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A crew of the TV program Foreign Correspondent of the official Australian channel ABC visited Volissos village recent where award-winning journalist Philip Williams interviewed acclaimed writer Yannis Makridakis, who has attracted the interest of many foreign media. Makridakis was born...

The regional governor of Crete, Stavros Arnaoutakis is visiting Montreal in order to attend thecelebration of the 100th anniversary since the foundation of the Cretans Association in the city. In a statement, Arnaoutakis expressed his pride regarding Greeks’ achievements in...

The Greek Cultural Institute celebrated Egypt and Greece’s cultures with a cultural month in October, ending with a two-day tribute to Greek short films that were shown in Cairo and Alexandria. Egypt is widely known for its short film festivals...

The  Mugla Marmaris chamber orchestra and Greek musicians hosted a concert of friendship in the Mediterranian port of Marmaris, southwestern province of Turkey. Orchestra President Altınöz Ahmet Yasar said that within the framework of theTurkish-Greek friendship and co-operation that concerts...

Greek orthodox Bishop Anthimos has unleashed thunderous criticism on Greek fans of Turkish TV soap operas, according to local reports. "Nobody must watch Muhtesem Yilzil (a Turkish soap opera called 'The Magnificent Century')," he said. "Watching Turkish soaps is...

Greek Minister of Macedonia and Thrace Theodoros Karaoglou in November will visit Melbourne, as part of the Thessaloniki Liberation centennial celebrations. An old-time photos exhibition will be presented by the Hellenic Cultural Council Union, the Pontian Community of Melbourne...

Some 20,000 people attended the Being Greek Festival, a festival full of kefi, held in Sydney on Oxi Day, Oct. 28. it was organized by the municipality of Kogarah, the Greek community in the region and other immigrant organizations,...

Theodoros Karaoglou, Macedonian Minister of Macedonia and Thrace, is going to visit Melbourne to attend celebrations and events in support of Macedonian issues. The Minister will attend the Macedonian Glendi on Nov. 18, which brings together a 30,000 strong crowd...

The Philhellene First Mayor of Munich and SPD's leading candidate for the upcoming Bavarian state election in 2013, Christian Ude, celebrated  his 65th birthday on Oct.26. In an official event held at the Ceremonial Hall of Munich's old Town Hall,...

Despite heavy rain Toronto hosted an Oxi Day Parade on Oct. 28 before an audience that included the Consulate General of Greece in Toronto Dimitris Azemopoulos, and other officials of Toronto's Greek community as well. A thanksgiving was marked at...

Greek-Nigerian rising Pop star Jojo Stavro - formerly known as Joanne –has released a new single record titled Let's Dance, through her her label Heavy Tunez Records. According to “too exclusive” Let’s Dance “is a catchy and infectious Pop/Dance record...

The Greek film L, by director Babis Makridis, won the Grand Prix of the International Film Festival Molodist,  in the Ukrainian capital Kiev on Oct. 28. According to The Hollywood Reporter,the movie was awarded The Golden Scythian Deer, which...

Ektoras Lygizos, the rising theater and cinema director, was awarded in the festival Nouveau Cinema award in Montreal for his film, Boy Eating The Bird’s Food. The film narrates three days in the life of a 23-year-old man living...

“The Holocaust of Martyrs and Heroes should never be forgotten,” Greek Ambassador to the United States Christos Panagopoulos said in a ceremony in Washington, D.C. dedicated to the tragedy of  the Greek Jews during WWII. Panagopoulos underscored that the Nazi...

The history of Nicosia was the main subject of a ceremony which took place in the old Mayor’s House of Vienna. The event was organized by the Cypriot Cultural Centre of Vienna including book and documentary presentation, photograph exhibition...