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The Greek-Australian actor, Paul Capsis , who is considered as one of the leaders in the field of Australian entertainment, was honored for his excellent offer in the theater, dance and music. Capsis was awarded with the first prize of...

The economic crisis that has been plaguing Greece for a long time has led many Greeks to seriously think fleeing abroad in order to find job and have a chance for a better life. However, few are those who consider...

Greek-Canadian/American Nia Vardalos, who celebrates her 51st birthday today (Happy Birthday, Nia!), will sit down to talk Yopa! yogurt this afternoon with another Greek-Canadian, George Stroumboulopoulos. The "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" star recently became the spokesperson for General Mills...

The electronic version of the German newspaper Spiegel published an article denouncing the fact that the Greek neo-Nazi Golden Dawn political party has filed complaints against journalists in Greece. After the revelations that followed the murder of the anti-fascist hip-hop...

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,...

"Archive," the award winning short film from Chris Emmanouilides, will screen at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles on Sunday, Oct. 13. The film won the Audience Choice Orpheus Award at the 2013 Los Angeles Greek Film Festival. The short is a documentary...

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...

Disapproval and strong reactions have been caused by information that the Sept 22 front page of the newspaper Proto Thema will depict a photo of the 34-year old Pavlos Fyssas shortly before he left  his last breath after he...

One more Greek film production achieved international distinction, this time at the PLURAL+ 2013 Festival of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The short film Drop it, with main actors young people...

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...

As Greek Travel Pages (GTP) website reports, next week, a workshop on spa tourism will take place in Athens. The workshop will involve discussions on the contribution of spa tourism in Greece and ways to attract investments in this...

Greek-born filmmaker Costa-Gavras will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 15th Annual Mumbai Film Festival this year, which takes place from Oct. 17-24 in India. Considered one of the world's living legends in cinema, the Academy Award...