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Manhattan A tribute concert dedicated to Greek folk singer Stelios Kazantzidis will be held in New York, under the auspices of the Greek Cultural Center. “We owe this to the greatest Greek performer,” said the Greek Cultural Center President, Iraklis...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to travel to Moscow on April 8 and May 9, according Dmitry Peskov, press spokesman for the Russian President Vladimir Putin. Furthermore, Peskov noted that the Greek Prime Minister’s first journey to Moscow...

Extreme right Golden Dawn's upcoming trial is currently at stake due to numerous reactions expressed even from within the governing leftist SYRIZA party. The Education Ministry was the last one to add its voice to those questioning the plans...

While the Greek government is optimistic that creditors will release part of the tranche of financial aid before the Greek Orthodox Easter (April 12), Euro Working Group sources in Brussels say that this is impossible. Athens expects that the two...

April 8-9 are two crucial days for Greece: On April 8 the Euro Working Group will convene to review the list of proposals sent by the finance ministry and on April 9 Athens has a 448-million-euro payment due to...

The President of the Armenian National Assembly Galust Sahakyan on April 2 received the President of the Cypriot Parliament Yiannakis Omirou in Nicosia. Describing the meeting with his counterpart as a "historic" moment, Omirou underlined the historic ties and...

A bill paving the way for the reopening of Greek public broadcaster ERT was tabled by the government on April 1. The draft law was tabled after an Athens court ruled that some 3,000 ERT (Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation) employees...

The Greek government has reportedly warned its international creditors it will run out of money on April 9, if no new funds are made available before that date, regardless of an agreement reached over the proposed reforms list, Reuters...

Greek-Canadian comedian Angelo Tsarouchas will be returning to Melbourne for his debut performance at the Greek Center of Contemporary Culture. The Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne will welcome Tsarouchas on Friday May 8 and Saturday May 9, 2015. Angelo Tsarouchas...

The British Museum’s new blockbuster show, entitled "Defining beauty: the body in ancient Greek art," includes a variety of breathtaking in accuracy and realism works of art that will urge visitors to follow a visually awe-inspiring and thought-provoking exploration of the human body. The...

A new website created by activist group "atenistas" provides information on all sculptures that can be found in public spaces in Athens. The aim of the athenssculptures.com website is to give visitors information such as the history of the sculpture, the...

The Greek government is considering a merger between the Citizens’ Protection Ministry and the Justice Ministry in order to avoid instances where civil rights and public order conflict with each other. The issue came up after a group of anarchists...

If Greece doesn't pay the upcoming International Monetary Fund installment of 458 million euros due on April 9, a chain of unpleasant events will follow, says a Bank of America report. However, Greece will not go bankrupt in April. The IMF will...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande view Greece’s overtures toward Russia as political theater and won’t be drawn into a debate on the matter, says a Bloomberg report. The two country leaders are said to believe that...

Former Greek prime minister and now opposition leader Antonis Samaras said he is willing to be part of a national unity government if Greece's stay in the euro zone is at stake. Samaras spoke to Bloomberg on Wednesday from the...