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El Greco  A Greek cinema festival is to take place in Havana, and is being organized by Greece's Ambassador to Cuba Stella Bezirtzoglou, according to Prensa Latina news agency. It has been four years since Greek films have been screened in...

Hollywood star Matthew McConaughey praised Greece during his appearance on Jimmy Fallon's "Tonight Show", describing his Greek vacation as "three weeks in paradise." McConaughey was in Greece in July with wife Camila Alves and their three children, along with his mother...

It was September 18, 2013 when the 34-year-old activist and singer Pavlos Fyssas was assassinated by George Roupakias, a member of the Greek neo-nazi Golden Dawn party in Athens, Greece. Following the general outrage, the Greek authorities launched an investigation...

A unique traditional sailboat regatta was held during the weekend in the Lo Bay of the Vrontados village on Chios island. Eleven sailboats with a total of 50 crew members participated in the second Classic Dinghies Regatta mesmerizing the crowd. Specifically,...

The Greek authorities announced that 2,000 refugees who currently live in Lesvos' Moria Camp will be moved to other facilities on the country's mainland, following recent outcries regarding revelations about the truth of the living conditions inside the camp. Recently,...

Peter Economides is a brand strategist born in South Africa. After many years of valuable experience around the world, this cosmopolitan Greek marketing guru vows to change the perception we all have about Greece. Economides has said in the past that...

An unprecedented and utterly weird phenomenon happened in the Greek town of Aitoliko: The locals woke up and saw an area of more than 300 meters covered completely by endless spider webs! This absurd scene happened on the beach of the...

TRAINOSE, the Greek railway company that was recently bought by the Italian Ferrovie Dello Stato published an announcement regarding the new ETR 480 train, also known as 'the silver arrow'. The company says that it aims to make train the...

A new video documenting the spreading of the July 23rd Mati wildfire that killed 99 people and destroyed many homes was shown on Monday on Skai television. A home security camera in Mati captured the speed and the wrath of...

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis with FYROM Prime Minister Zoran Zaev U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said that Russia is trying to interfere in FYROM affairs by backing the vote against the Prespa name agreement with Greece in the September...

Greek authorities must remove children and other vulnerable groups from the Moria refugee camp on Lesvos as their physical and mental health is in danger, the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) aid agency said on Monday. A total 615 migrants arrived...

Eldorado Gold Corporation confirmed that its Greek subsidiary, Hellas Gold, has filed for compensation of approximately €750 million for damages from the Greek state. The move, according to the company, arises from delays in the issuance of permits for the...

Greece and Russia marked on Monday 190 years of diplomatic ties with a wrath laying ceremony on the island of Poros, the place where in September 17, 1828, Russian delegate Mark Boulgary handed in his accreditation. Russian ambassador to Athens...

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake hit 22 km (13.6 miles) southwest of Patra in western Greece early on Tuesday. There were no immediate reports of damage. Professor of Geology at the University of Athens, Efthimios Lekkas, said that the quake hit at...

Greek Australian chef George Calombaris has married to his long-time partner Natalie Tricarico in a lavish wedding in Greece. According to Greek City Times, the wedding was held at the Island Athens Riviera, seaside spot overlooking the Saronic Gulf. Best...