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Turkish singer Gaye Su Akyol is coming to Greece to perform at Gazarte (34 Voutadon) in Athens on November 15 and at Mylos Club (56 Georgiou Andreou) in Thessaloniki on November 16. Anthropologist-turned-musician Akyol, along with her ensemble of Turkish musicians, brings a psychedelic rock twist to traditional Anatolian sounds. Tickets cost 25 euros at more.com.

Police in Cyprus on Thursday detained eight individuals for questioning on allegations they were involved in raising funds for a designated terrorist group in a third country, authorities said.

The English pop-rock band Starsailor is set to perform live in Greece, with two upcoming shows: one at Mylos Club in Thessaloniki (56 Georgiou Andreou) on October 31, followed by a concert at Gazarte in Athens (34 Voutadon) on November 1.

Cyprus police say a Syrian man admitted to burying one of his four children at sea after the 6-year-old died aboard a boat loaded with migrants that had gone adrift for many days without food or water.

In a renewed bid to clamp down on violence at soccer games, police in Cyprus said Monday they will step up security screening of fans at stadium entrances, shutter team supporter clubs if necessary and call for matches to either be canceled or halted if safety is compromised.

Casting doubt on an announcement last week by the Greek soccer federation (EPO) that the Greek Cup Final will take place at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia on May 20, the spokesman for the Cyprus Police said it has not received any formal notification of such an arrangement.

In the context of the "Potential Project" initiative, the Potential Project Space in downtown Athens presents "Stages for Minor Action," an installation by Greek artist Giorgos Papadatos. The artist plays with the two definitions contained in the word "stage" (as in a platform or a step). The installation comprises visual directions that can guide visitors through different scenarios.

"Greece's return to the markets, or the recovery of confidence" could have been the title of the survey of company mergers and acquisitions in Greece last year, said Kyriakos Andreou, partner and chief analyst at PricewaterhouseCoopers Greece at the start of the annual report's presentation on Tuesday in Athens.

Cyprus' electronic crimes division is investigating a fake social media page that called for donations to fund a funeral for Natalie Christopher, a 34-year-old British scientist and Cyprus resident who died on the Greek holiday island of Ikaria earlier this week.

Ayia Napa police are responding to allegations of misconduct in the ongoing gang rape case, rejecting a report that suggested officers forced a British teen to withdraw her complaint.