Life

On November 6, 2014, Roy Sher’s award-winning international feature documentary on the life of the iconic Greek-Jewish singer Roza Eskenazi will premiere in London. "My Sweet Canary" follows the life of three young musicians – Mehtap Demir, Tomer Katz and...

Three Greeks will be awarded during the annual ceremony for the International Award Giuseppe Sciacca, on November 8, at the Pontifical Urbaniana University, Vatican. Greek Pediatric Professor at the University of Geneva, Afksendiyos Kalangos will receive the Special Jury Award...

It seems that people's addiction to smartphones doesn't only cause accidents on the road, but apparently even when they are robbing museums. The reader who sent us the video wrote "Check this out, Greek robbers can't multitask because their smartphone...

The 55th Thessaloniki Film Festival in Greece, started yesterday with actress Pinelopi Tsilika presenting the ceremony. President of the Thessaloniki Film Festival Dimitris Eipidis gave a short opening speech in the context of this year's festival which includes a tribute...

Victoria Premier Denis Napthine and Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews enjoyed good Greek food and folk dances at a Greek festival in Melbourne's east on Sunday. The Oakleigh Greek Glendi Festival is a big fiesta for the Greek Australian community and...

On the heels of news that a "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" sequel is in the works, Nia Vardalos is keeping busy by heading into a new project for the new year. She will be starring in the comedic drama...

The Labor Party of Victoria has promised to provide 60,000 dollars for the Greek Festival of Oakleigh, if it wins the upcoming state elections. Labor Party leader Daniel Andrews will make the relevant announcement himself this Sunday at the festival,...

The first public breast-feeding area in Greece is now a reality. It is located at the “Athens Heart Mall” a shopping mall located in central Athens (Pireos street). Breast-feeding was a taboo in Greek society until very recently. A lot...

An International music event will be held for the first time in both Palestine and Israel with the hope of expanding, in the near future, to other countries such as Lebanon and Syria. The music event, entitled “Terra Sancta Organ...

Zoe Kazan has joined the cast of the upcoming political comedy-drama, "Our Brand Is Crisis." Based on the 2005 documentary of the same name, the feature film will focus on the use of American political campaign strategies in South America....

Four years ago, the Greek government ran a campaign on the return of the Parthenon sculptures from Great Britain entitled "Bring Them Back." Part of the campaign was a video clip showing a fictitious robbery of the famous British monument,...

The Turkish Film Week at the Greek Film Museum opened today, October 23, and 14 films from Turkey will be presented as samples of the Turkish production. The event is supported by the General Directorate of the Turkey's Film Culture and Tourism Ministry,...

The 60th National Convention of AHEPA Australasia concluded on Saturday, October 18, after a week in Australia’s premier wine region, the Barossa Valley. Over 60 delegates from NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia joined to elect the 2015 National Lodge...

The Greek government is putting forth a new bill that will allow non-EU citizens to acquire Greek citizenship if they spend at least 250,000 euros on real estate property in Greece. According to a Kathimerini daily report, Angelos Syrigos, General...

The "Best Performer" award of the London Greek Film Festival has been awarded to Theodosis Pelegrinis, the former rector of the University of Athens. The film “Pandemia,” directed by Dimitris Piatas, made its debut at the 7th London Greek Film...