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Greece
Despite Protests from Locals, Construction of Mosque in Votanikos District of Athens Will Continue
Work on the construction of a mosque in Athens' Votanikos district was given the all-clear to continue on Thursday, based on a ruling issued by the fourth section of the Council of State (CoS), Greece's supreme administrative court.
The 850-square-metre mosque,...
Greece
Governments New Effort to Build a Mosque
The members of the “Independent citizens action against the construction or the licensing of a mosque” are organizing a gathering outside the offices of the service on Tuesday morning; here the new effort to tender the construction of a...
Europe
Greece Nixes Erdogan’s Mosque Offer
"Greece has rejected Turkey's offer to finance the construction of a mosque in Athens, the only European capital with no mosque", the Turkish newspaper Zaman reported.
"The Greek government will fund the construction of a mosque in Athens," Deputy Foreign...
Greece
Erdogan Critical of Greek-appointed Muftis
Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized the appointment of senior religious authorities for the Muslim minority in Thrace by the Greek state, a day after meeting with his Greek counterpart, Antonis Samaras, in Qatar, when Erdogan said Turkey...