Europe

   A cross-throwing ceremony was held as part of commemorations on the birth and baptism of Jesus Christ, held at Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul. A group, led by Bartholomew and other members of the clergy, walked to the...

A 43-year-old Greek man was found brutally murdered near London’s Waterloo Train station, early in the morning on Saturday, January 3. According to London authorities, the deceased is Menelaos Agisilakis and his family has been alerted about the tragic incident. The...

The European Commission representative, Natasha Bertaud, reiterated the organization’s intention to announce a new complete strategy to combat migrant smuggling in Europe, in the near future. Bertaud reminded the Greek Commissioner of Immigration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos, of...

The 11th Greek Thessalians of Europe Festival will be dedicated to the 100th anniversary since the birth of the great Thessalian musician Vassilis Tsitsanis, who was born on January 18, 1915, in Trikala, Greece. The festival will be held...

The Hellenic Cultural Center in Moscow is organizing an international photography contest called "Greece: Moments of Personal Happiness." The contest is in collaboration with two Russian cultural institutions, the Library of Foreign Literature "Dante Alighieri" and the Photography Club "M-53." The contest...

"Life is that fraction of a second where the past meets the future in black and white eternity. The basic idea for me is life untouched, unprocessed. My photography is like that." Dimitris Tzanis is a film maker who quit...

Udo Jurgens, a great Austrian musician, died on Sunday, December 21, at the age of 80. “He was a great Austrian who wrote music history and expressed people’s feelings and hopes,” said Austria's Federal President, Heinz Fischer, in an...

Greek filmmaker Costis Mitsotakis has been living in the small Spanish village of Sodeto for the last 8 years. He moved to Spain in order to be close to his girlfriend at the time who was a local. However, his break-up was...

"Panoply" is a modern technology project that aims to bring ancient Greek myths to life. Animator Steve K. Simmons and his wife, Sonya Nevin, have been using scenes presented in various ancient Greek vases in order to create short...

To the 92-year-old sole heir of former Ecumenical Patriarch Maximus V will be returned a precious plot on Istanbul's Anatolian side, where currently a mosque is located, Turkish newspaper "Milliyet" reported on December 18. The decision for the land's return, located in...