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USA Urges Erdogan Not to Turn Hagia Sophia into a Mosque

Ambassador Sam Brownback, the US Ambassador of Religious Freedom, urged Turkey last week to abandon plans to reconvert the sixth century monument of Hagia Sophia into a mosque. “The Hagia Sophia holds enormous spiritual & cultural significance to billions of...

President Pavlopoulos Meets With Greek American Students in Athens

Greece's President, Prokopios Pavlopoulos, met with a group of Greek American students in the Presidential Mansion of Athens on Monday. The group of students from the American-Hellenic Institute was headed by Nick Larigakis, the Chairman and Executive Director of the...

Greek Diaspora Joins Forces To Save One of Greece's Oldest Public Buildings

A group of Greek citizens and Greek-Americans who are experts in the field of archives and genealogy have joined forces in order to help save and rebuild the old courthouse of the city of Sparta, originally built in 1837. Gregory...

Many of the World's Most Brilliant Scientific Scholars are Greeks

The list of foreign scholars born to families of Greek heritage is a long one. Let's take a look at some of the top Greek scholars that came out of Greece, or Greek lineage, and are currently working abroad in some...

John Stamos at White House: Obama Declares Actor “Best Looking Greek”

John Stamos recently opened up about his experience at the White House Greek Independence Day celebration, where he was personally invited by President Obama. Obama invited several prominent Greek-Americans from the entertainment and business world as well as Greek Finance...

The Greek Family on American Television: ‘The Slap’

"The Slap" miniseries premiered on NBC this past Thursday night, and though there are no Greek actors in the mix, the show revolves around the lives of the Apostolou family and their friends. The way "The Slap" portrays the interactions of a...

PM Samaras on Greece's 'New Era of Opportunity'

The progress made on the Greek economy over the last two years, as well as the many opportunities now offered to investors, emphasized Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in a message he sent via webcast at the 16th annual Capital...

Fox Film Chief Jim Gianopulos Honored with Humanitarian Award

Fox Filmed Entertainment CEO Jim Gianopulos was honored with the Humanitarian Award by the Simon Wiesenthal Center Tuesday night during the annual National Tribute Dinner in Beverly Hills, Calif. Gianopulos became the sole CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment earlier this...