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Kendall Jenner Visits Mykonos, Praises Greece

International reality star Kendall Jenner enjoyed her first Greek vacation in the cosmopolitan island of Mykonos and had nothing but huge praises reserved for the country. While on her vacation to the island with friends, including Bella Hadid, Jenner paid...

Greek Pay-TV Suffers Losses Due to Taxes and Piracy

The Greek pay-TV market has suffered a rare loss in subscriber numbers, with 15,000 fewer customers at the end of the first half of 2017, compared with those of the previous six months. According to Kathimerini news daily, this is...

300 Dancers to Celebrate End of Epidaurus Festival with Morea Music

The Epidaurus Festival will end on August 19 with a great celebration of Morea music and dancing, featuring 300 dancers who will perform at the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus. Under the direction of Lambros Liavas, a great tribute to the...

Pop Star Ronan Keating with Fashion Model Wife and Infant in Corfu

Former Boyzone member and solo pop star Ronan Keating, along with his wife, fashion model Storm and their three month old baby, are soaking up the sun in the beautiful Ionian island of Corfu. The pair - who have been...

“Taste of Danforth” Greek Food Festival Takes Place in Toronto

Toronto's 24th annual "Taste of the Danforth" Greek food festival took place in Toronto from Aug 11th to Aug 13th. A hungry crowd made its way east of the DVP to Greektown to fill up on food from local vendors....

Assumption Day: Greece Celebrates the Dormition of Virgin Mary

On August 15th Greeks all over the country will celebrate one of Christianity’s most significant days, the Dormition of Virgin Mary (Panagia). Some call this day “the summer Easter” to show the importance of the celebration, and many thousands of...

London TV Show Offers Contestants Free Luxury Holidays In Greece

A brand new TV show, "Celeb Hotel", is looking for contestants in Redbridge, a district of Ilford in the London Borough of Redbridge, to go on an all expenses paid trip to Greece. Participants will stay in a luxury hotel run...

Australian Flies to Greece to Get Baptized at the Birthplace of 'Eleni'

Converted to Greek Orthodoxy, an Australian woman was baptized at a river in north-western Greece. The ceremony took place in the wild mountains of Murganas in the prefecture of Thesprotia, in the icy waters of river Lagavitsa. A 52-year-old woman, Anna...

British Reality Show Stars Volunteer to Greek Refugee Camp

ITV2 ‘Love Island’ reality show stars Camilla Thurlow and Jamie Jewitt have travelled to a refugee camp in Greece to help out amid the current migrant crisis. The couple have been working with charity A Drop In The Ocean to...

Iconic Greek New Wave Singer / Songwriter Arletta, Dead at 72

Singer / songwriter Arletta, one of the most iconic figures of the Greek New Wave scene in the 1960s, has died at the age of 72. Having suffered many health issues in the last 9 years, including a stroke...

Spectacular Video from the Temple of Poseidon at Sounio as Full Moon Rises

Crowds that had gathered at the temple at Sounio, south of Athens, to see the moon also got a special treat as a partial lunar eclipse was also visible in the night sky. As the Earth passes between the sun...

Brazilian Artists Publish Stories by Refugee Children

Brazilian journalist Debora de Pina Castiglione and her sister, illustrator Beatriz, recorded eight tales in a collection of modern myths and fables invented by Syrian and Kurdish children living in Thessaloniki. They worked with designers and translators to create a...

New Album and Tour for London-based Greek Indie Pop Star Leon of Athens

London based, Greek indie-pop act, Leon of Athens, has announced his sophomore album and a London show. Timoleon Veremis is a Greek musicology and philosophy student turned singer/guitarist now living in London, writes electronic pop songs inflected with folk and...

Fifth Ouzo Festival in Lesvos Successfully Concluded

Lesvos island held its annual Ouzo Festival, an event dedicated to the world-renowned Greek spirit, attracting a large crowd of both tourists and island locals who enjoyed ouzo-based cocktails and plenty of music. The 5th Ouzo Fest was organised by...

UGA Chicago: The Best Greek Party In America to Make Lifelong Connections

Started by a young Greek-American, Deano Kastis, United Greek Americans (UGA) has emerged into the most beloved organization for youth of Hellenic descent in the United States. The Organization will be holding its second UGA party of the year in...