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Today, the celebrations of October 28th and the school parade took place in Thessaloniki. The elementary and high schools students of Thessaloniki paraded in front of the grandstand official. In attendance of the school parade was Region of Central Macedonia...

Yesterday October 27, the Greek singer George Dalaras gave a concert at Istanbul’s Zorlu Center PSM in honor of immortal Greek poet Konstaninos Kavafis’ 150th birthday, making an appearance after many years of problems over his politics. Dalaras performed Greek...

A symbolic event entitled "Pink the Bridge" consisting of a passage full of life and hope, is organized by the Association "Alma Zois" of Achaia. The public announcement says "Come with us to cross the Rio-Antirion Bridge on Sunday October...

The Greeks of Melbourne commemorated OXI Day with pomp and circumstance. The celebrations took place in different suburbs of Melbourne, but the most crowded were at Oakley and at Northcote. The celebrations at Oakley were organized by the Greek Community of...

Next week, the Delphi Bank 20th Greek Film Festival in Brisbane will be taking place. A great selection of comedies and imaginative dramas will screen at Palace Centro Cinemas from October 31 to November 3. The movie of Christoforos Papakaliatis...

The Olympic Flame for the first time in history, arrived in the northern part of the world. The North Pole welcomed the flame and torch lighting ceremony of the Olympic Cup. The flame was carried by a nuclear-powered icebreaker...

The second film for our Greek movie Fridays, is the Greek comedy of Nikos Perakis Loafing and Camouflage: Sirens in Aegean. A film that brings us back to funny moments from the army times in a unique and compelling...

A modest but moving event took place on Oct 25th- the unveiling of the statue of legendary Spyridon ("Spyros") Louis in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. However, the ceremony was disturbed by the protest of a group of citizens who did...

Two well known Greeks from Adelaide, Theo Maras and Gerry Karidis, have been honored as the first of South Australia’s Property Icons in a new program launched this year by the Property Council of Australia. The two Greeks have changed...

The Hellenic Federation of Journalists has decided to appeal to the Commission of European Parliament because of the closure of Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) and the amendment enactment which extend the transitional regime of Public Television. Federation has sent letter...

“Invasions of Roma Camps all over Europe, are not only by the police, but also from far-right gang groups, and are becoming a common phenomenon after the incident that occurred in Greece -little Maria who was found in a...

The feature debut from music video director Romain Gavras has finally received a U.S. release. "Our Day Will Come," about two outcasts who embark on a journey to Ireland, is now available on digital platforms. The film, which was completed...

Five young people from Thessaloniki, Greece, and five from Izmir, Turkey, started a ten-month voyage in order to investigate the common elements of the two cities and record them using new technologies. As the project’s official facebook account informs us...

Greek President Karolos Papoulias is going to attend the celebrations on the 28th of October in Thessaloniki. The liberation of the city, as well as the city’s patron St. Dimitrios are also celebrated on the same day. On Saturday President...

Turkish soap operas have millions of fans all across the Balkans, the Middle East and North Africa and this is a well-known fact. But what remains largely unexplored, is how they have affected the social and religious lives of...