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By Alex Mizan* On Saturday, November 20th , 2010 the American Hellenic Institute held its 9th Annual “Future of Hellenism” conference in at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. The conference was well attended by both members of the...

A lecture titled: “Fifty Years of the Republic of Cyprus, Challenges and Prospects” will be presented by Dr. Evangelos Koufoudakis.  He is a professor at the University of Indiana and Dean Emeritus of the University of Cyprus.  The lecture...

With a shining marquis high above the Avenue of the Americas in New York City, the countdown to the 2011 Gabby Awards was officially launched in grand style on the evening of November 22 at a private event for...

The 26th International Tourism Exhibition, i.e. PHILOXENIA and the 1st Hotel & Professional Equipment Exhibition, i.e. HOTELIA-EXPRO & CLEAN took place in Thessaloniki this past weekend.  It was held from Thursday the 18th to Sunday the 21st.  Minister of Culture and Tourism...

A magical world created by the masterful architecture Aris Georgiou will be set up at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Center for the first time.  The “CHRISTMAS MAGIC CITY” is a Christmas village.  It is organized by the HELEXPO and ATTRACT PRODUCTIONS of...

Greek Australian filmmaker Jason Raftopoulos has been named this year’s winner of the Best Short Documentary Award at the annual IF Awards.  The IF Awards were held on Sunday night in Sydney. Raftopoulos directed and produced the film "From Dope to Dalai...

The first Onassis International Prize for the Protection of the Environment was awarded on Wednesday in Hamburg. The environmental organization awarded “Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME)” for their contribution in understanding the Middle East and their activities focusing on...

Tod Phillips' movie "Due Date" stars Robert Downey Junior and Zach Galifianakis.  The film topped Britain's box office. Both actors offer plenty of laughs through their hilarious adventures. The collaboration of the famous bad guy Downey Jr. and the Greek actor...

The Thessaloniki – Melbourne Sister Cities events organized on Sunday by the Association of Thessalonians “The White Tower”, were crowned with success. The events were attended by a delegation of the Municipality of Thessaloniki.  It was comprised by doctor Nick Papagiannopoulos,...

Facing harsh reactions by bar, cafe and restaurant owners, the Greek government is preparing to do a partial about-face on the anti-smoking law.  The law went into effect in September and has gone largely unobserved. General Secretary of the Health...

Greek Australian journalist Vivienne Morris launched her bilingual book: "Portraits of Hellenes in Antipodes", in Melbourne on Sunday. The novel is a series of portraits of first and second generation Greek Australians.  It aims to represent the presence of Hellenes...

On Friday, November 12th in Melbourne, a presentation of the book published by the Greek Epigraphy Society of Greece in honor of the renowned professor of Greek Epigraphy and Archaeology, admirer of Greek culture and Dean of La Trobe University...

Queen of Greek gastronomy Maria Benardis of  Kalamata, is headed to Melbourne to teach aspiring cooks how to astound guests, husbands, lovers, and family.  She will instruct her cookery program with the most delicious and authentic Greek recipes around. Her cooking...

In a moving ceremony held at the Montreal City Hall, the Municipality of Montreal honored two Greek women for their contribution in its multicultural mosaic.  Author Ioustini Fragouli – Argyri and Chairman of the 2nd Greek Film Festival in...

Moreland City Council, SBS and Western Union bank were among the big winners at the National Multicultural Marketing Awards.  The Awards were presented at a gala event in Sydney this week. Moreland Council in Melbourne's inner north, took out the...