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After a three-year absence, the 14th Athens International Comic Festival is now back on track during the country's economic crisis and is running through Nov. 11 at Diplareios School (Theater Square 3, Psirri). The exhibition theme is entitled Αντοχή...

Without explanation, former Greek prime minister George Papandreou abruptly cancelled a scheduled Nov. 7 speech in Toronto on the Greek economic crisis to fly back to Athens so he could be present when the Parliament votes on a critical...

The first Open House event in Greece, with Thessaloniki being the host city, is taking place on 24th and 25th of November to mark the 100th anniversary of the city’s liberation and incorporation into the Greek state. The city will...

The residents of Agia Varvara, Crete will put their forces together on Nov. 4 to make the a coleslaw salad to set a Guinness World Record. The Cultural Association of Agia Varvara initiated the idea in which local natural food...

By Elisabeth Herschbach A maze of narrow streets on the slopes of a small rocky peninsula in the northeastern Peloponnese, Nafplio is one of the most picturesque towns in mainland Greece, a popular seaside retreat close enough to Athens for...

Despite Greece's crushing economic crisis, the 53rd International Film Festival of Thessaloniki opened on Nov. 2 with a welcome from the director, Dimitris Eipidis and Mayor Yiannis Boutaris. With renewed vision and a strong dedication to independent cinema, the festival...

Three prominent Greek Australians, George Donikian, Mike Zafiropoulos and George Lekakis, have been named  members of the new Australia Day Committee (Victoria), officially launched this week by Multicultural Arts Victoria Chair Stefan Romaniw and Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu. The three...

A play dramatizing the story of Christ and the Apostles has been closed down following protests from the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party and religious groups that it was blasphemous, theater officials said. Terrence McNally’s Corpus Christi, directed by Albania-born Laertis...

One of the greatest events in the field of Speleology, experts in caves, will be hosted in Ioannina  from Nov. 4-6 at a meeting of government's representatives of 86 Caves Throughout the World, co-organized by the International Show Caves...

After a three-week screening, the Greek Film Festival will close on Nov. 4 with the national premier of Dead Europe. Present to introduce the film will be special guest and award winning director Tony Krawitz. His directing credits include the...

A crew of the TV program Foreign Correspondent of the official Australian channel ABC visited Volissos village recent where award-winning journalist Philip Williams interviewed acclaimed writer Yannis Makridakis, who has attracted the interest of many foreign media. Makridakis was born...

The regional governor of Crete, Stavros Arnaoutakis is visiting Montreal in order to attend thecelebration of the 100th anniversary since the foundation of the Cretans Association in the city. In a statement, Arnaoutakis expressed his pride regarding Greeks’ achievements in...

The Greek Cultural Institute celebrated Egypt and Greece’s cultures with a cultural month in October, ending with a two-day tribute to Greek short films that were shown in Cairo and Alexandria. Egypt is widely known for its short film festivals...

The  Mugla Marmaris chamber orchestra and Greek musicians hosted a concert of friendship in the Mediterranian port of Marmaris, southwestern province of Turkey. Orchestra President Altınöz Ahmet Yasar said that within the framework of theTurkish-Greek friendship and co-operation that concerts...

Greek orthodox Bishop Anthimos has unleashed thunderous criticism on Greek fans of Turkish TV soap operas, according to local reports. "Nobody must watch Muhtesem Yilzil (a Turkish soap opera called 'The Magnificent Century')," he said. "Watching Turkish soaps is...