12+ hour, 10+ min ago   (402+ words) Thousands of people gathered Sunday evening outside the Holy Trinity Church in the Athens suburb of Nikaia to pay their final respects to popular singer Giorgos Mazonakis, who died Wednesday at the age of 54. The gathering, described as an overnight…...

22+ hour, 32+ min ago   (159+ words) Thousands of people gathered Sunday to pay their respects to popular singer Giorgos Mazonakis who died Wednesday. The crowd, which at times broke into song, chanting some of Mazonakis’ best-known works, gathered Sunday evening at the Holy Trinity Church in…...

23+ hour, 43+ min ago   (90+ words) eKathimerini.com A sculpture by Kostas Varotsos was unveiled at the National Observatory of Athens in an evening of poetry on Friday night, as part of events leading up to a major exhibition at the National Library of Greece, running…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (327+ words) eKathimerini.com Whatever the official findings concerning the cause of death of singer Giorgos Mazonakis, the debate it has initiated over shady anti-aging and longevity clinics could prove useful It has raised questions about unregulated centers offering questionable “medicalâ…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (205+ words) Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, accompanied by his wife, Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotaki, met at the Maximos Mansion, his official residence, with Lebanese-British human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, who is in Athens for UNESCO’s Annual Meeting of Goodwill Ambassadors, taking place later Thursday....

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (153+ words) eKathimerini.com Greek pop star Giorgos Mazonakis, who also enjoyed a strong following among the Greek diaspora, has died of a heart attack after being rushed to a hospital in Athens. He was 54. Mazonakis, who grew up in the Piraeus…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (89+ words) eKathimerini.com Swedish-American singer-songwriter Eagle-Eye Cherry will perform in Greece for the first time, bringing his “Best Of” tour to Fuzz Club (1 Patriarchou Ioakeim) Known for his blend of pop-rock, folk and Americana influences, Cherry rose to international prominence…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (132+ words) eKathimerini.com Books, music and open-air culture have officially taken over central Athens as the 54th Athens Book Festival, which opened to the public on September 4, held its official inauguration Monday evening The beloved literary gathering launched at Pedion tou Areos…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (402+ words) “The first thing you notice when walking through Thessaloniki is that it needs some kind of editing,” recalls architect Georgios Apostolopoulos, referring to his first impression of the city during his student years. “The name is derived from the concept…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (124+ words) ‘Broken Vein’ to be Greece’s Oscar nomination eKathimerini.com Yannis Economides’ film “Broken Vein” has been selected as Greece’s official submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, the Culture Ministry has announced The ministry’s…...