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Art
Bonhams Organizing Greek Art Sale on April 28
Privately owned British auction house Bonhams is organizing a Greek Art sale in London on April 28, featuring the works of various 19th century Greek artists. Nicholaos Gysis’ (1842-1901) “Little girl,” a painting estimated at 50,000-70,000 pounds, will be leading...
Ancient Greece
British Museum Showcases Greek Jewelry
The British Museum will be hosting an exhibition entitled “Defining beauty: the body in ancient Greek art” from March 26 to July 5, 2015. This major exhibition will focus on the human body and the way it was portrayed...
Cyprus
Cypriot Parliament President: US and UK Reactions to President Anastasiades' Visit to Russia Unjustified
Cypriot Parliament President Yannakis Omirou commented on the reaction of both the United States and the United Kingdom regarding President Nicos Anastasiades' latest official visit to Russia, where he held talks with his counterpart Vladimir Putin, signing a number...
Greek News
Greek-British Soldier Dies After Battle With ISIS
A former Greek-British Royal Marines member became the first Briton to be killed fighting alongside the Kurdish forces against the jihadist Islamic state in Syria, according to BBC.
The 25-year-old soldier, Konstandinos Erik Scurfield died on Tuesday March 3 after...
Greece
Tsipras, Cameron Discuss Eurozone, Ukrainian Crisis
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had a meeting with his British counterpart David Cameron in Brussels on Thursday, on the sidelines of the EU summit. According to Greek government sources, Cameron said he was closely following the talks concerning Greece's...
Culture
Greek Actress Stars in Video of London Rock Band Adam And The ASBOs
London rock band Adam And The ASBOs have collaborated with Greek actress Tonia Sotiropoulou on the music video of their latest song, Eighties Katie's Leather Pants which was released on January 23.
In the video, Tonia plays the title character....
Culture
Greek Photographer Sweeps London Award Show
Greek photographer Vagelis Giotopoulos has received many awards in his field on a domestic but also on an international level. However, this time he managed to sweep the majority of the awards at the Society of Wedding and Portrait...
Europe
Mother of Missing Toddler Requests Investigation in Greek Village
On July 24, 1991, British toddler Ben Needham went missing on the Greek island of Kos. Now, 24 years later, witnesses believe that they saw Ben on the Greek mainland.
Ben was 21 months old when he went missing. He...
Crime
London: Greek Man Murdered Outside Waterloo Station [Update]
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...
Greece
British Woman Living in Greece Says Greeks Are Lucky
Mal Fidler is a 65-year-old woman who was born in the UK but decided to move to Greece. In her recent interview with a Greek website, she talked about her experiences and the beauties of Messenia where she now resides, the...