On the 11th of May, “Hellas Melbourne” will be honored in a special ceremony in London, held by FIFA, as the top team in Oceania, whilst a few days later, on the 25th of May, its football team will be playing its first match in Singapore, whereby they have been invited to take part along with other groups from the wider Asian territory.
Greeks around the world that live outside of Greece didn’t “escape” from the new tax bill passed in the Greek parliament, entitled “Restoring tax fairness and tackle tax evasion”. The changes that Greek Expats should be more concerned about have to do with property ownership in Greece.
A Greek man who has lived for years in northern Pakistan is free and in good condition seven months after being kidnapped by suspected Afghan Taliban. Athanasios Lerounis ran a welfare center and school in Chitral district, and has lived in northern Pakistan since the mid-1990s. He was kidnapped by some 30 gunmen believed to be from neighboring Afghanistan in a September encounter that killed a security guard.
At 24 years old, Orianthi Panagaris has already experienced what most aspiring musicians only dream of. She has opened for her hero (Steve Vai), backed an Idol (Carrie Underwood), traded solos with a legend (Carlos Santana) and shared the stage with the King of Pop (Michael Jackson). The Greek-Australian singer and musician talks exclusively about her Greek background, the difficulties of breaking into the Rock scene as a female, her family, and her relationship with Michael Jackson.
Every year the Christian Orthodox population of Los Angeles gathers at the Saint Sophia Cathedral for the celebration of the Holy Week which leads to the Ressurection Liturgy on Good Saturday. The difference here is that among the faithfull there are also many Hollywood celebrities such as Tom Hanks (photo left) and his wife Rita Wilson, Nia Vardalos, Maria Menounos and 20th Century CEO Jim Gianopulos.
The “Holy Light” from the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Jerusalem will be transferred to Athens on Bright Saturday (Orthodox Easter) with a government executive flight via Tel Aviv. The aircraft will arrive at Athens’ Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport at 18.30 and will be received with heads of state honors.
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