The Wall Street Journal published a long article on John Catsimatidis of Greek descent, billionaire businessman and candidate for mayor of New York , on May 20, in the U.S. edition of the newspaper with the headline, He doesn’t Lack for Ideas. Catsimatidis is a Republican who has developed a habit of suggesting new, often [...]
Ever dreamt of sleeping on a Greek beach for the summer, sitting round a fire listening to scratchy rock' n' roll under a starry sky? You're not 40 years too late. Ben Mallalieu finds a tiny island where the 1960s...
Gekas, 32, here hailing fans with a ‘love’ sign, has become a hero in Turkish football after almost single-handedly saving minnows Akhisar from relegation. AA photo
Theofanis Gekas, the first Greek footballer ever to play in Turkey, is now referred as...
ATHENS - The refusal of the Greek Orthodox Church to allow cremation has sparked a debate in the country.
With urban cemeteries filling so fast that bodies are dug up after three years and put in ossuaries so plots can be...
Kronen Zeitung, Austria’s largest newspaper, dedicated a whole article to Lefkada, a Greek island in the Ionian Sea on the west coast of Greece, titled Lefkada: A visit to the pearl of Greece. Krone mentions that there is no mass...
Students in Athens who are the children of Turkish-Greek or Greek parents have begun to attend a Turkish course in Athens to learn the language and get to know Turkish culture, the Turkish newspaper Today’s Zaman has reported, adding that...
Museums around the country participate in this year's festivities to mark the International Museum Day 2013. There will be lectures, exhibitions, workshops, live music and guided tours, but most importantly dozens of museums will remain open until late on Saturday...
In 1994, May 19 was selected by the Greek parliament as the day to commemorate the Pontian Greek Genocide by the Turks. The Pontic Genocide is one of the darkest moments in history not only for Greeks, but also for...
As most would be aware, there are currently 3 days of mourning for the Greek Genocide based on regions. April 6 – Eastern Thrace May 19 – Pontus alone September 14 – Smyrna/Asia Minor Why? In 1994, the Greek parliament...
The National Technical University of Athens' civil engineering department has been placed 25th in the world and another four Greek universities have made the top 200 in a variety of disciplines
Five Greek universities have made the top 200 in the...
The photographs of proud Greek Jewish families in the early 1900s and the richly decorated artifacts from centuries past on display at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County reflect a vibrant community. But images from the 1940s,...
Greece represented by Koza Mostra and Agathon advanced to the 2013 Eurovision song contest final. The Greek song “Alcohol is free” has been discribed as a fusion between electronic dance and rebetiko. Together with Greece another 25 countries will compete...
May 16th, 2013. Upper Darby, PA – Beware of Greeks bearing gifts. . .but not if they’re bearing trays of delicious Greek pastries! Members of the St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church of Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, brought the Greek delicacies to...
Nick Galis, who changed the face of basketball in Greece while playing there professionally, entering the arena in Thessaloniki. Galis's No. 6 jersey was raised to the rafters this month to the cheers and tears of fans. He's Greece's hoop...
What do the Greek communities of L.A., Boston, Chicago and New York all have that we don’t; Adult Basketball tournaments. That was the case until now. Although we pride ourselves on having, what we believe, is the best Greek Basketball...
The Doodle 4 Google contest was open to all pupils from 6–18 years, with four age categories. Its aim was to entourage schoolchildren to use their artistic talents to think big and redesign the Google homepage logo for a day
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The authoritative Canadian newspaper National Post of Toronto published in its Internet version a travel article entitled Yours to Conquer: Macedonia Is in the Midst of an Alexander The Great Rebranding, written by Bert Archer, on FYROM’s efforts to appropriate...
Cosmos Philly is pleased to feature this article by former journalist and author Loukia Borrell who writes about Cyprus and her connection to this island of her heritage. By Loukia Borrell During a recent social studies class, my 13-year-old son,...
After beating Madrid, 100-88 in May 12 in London for its second consecutive Euroleague basketball title, the players of Olympiakos returned to a hero’s welcome at Athens International Airport, with their red-clad fans cheering.
About 3,000 followers of the team set...
Joining the Senate of Australia’s biggest state, New South Wales, the Parliament has recognized the Genocide of Pontian Greeks, Assyrians and Armenians.
The motion was passed unanimously by the NSW Parliament, after a proposal of the Premier of New South Wales,...
Leaders of the Holy Mountain on Mt. Athos are threatening to exclude politicians from their functions of the holy site for the 100th anniversary of its incorporation into a state entity in October if it is not exempted from taxes...
