Hellenic Film Society USA presents New York Greek Film Expo 2023 a Greek film festival for all New Yorkers, October 5—15
Presenting the Latest Films from Greece And a Retrospective of Renos Haralambidis. NY – September 23, 2023 – The Hellenic Film Society USA (HFS) will present its annual New York Greek Film Expo, a Greek film festival for all New Yorkers, October 5—15. Screenings of the latest Greek films will be presented at the Village East […]
National Hellenic Museum raises over $925,000 at 2023 Gala in support of mission to shere Greek Histoty, art, culture and the Greek American story
CHICAGO. The National Hellenic Museum (NHM) raised over $925,000 this past weekend at its 2023 Gala, in support of its mission to share Greek history, art, culture and the Greek American story. NHM Chairman John P. Calamos, Sr. and NHM Gala Chairman Mike Manatos were joined by more than 500 civic and cultural leaders and philhellenes from across the country at the festive […]
UNESCO adds Zagorochoria to its World Heritage List
The Zagorochoria in Mt. Pindos, northwestern Greece, were included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List, it was announced at the World Heritage Committee’s 45th session taking place in Riyadh. The extended session is taking place in Saudi Arabia from September 10 to 25. “It is the first time that a cultural area of Greece that comprises […]
PM Mitsotakis’ schedule in New York
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is to have a series of important bilateral meetings in New York, in addition to addressing the United Nations General Assembly and his meeting with Turkish PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdogan. The prime minister’s programme (New York time) is as follows: Wednesday, September 20 9:20 – CNN interview with Richard Quest11:00 – Meeting […]
PM Mitsotakis’ statement on the Greek humanitarian aid mission members who lost their lives
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday uploaded a post on social media regarding the members of the Greek humanitarian aid mission who lost their lives or were injured in a traffic accident in Libya.“It is doubly painful to mourn lives lost while saving other lives. And at the same time, to worry about the health […]
Final official results for SYRIZA leadership elections; Repeat elections Sept. 24
The final results of the SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance elections for party leader were released by the Central Overseeing Elections Committee on Monday.According to the official announcement, after the counting of all party members who voted at the 537 election sections, as well as online if living abroad, were as follows:Total voters: 148,821 Syriza members. Valid votes: […]
SYRIZA voting centers for party leader released
SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance released information on voting centers for party leader on Sunday. The centers are at the link https://vote.syriza.gr/mathe-poy-psifizeis/. Voting will take place from 08:00 to 20:00, and an identification document in necessary (police id, a passport, driver’s licence, residence permit, visa, or blue certification). Each voter must pay a 2-euro fee as electoral contribution. […]
Greece has adequate supplies of natural gas for winter, deputy energy min says
Greece is in a better position for this coming winter than it was last year, as a national threat assessment report for the coming winter does not indicate a significant lack of natural gas supplies in the country, Deputy Environment and Energy Minister Alexandra Sdoukou said in Warsaw on Thursday. At the Energy Security Conference […]
Turkish national arrested at Athens Airport for possessing fake identity cards and bullets
A 32-year-old Turkish national was arrested on Monday evening at the Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” when he was found to be carrying two fake Portuguese identity cards and four 9mm bullets. Police found the bullets during a luggage check as the suspect was about to board a flight to Mytilene, Lesvos on Monday evening, […]
Thessaly farmers issue urgent appeal for animal feed: ‘Animals that survived floods will die of starvation’
Animal breeders in central Greece lost over 50,000 animals in the floods, while the surviving flocks face an urgent shortage of animal feed, farmers said in Thessaly. According to early estimates, nearly 100,000 young animals drowned in the floods of Thessaly and parts of Central Greece, central to Greek agricultural and livestock economy. Yiannis Kokouras, […]