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Anarchists Vandalize Home of Prominent Greek Journalist

Self-styled anarchists belonging to the Rouvikonas (Rubicon) group vandalized the home of a prominent Greek journalist in Athens on Thursday night, spray painting slogans on the walls and throwing leaflets at his door. Aris Portosalte, a journalist for Skai TV,...

When Kirk Douglas Distributed Aid in War-Torn Greece

Legendary Hollywood actor Kirk Douglas, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 103, actively supported the United States' aid efforts for Greece in the midst of the catastrophic Civil War in the late 1940s. Douglas can be seen...

Greek Culture Takes Center Stage at Melbourne’s Lonsdale Street Festival

The 33rd Lonsdale Street Greek Festival, Melbourne's largest celebration of Greek culture, arts, food and entertainment takes over Lonsdale street on Saturday February 29 and Sunday March 1. Australia's longest-running Greek festival returns featuring some of the country's most talented...

Acclaimed Greek Fashion Designer Yannis Tseklenis Dies at 82

Internationally-acclaimed Greek fashion designer Yannis Tseklenis passed away on Wednesday at the age of 82. The public announcement of his passing was made on Thursday by the Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation, in a Facebook post. ''It is with great sadness that we...

Blind Greek Cook Wows MasterChef Judges

A nearly-blind contestant moved the audience and the judges from the television reality show MasterChef on Wednesday not only with his cooking skills but also his determination to prove that his disability can turn into an advantage in the...

Yorgos Lanthimos to Shoot Short Film in Greece

The Greek National Opera on Wednesday announced that a new short film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, featuring actors Emma Stone and Damien Bonnard, is being produced now in Athens. The film will be presented as part of an art installation,...

Heartrending Moments as Greek MasterChef Competitor Cooks for His Late Son

A Greek national born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, moved the audience of the television reality show MasterChef on Monday when he announced that he would cook the favorite dish of his late son. Fifty-four-year-old Dionysis Poios, who appeared...

The Humility of a Giant: Kobe's Efharisto to Greece

Legendary NBA player Kobe Bryant, who died with his daughter Gianna Maria Onore in a California helicopter crash on Sunday, won over Greeks with his humility during a family vacation in the summer of 2014. Bryant, with wife Vanessa and...

First-Ever Greek Film with Sound Rediscovered in France and Restored

An historic Greek film from 1930, thought for many decades to have been lost but which was recently found in France, has now been restored. A screening of the early "talkie" will premiere at the Stavros Niarchos Hall of...

Greece Condemns Fascist Attack Against Journalist in Athens

The Greek government has condemned what it termed the “fascist attack” against a German journalist during an extreme-right demonstration in Athens on Saturday. Thomas Jacobi, an Athens correspondent of the French newspaper Croix and the German television channel Deutsche Welle...

Greece Extends Offer of Citizenship to Tom Hanks' Entire Family

Officials from the Greek government explained in detail on Tuesday the reasons why it extended an offer of citizenship to Tom Hanks in December and also stated that the offer included Hanks’ wife, actress and producer Rita Wilson, and...

Castellorizo Invites Filmmakers to Submit Work for International Documentary Festival

Organizers of the Beyond Borders International Documentary Festival, which takes place every summer on the Greek island of Castellorizo, announced on Monday that they are inviting documentary filmmakers to submit their work for consideration for the fifth annual event. Documentaries...

Exclusive: A Pinch of Greece at the 2020 Golden Globes

The 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards took place in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon, and Greek Reporter was there, bringing just a bit of Greece to this prestigious event. Everyone was there, from Ellen DeGeneres to Tom Hanks, to enjoy...

Beloved Greek Actress Erika Broyer Dies at 77

Beloved Greek actress, singer and dancer Erika Broyer died on Sunday at the age of 77. She had been hospitalized for the last few weeks in an intensive care unit of a hospital in Athens, with serious health issues. Broyer was...

Rita Wilson Thanks Greece for Granting Tom Hanks Honorary Greek Citizenship

American actress and singer Rita Wilson thanked Greece on Friday for granting honorary citizenship to her husband Tom Hanks, earlier in December 2019. Wilson expressed her gratitude to the country of her ancestors in a post on Instagram, saying ''Thank...