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A special event took place in the city of Patras where the Olympic flame was received of the 23rd Winter Olympic Games "Sochi 2014" which will be held in Russia. The Mayor of Patras, Giannis Dimaras, in his address underlined...

The award-winning program The Met: Live in HD has been warmly received by the Greek audience in the previous years, surpassing all expectations and proving that the Greek art lovers appreciate one of the most sophisticated forms of art...

The 2013 Concordia Summit attracted a handful of government leaders and business executives from all around the world to talk about "the instrumental role of public-private partnerships in tackling the global crisis of youth unemployment." The mission of the...

Cologne in Germany is where the 32nd International Food and drink fair, “Anuga”, will take place, from 5 to 9 October, gathering more than 6,500 caterers from 100 countries and 160,000 buyers from 180 countries. This October, the team of...

During the seventh annual New York City Greek Film Festival, five films will have their first United States screenings  from October 3 to16. The feature films are: Joy (Hara) directed by Elias Giannakakis, Marjoram (Matzourana) directed by Olga Malea, and...

The 20th edition of the Australia’s Greek Film Festival (that goes under the name Delphi Bank Greek Film Festival by its sponsor) starts from Sydney and will continue on November 7 in the city of Melbourne, Victoria. This year, the...

Three veterans of World War II, a Greek, a Greek-American and an American, will be honored in the framework of the third annual celebration of the Greek National Day of October 28 (Oxi Day) in Washington, USA, on October...

The International Society of Friends of Nikos Kazantzakis is setting up a Coordination Committee in Luxembourg, consisting of Greek and Luxembourgian members who love the work of the great Greek writer and philosopher and want to promote it to...

This week, Athenians will have the chance to enjoy a unique air spectacle. The Athens Flying Week is back! The second edition of Athens Flying Week will run from September 25 to 29. On Sept.  25, a congress is organized...

The 29th edition of the Ayia Napa Festival will take place from Sept 27-29 in Ayia Napa, a resort at the far eastern end of the southern coast of Cyprus. In recent years, it has become less known as...

In the Milan Fashion Week, that took place in Milan on September 22, the fashion duo Dolce&Gabbana presented their new collection for summer and spring 2014. The fashion duo looked back to the ancient past of Domenico Dolce’s native land,...

John Psathas, one of the top Greek composers of the Greek Diaspora, will appear in an event of the Hellenic Museum of Melbourne on September 29. The concert will be given in Melbourne, Australia, and includes musical compositions from his...

The leading international exhibition for food products in Russia, which takes place in the center of Moscow city, World Food Moscow, this year included an exhibit of Greek agricultural products. Among the 1,400 exhibitors from 69 countries there were around...

Stelios Longinidis, the first Australian to win world title in kick boxing, known as Stan The Man, will be inducted into Sport Australia Hall of Fame, the pantheon of top Australian athletes, on Oct. 10. Longinidis, 48, had an...

On Sept. 16, the administration of the Central Girls School in Istanbul presented, during an event, its targets concerning the establishment of a Greek Diaspora university in Istanbul. Contacts with Turkey’s government Vice President, Bulent Arinc, and the General Directorate...