trial.

Eldorado arbitration period on Skouries extended

Canadian mining firm Eldorado Gold provided an update on the arbitration process with the Greek government on the Skouries gold mines in central Macedonia on Tuesday, confirming at the request of the arbitral panel that a 90-day arbitration period has been extended by 60 days.

It will now end on April 6.

[Reuters]

WLOG 008: Ausfahrt. Exit. Ausfahrt. Exit.

By: Sanjar Azizi

Photo: Federico Piras - pireus

I was travelling alone and there was no way I could move further up the list for transit to Hungary, which was never my aim in the first place. My husband is in Germany, he works at the Frankfurt airport. I was heading to join him.

Leadership Contest Shakes Macedonian Opposition Party

The central and the executive committees of Macedonia's opposition VMRO DPMNE party have until Friday to address the complaints of some 30 prominent party members who claim that the election of a new leader, slated for this weekend at a party congress, will be marred by fraud.

Foreign Minister snubs Kammenos over name dispute

In what was seen as a snub to Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader Panos Kammenos, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said that a possible solution to the name dispute with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) will require the approval of the majority of lawmakers rather than that of political parties.

A solution to the name issue, and dealing with it at home

For a number of reasons - most importantly the election of pragmatist Zoran Zaev as prime minister of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) - it seems that we can expect a coordinated and well-planned effort to resolve the lingering name dispute between Athens and Skopje over the next six months.

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