Greece’s Ambassador to the US, Antonis Alexandridis, met with U.S. Senator Rick Scott of Florida for talks focused on the close cooperation between Greece and the United States, with defense ties and current regional developments high on the agenda.
Scott,...
John V. Kassimatis, a Greek-American icon of bravery and dedication during the September 11 terrorist attacks, has died at the age of 73. A veteran of the Port Authority Police Department of New York and New Jersey, Kassimatis rose...
The Greek community in Poland has now officially been recognized as a national minority following the signing of a legislative amendment by the President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki.
According to an announcement by the Embassy of Greece in Warsaw, the...
Hundreds of diaspora academics are calling on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) to reverse its exclusion of the Greek language. In an open letter, hundreds of professors, academics, authors, educators, researchers, publishers, and members of the global intellectual community...
A major international ranking has highlighted eleven Greek scientists who have made it into the global elite of research. Spanning institutions from Stanford and Columbia to the University of Crete, these researchers are recognized among the top 1,000 scientists...
The Alpha Omega Council of Boston hosted recently its 7th annual Greek Heritage Night at Fenway Park, welcoming an estimated 5,000 Greek-Americans to the stadium to watch the Boston Red Sox take on the Atlanta Braves.
The annual event serves...
Christina Kitsos, a prominent politician of Greek descent, has officially assumed office as the Mayor of Geneva for a second, separate one-year term. The Greek Embassy in Switzerland publicly congratulated the diaspora leader following a formal proclamation ceremony held...
The Los Angeles Greek Film Festival marked its 20th edition in Hollywood with the Orpheus Awards Ceremony, honoring Greek and Cypriot filmmakers and paying tribute to Oscar-winning composer Alexandre Desplat.
The festival’s Closing Night Film and Orpheus Awards Ceremony took...
Astoria Park hosts "My Love Letter to Queens," an open-air photography exhibition by Greek-American photographer Eva Mallis, running through the end of July 2026. Through her lens, the acclaimed photographer captures fleeting street scenes, inviting viewers to slow down...
One member of the Greek ethnic minority in Albania was injured on Saturday during protests at the site of a planned luxury resort linked to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, the daughter and son-in-law of US President Donald Trump.
Zvërnec,...
The Greek community of Imbros is rebuilding its presence on the island after decades of displacement, demographic decline, and policies that transformed one of the Aegean’s historic centers of Hellenism.
Imbros, known in Turkish as Gökçeada, lies in the northeastern...
Several significant Greek landmarks in the USA reflect the country's rich Greek heritage.
These landmarks symbolize the Greek culture and have become important community centers for Greek-Americans across the United States, preserving their traditions, history, and architecture.
Some of the most...
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, the Russian who revolutionized literature in the 19th century, was shaped by the bustling culture of the Greek diaspora, which thrived along the Black Sea as well as the Azov.
To truly understand Chekhov’s genius, one must...
The Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum in Savannah, Georgia hosts a permanent exhibition dedicated to Apostolos Evangelinos, a Greek immigrant. The exhibition presents his story alongside paintings by his granddaughter, Maria Giannikou, inspired by his life.
Evangelinos' story is not...
