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Linda & Imvrios to Give Concerts in Canada

In the framework of the 70th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations between Greece and Canada, the renowned Greek singers Mary Linda and Petros Imvrios will give concerts in Canada. The revenues of the concerts will go to reinforcement of teaching...

The Long, Sad Lonely Greek Life

Where's Zorba when you need him? There's good news and bad news for the Greek lifestyle, according to the Better Life Index compiled by the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD.) The good news is that they live...

First SimUnesCO Forum In Corfu

The Ionian University that is located in the Greek island of Corfu, at the Ionian Sea, will host the first simulation of UNESCO organized in Greece, SimUnesCO Corfu. The conference will be held in August 21-24, in the Ionian...

Norway's Ambassador At Olympus Festival

The Ambassador of Norway Sjur Larsen attended the opening ceremony of Olympus Festival 2013, as Norway is the country of honor in the cultural and artistic activity of the city of Pieria, in the southern part of Macedonia, Greece. Larsen...

Ronaldo and Shayk Holiday in Crete

Greece has become a pole of attraction for many celebrities. After Monica Bellucci and Madonna, the famous football player Christiano Ronaldo and supermodel Irina Shayk have been enjoying Greece’s beauties the last few days. The couple arrived on July 9...

CATS Songs Coming To Greece

The legendary Broadway musical CATS, running for 30 years and breaking records, will come to Greece finally, in 2014. CATS is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S....

ERT Workers Call EDT “Pirate Construct”

The fired workers of the closed national broadcaster ERT, who were dismissed on June 11, derisively dismissed the government's new temporary station, EDT, set up in an attempt to meet a court order that ERT's signal had to be...

Payne, Papamichail At Patmos Film Festival

The internationally renowned Greek-American film director and script writer Alexander Payne, whose family name was changed from Papadopoulos, will be present at this year’s International Film Festival of Patmos which will be held from July 24-31. Payne, an Academy Award...

Greek Public Television Is On Air

Deputy Minister  for Public Broadcasting, Pantelis Kapsis said on June 10 that national broadcaster ERT, shut down on June 11,  will be on air again until a replacement station called NERIT gets up and running. The interim station will...

Greece's Most Corrupt: Political Parties

The most corrupt institutions in Greece - the most corrupt country in the European Union according to Transparency International - are the political parties critics say are running it into ruin. Politicians and journalists are viewed as on the take...

Australia Marks Turkish Invasion of Cyprus

The Minister for Health of the Republic of Cyprus, Petros Petridis, will represent the Cypriot government during the events for the 39th anniversary of the Turkish invasion in Cyprus in 1974. The events, which will be held in various state...

Cretan Mandolin Festival Opens its Doors

The third Cretan Mandolin Festival  2013 opens its doors on July 9. The festival which has been held annually only the last few years, has already its own public and is becoming more and more successful every year. This fact...

Dwayne Johnson Reveals New Photo from ‘Hercules’ Set

Dwayne Johnson seems to be getting quite comfortable in his role for Brett Ratner's upcoming epic, "Hercules: The Thracian Wars." Since filming began in Budapest, Hungary, Johnson has been posting updates via Twitter with photos from the set. On the first...

Lana Del Rey's Americana In Greece

American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey will sing the night of July 8 at the Rockwave Festival that take place every year at Terra Vibe Park, in Malakassa, Attica, Greece. Del Rey is one of the most famous singers worldwide...

Mitsotakis Denies Firings By Force

The mobility scheme for public servants will proceed “even by force, if necessary," the new Administrative Reform Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis said according to the German magazine Focus. Focus creates the portrait of Mitsotakis and presents the challenges he faces in...