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The Greek Australian sisters who organized the Penny Marathon - in support of the stray animals of Greece and Australia - are overwhelmed with the support they have received leading up to the marathon on 16 July as they...

The historic city of Nafplion in the Peloponnese is the place to be at the end of June. The annual NAFPLION FESTIVAL kicks off on June 22nd and promises lots of music all the way through to July 1st....

The Pancretan Association of America (PAA) has dedicated a special exhibit honoring the late Greek patriot and Prime Minister, Eleftherios K. Venizelos at the National Packard Museum in Warren, Ohio. The exhibition is currently open to the public. This special...

Prominent Greek photo-journalist Nikos Pilos will be presenting his latest work at this year’s Browse Fotofestival in Berlin, Germany. With many years of experience behind him, the awarded photo-journalist has travelled the world capturing wars, conflicts and human hatred...

172 painting works from the National Gallery of Thessaloniki municipality will be put on display for the benefit of Russian audiences during an exhibition at the MANEGE Central Exhibition Hall in St Petersburg. The works will be exhibited from August...

Last night a meeting of the European Left was held in Brussels with its agenda the global economic crisis and the recent election in Greece. The meeting was organized by the left-wing campaign "Reprenons nos Communes" (Take back our...

Under the banner “Union Forever,” the Prefecture of Crete has already begun organizing a series of events for the upcoming celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Union of the island with the rest of Greece. The celebrations are scheduled...

A massive exhibition dedicated to the anticipated Cypriot Presidency of the EU Council due to start on July 1st under the title “Mapping Cyprus, 1191-2012” will be presented in Brussels. BOZAR - Centre for Fine Arts will host the exhibition...

The 4th Annual Golf Classic offers an opportunity to enjoy your favorite sport and mingle with fellow Greek-Americans and others from the construction industry while raising money for Smile Train, an organization that provides free cleft surgery to hundreds...

The Nemean Games 2012 are about to commence in Nemea, some 23km from Corinth, northeastern Peloponnese, and participants aged between 8 and 82 years old are ready to take part in a traditional events dating back to antiquity. The celebration...

She may be a world-class Hollywood film star, but when it comes to her birthday, Nicole Kidman appears to have simple needs. The Oscar winner was treated to a meal with husband Keith Urban and her family at a local...

The highly-touted Greek documentary “SMYRNA: THE DESTRUCTION OF A COSMOPOLITAN CITY, 1920-22” by director and curator Maria Iliou will enjoy its European premiere today in the center of Vienna's “Gardenbaukino.” Iliou will attend the screening of her work in...

CYPRECO of America, Inc., hosted a successful Folk Arts Program on Cyprus on June 8, 2012 at the Stathakion Cultural Center in New York.  Entitled, “Customs and Traditions of Rural Cyprus and the Making of the Cypriot Bread,”the event...

The historic Theological School of Halki will host a gathering from June 18-20, 2012 on global responsibility and environmental sustainability under the auspices of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, spiritual leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church and a pioneer in the environmental...

A team of scientists estimated for the first time the total human biomass of the adult population of the planet, its distribution by region and the proportion of biomass due to overweight and obesity, aiming at assessing the environmental...