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The Federation of Hellenic Communities and Societies of South Africa recently announced in a press release that following Hellenes have been elected unanimously by the Hellenes of South Africa as the Presidium of the Federation of Hellenes: President: John Philippou 1ST...

A festival of gastronomy entitled "Window to Greece" was organized on October 13-30 by the Consulate General of Guangzhou in collaboration with China's Tourism Office in southern China. It was an initiative of the Greek Consul K.Tassiopoulos that aimed to...

New studies regarding the 8,000 statues that guard the mausoleum of the First Emperor of China reveal that they were most likely created under the guidance of an Ancient Greek sculptor and were influenced by statues from Ancient Greece. The...

The Greek Film Week, to be held for the first time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, aims to highlight the course and the wealth of the Greek cinema since the 1930s. The festival, which will run until October 16, is organized...

Ancient coins minted during the era of the first Byzantine Empire were found in the excavations of ancient castle ruins in Okinawa, Japan. According to a Japan Times report, four bronze coins were found, which archaeologists believe date back to...

Hong Kong customs officers believe they have dealt a heavy blow to an international smuggling syndicate following the seizure of HK$54 million worth of contraband cigarettes which arrived from Vietnam. The 20 million Karelia cigarettes from Greece, hidden in two...

Greek archeologist Konstantinos Politis is the chairman of the Hellenic Society for Near Eastern Studies and has been excavating in Jordan for more than 30 years. Politis' recent focus has been geared towards the production of sugar across the whole...

Greeks living in Cairo have reason to rejoice on October 30 as a historic Greek church celebrates its centennial anniversary. The Basilica of the Virgin Mary (Panaghia) is located at Heliopolis, where it stands as an iconic landmark thanks...

At the archaeological site in Israel known as ancient Huqoq, archaeologists excavated a mosaic of what many believe is none other than Alexander the Great. According to experts who have examined the mosaic, because of the fact that there are no...

Contemporary Indian artist Akbar Padamsee's "Greek Landscape" - inspired by the beauty of cubism in Greek construction -  broke records at Saffronart's auction going under the hammer for Rs 19.19 crore, breaking his earlier record "Reclining Nude" set by Sotheby's in 2011. Padamsee is...