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Wax statues of historical figures that stay immutable over time of Alexander the Great, Philip II of Aristotle and Justinian have been ordered for an exhibition which will take place in The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). The...

The Greek London Film Festival, which is an international meeting point for contemporary Greek film, opened on Oct. 7 to the public to present films and scripts by contemporary Greek artists. Among the films selected, there’s 10th Day which is...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will be declared honorary citizen of Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Oct 26, after the decision of the city's municipal council. The formal City Council meeting will be held at 12:30 on the feast day of Saint Demetrius,...

In what is the biggest private venture in Greece, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Foundation is planning to build a "Central Park" in Athens to surround its cultural center, a 566 million euros ($768.46 million) project that government officials said...

After the very good course of the Greek tourism in the period January to September, there were  ─in comparison with last year─ around 1 million more tourists who visited Greece by air. According to data released by the Association of...

Two new surveys show the resilience of Golden Dawn in Greece, as the neo-Nazi organization continues to be third party in polls. After the survey carried out by Alco for Proto Thema, the GPO survey for Mega channel and the...

Even while the International Monetary Fund in 2010 was agreeing to dubious plans to bail out the faltering Greek economy - a joint effort with the European Union and European Central Bank in what became known as the Troika...

The countdown for the completion of the privatization of OPAP has started, and before the Athens' Bourse opens on Friday, Greek-Czech fund Emma Delta will have completed the acquisition of 105 million shares in the gaming company and paid...

The new issue number 59 of the literary magazine Antipodes, was presented in a beautiful event by the Greek-Australian Cultural League of Melbourne. It was first published in 1974 and has been circulating twice a year ever since. The magazine Antipodes,...

Australians for the Return of the Parthenon Sculptures, the Australian Association with the aim to promote, facilitate and support, nationally and internationally the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece, published a media release entitled The Parthenon Sculptures at...

Greek Culture Minister Panos Panayiotopoulos, addressing the presidents and members of the national committees for the return of the Parthenon Marbles of Cyprus, Germany, Sweden, Britain, Switzerland and Australia, in the framework of the International Conference held at the...

*By Gary Black/Calamos Wealth Management The Republicans continue to lose ground in the public opinion polls as the federal government shutdown drags on. As the President scores almost daily body blows against the GOP (laying the foundation for blame...

The Centaurus Racing Team is a group of Greek students from the University of Thessaly, which deals with the study, design and construction of the single-seater car formula. The car is designed based on rules of global competition “Formula...

The 14 defendants concerning the holy exchanges between the Greek State and the Monastery of Vatopedi on Mount Athos, Greece will be tried by a Three-member Court of Appeal for Felonies in Athens. Specifically, the decree indicts Archimandrite Ephraim, the...

After 18 months in detention, former Greek defense minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, who was found guilty on Oct. 7 of money laundering and corruption charges, was sentenced to 20 years in jail. His wife, Vicky Stamati, and daughter received 12-year-sentences while...