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Understandably, many creative artists in Athens and Greece are not only dismissive of the recent ‘Athens is the new Berlin’ mantra, but also, and rightly so, many find it hugely offensive. For a city which has been continuously inhabited...

Renowned fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier presented his "Paris-Athens" collection at a glamorous event at the Benaki Museum on Tuesday, with all proceeds going to the museum. Wearing a Greek flag T-shirt he designed himself, Gaultier welcomed his guests at...

Greece has officially announced the tender for the auctioning of seven nationwide, high-definition TV licenses of general content. The tender; in Greek and English, and the deadline for the submission of an application is January 8, 2018. According to the...

On a day when U.S. President Donald Trump proposed a ‘fake news’ competition, one young Greek went to Europe’s parliament to present a hoax-busting innovation to expose fraudulent media stories. Twenty-year-old University of Macedonia student Valentinos Tzekas met Greek MEP...

Robert Pattinson arrived in Athens on November 21 to promote his latest film "Good Time"; which premieres in Athens movie theatres on Thursday. The 31-year-old movie icon was spotted doing some sightseeing at the Acropolis with a few of his...

Kensho Boutique Hotel & Suites on Mykonos won the World Best Boutique Hotel Award at a London event. The five-star boutique hotel; which is located at Ornos beach on Mykonos, won the prestigious award at the annual World Boutique Hotel...

A documentary about the rapid rise of neo-Nazism in contemporary Greece has won acclaim by film critics at the International Documentary Film Festival, which is taking place in Amsterdam. Norwegian doc-maker Havard Bustnes, offers a grimly compelling study of this...

The advance premiere of the long-awaited "Nikos Kazantzakis" movie, took place in Herakleion, Crete on Wednesday, in the presence of director Yiannis Smaragdis and cast members. The long-awaited film about the life and travels of Nikos Kazantzakis, is out and will...

An international heartthrob from his "Twilight" trilogy days; British actor Robert Pattinson is exhibiting the full range of his acting chops in the Safdie brothers' crime thriller "Good Time", which has secured some rave reviews. The 31-year-old movie star, whose...

Greek composer and pianist Yanni will hold four concerts in Jeddah and Riyadh, under the supervision of the Saudi General Authority for Entertainment. The first two concerts; which are to take place on November 30 and December 1, are to...

Thessaloniki has just wrapped up its 58th International Film Festival and this year’s celebration was again filled with stellar selections from the works of new and first-time directors around the world. “Ravens” directed by Jens Assur won the Golden Alexander,...

The idea of building an attractive environment for Hollywood studios to shoot movies in Greece has been floating around in the Greek government for more than a year. Now that the country has lost the production of Mamma Mia 2...

The 35th Authentic Marathon is taking place in Greece bringing together more than 51,000 runners from Greece and around the world, who are participating in the seven separate events. Approximately 18,500 runners from around the world follow the footsteps of...

Australian Defence Force personnel at home and abroad paused on the 99th anniversary of the Armistice today, in memory of all those who have died in all wars. Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin attended the...

Over 18,500 runners from 101 different countries will participate at the 35th annual Authentic Marathon, which will take place in Athens on the 12th of November. Most of the athletes that will compete on the 42.195m route come from the...