Life

Greek writer Nikos Papadopoulos started playing around with his young sons toys in 2013. “We were pretending to go to bed using Playmobil – and it gave me the idea to recreate scenes not only about home life, but...

Konstantinos (Kostas) Kanakis, along with his wife Calliope, are the owners of a historic shop situated on the main road of Leonidio in Arcadia, Peloponnese, which is considered to be the oldest store in Greece, remaining on the same spot for...

Students from all over the world and of all ages will have the opportunity to attend the new School of Ancient Greek Athletics that will be established by the Society for the Revival of the Nemean Games in ancient Nemea. The Society...

The Greek government revealed a new proposed piece of legislation that dictates the process for issuing licenses for Greek TV stations. The new legislation dictates how licenses will be issued, how long they are valid for, and under what circumstances they can...

Greek filmaker Athina Rachel Tsangari was this year's top prize winner at the BFI London Film Festival Awards Saturday for her film "Chevalier". Tsangari's film is a study of the male ego and macho rivalry, showcased by six men on...

We spoke with Greek actor Alexis Georgoulis who is starring in "The Durrells," the new series of the British iTV channel, currently being filmed on the Ionian Island of Corfu, Greece. Originally from the small village of Agiocampos in Larissa,...

The first modern-day Olympic Marathon winner at the 1896 Summer Olympics Spyros (Spyridon) Louis will be featured on around 750,000 new €2 coins that will be released later this fall issued by Greece. This marks the 75th anniversary of the athlete’s death, who...

Hundreds of people lined up in Barcelona to listen to former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, with the pictures of the line bringing to mind scores of fans waiting in line to buy tickets to see their favorite band. It...

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull made his first official appearance at the Gold Coast Greek Festival in Queensland. According to the Australian newspaper The Gold Coast Bulletin, the Prime Minister was received like a "superstar" at the event. The event...

International media and Greek filmmakers are facing this year’s London Greek Film Festival with reservations, despite the fact that the festival will celebrate its 8th anniversary. It appears that this year’s schedule will not include several Greek films that have been...

Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos walked the red carpet of the British Film Institute's Film Festival, on Tuesday, accompanied by Collin Farrell and Rachel Weisz, for the screening of Lanthimos's latest movie, "The Lobster". "The Lobster" is set in a society in which individuals...

The renowned Greek kiosks that used to be found in every street corner selling newspapers, cigarettes, candy, soft drinks and other goods, are soon to become history as their licenses will not be renewed. The new omnibus bill about to...

A Greek bus driver in Greece has come under scrutiny for his decision to deny a ten-year old student on his bus following the end of the school day. Protothema reports that a family in Ancient Korinthos, Peloponnese claims the driver denied the...

When it comes to fearful dates, Friday the 13th is considered a bad luck day for most of the world. However, Greeks beg to differ and they have branded Tuesday the 13th as the bona-fide fearful day. Tuesday the 13th...

The fifth Annual Concordia Summit convened some of the world’s preeminent thought leaders and decision makers to address today’s most pressing, global challenges and highlighted the potential for effective collaboration between businesses, governments, and nonprofits. It was the 5th year...