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The ancient Greek city of Eleusis or Elefsina is preparing to kick off festivities to mark its declaration as the 2023 Culture Capital of Europe along with the cities of Timișoara in Romania and Veszprém-Balaton in Hungary. Elefsina, known in...

Thousands of soccer fans are mourning and paying their respects to Pele, the Brazilian soccer legend, at the home of his former club, Santos. The Brazilian club's Vila Belmiro stadium is where the coffin of the three-time World Cup champion...

The Arctic Monkeys are coming to Greece, and fans are eagerly awaiting a thrilling musical experience! With early bird tickets for the long-awaited concert sold out within five minutes, it’s clear that music-loving fans across the country are eager...

Ten Christmas villages with activities for children are to open in neighborhoods across Athens December 23-January 6.

One of the most prestigious awards events, the Golden Globe Awards, are back with a vengeance despite some serious bumps along the road. See the full list of Golden Globe nominations for 2023. With allegations about the event's lack of...

This year's Game Awards was hotly contested between the epic dark-fantasy, role-playing game (RPG), Elden Ring, and the action-adventure, God of War Ragnarök. Elden Ring edged the contest and won the coveted game of the year award. The game also...

On Thursday morning, a man was hanged and executed in Iran after he was convicted for "moharebeh" (enmity against God) by a Revolutionary Court, according to Iranian state media. It is believed that Mohsen Shekari, the man who was executed,...

President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has been announced as Time magazine's "Person of the Year" for 2022. According to Kerry Kennedy, president of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights nonprofit organization, Zelensky has emerged as a beacon of hope and...

Among various attractions staged in Qatar as the World Cup goes on is the truly unique camel pageant contest. The pageant contestants included a camel named Nazaa'a that displayed not only dazzling beauty but also poise and grace during Friday’s...

Pantone has officially revealed the color of the year. The New Jersey-based company has announced that Viva Magenta 18-1750 is the hue of choice for 2023. Pantone describes Viva Magenta as "powerful and empowering." The company is considered an authority...

Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman and Korean singer Jeon Jungkook of BTS headlined the World Cup opening ceremony in Qatar.

A cardboard imitation of the Trojan horse from Homer's Odyssey broke the Guinness World Record for the world's largest cardboard sculpture.

The Hellenic Initiative (THI), the leading group uniting the Greek diaspora and philhellenes internationally, will host its 10th Anniversary New York Gala on Saturday, December 3, 2022 in New York City. Funds raised will be deployed in Greece to support...

The movie Smyrna, the six-time Hellenic Academy-Award-winning epic war drama based on the truly catastrophic events that changed the course of Greek history is coming to the big screen across the United States. It will be screened in seven hundred...

The Washington Oxi Day Foundation honored men and women who have contributed to the preservation of freedom and democracy on Thursday in Washington D.C. The Foundation commemorated the day Greece refused to surrender when faced with a demand to allow...