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Fake National Defense SMS Message Alarms Greek Public

Members of the public in Greece were disturbed and alarmed on Thursday afternoon after many of them received messages on their mobile phones purportedly telling them to "mobilize" due to a "military incident" which had occurred. Greek citizens were told...

Tennis Star Stefanos Tsitsipas Enjoys High Life on Mykonos Vacation

Greek tennis ace Stefanos Tsitsipas, seeded Number 6 in the world, is enjoying a dream vacation on Mykonos, sharing his days and nights of endless fun on the cosmopolitan Aegean island to his social media followers. Tsitsipas, 22, who became...

Bestselling Author Victoria Hislop Becomes Honorary Greek Citizen

Victoria Hislop, the bestselling author of “The Island” and one of the world’s favorite authors who writes about Greece, was awarded honorary Greek citizenship on Tuesday. Hislop, who had previously expressed her desire to obtain Greek citizenship, was honored by...

John DeDakis Talks ‘The Situation Room,’ New Book and Digital Age

Author and journalist John DeDakis spoke with Greek Reporter recently about his new book "Fake (A Lark Chadwick Mystery)" and his Greek heritage. The longtime television editor explains "I was a copy editor for CNN's 'The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer'...

Instagram Photo of Majestic Meteora Gets 1.3 Million Likes

Instagram’s official account, which has more than 357 million followers, on Monday shared a photograph of Meteora in central Greece. The towering cliffs in Meteora, topped by age-old monasteries, are a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the country’s...

Greek Tennis Player Stefanos Tsitsipas Shares His Love of Mykonos

Professional tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas, decided to vacation at the island of Mykonos after having undergone intense training with the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy. According to reports, Tsitsipas rented a large villa for both him and his friends, complete with an...

Can Greece Become a Filming Hub? New Incentives Attract International Productions

With Mickey Rourke currently filming in Aegina and few more international projects lined up for the summer, Greece is in the process of making further improvements to its highly successful 2018 incentive scheme for audiovisual productions, with the aim...

Epidaurus Theatre to Live-Stream Ancient Play For First Time

A performance of the ancient Greek play "The Persians," by Aeschylus, will be streamed live to a global audience on Saturday, July 25, from the ancient theatre of Epidaurus. As part of this year’s Athens and Epidaurus Festival, the National...

Melina Mercouri Mural Welcomes Public to Greek Street Art Festival

A striking mural of iconic Greek actress Melina Mercouri, famous for both her career on the big screen as well as her life of activism, has kicked off ArtWalk's Fifth International Street Arts Festival in Patras. The impressive graffiti piece...

‘The Bay,’ starring Kristos Andrews, Wins 2020 Emmy for Best Digital Drama Series

The cast and producers of the digital series The Bay on Amazon Prime have a major reason to celebrate. It won the coveted 2020 Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Digital Drama Series." This award was presented remotely on June...

Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson Jet Off to Their Beloved Island in Greece

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson were spotted arriving on the island of Antiparos on Saturday where the couple own a villa. The Oscar-winning actor and the 63-year-old actress/singer stayed safe in masks as they arrived to their beloved island in...

Prince Charles Hails Resilience of Greece, "The Land of My Grandfather"

The Prince of Wales sent on Saturday his “heartfelt wishes to the people of Greece at this very difficult time” and said he hopes to visit Greece again after the Covid-19 pandemic. In an opinion piece for Greek Daily Ta...

Happy Mum and Supermodel Ana Beatriz Barros Strolls Around Mykonos

Ana Beatriz Barros, one of the top models in the world, was spotted strolling the streets of Mykonos earlier in the week, holding her second child. Barros married Greek-Egyptian millionaire Karim El Chiaty on the cosmopolitan Greek island on July...

Young Greek Piano Prodigy Dazzles Athenians at Temple of Olympian Zeus

Stelios Kerasidis, the seven-year-old Greek pianist and composer who has stunned the globe with his talent, dazzled the crowd gathered on Wednesday at an event inaugurating Greece’s presidency of the Council of Europe at the Temple of Olympian Zeus...

Greek-Australians Stay Connected; Channel 31 to Remain On-Air

Melbourne community television station Channel 31, recently received a licensing extension to continue broadcasting for another year before moving to an online platform. The announcement came on Monday, June 29, when Communications Minister Paul Fletcher, announced that the stations free-to-air...