Category: GREEK DIASPORA

  • Australia’s Hellenic Community Celebrated at the 2016 HACCI Excellence Awards

    Australia’s Hellenic Community Celebrated at the 2016 HACCI Excellence Awards

    For the past 40 years, HACCI has focused on giving recognition to individuals who have demonstrated success in their own pursuits as well as acting as community leaders. HACCI Chair Georgina Poulos told neoskosmos.com during the nomination process the she feels “The contribution of the Hellenic Australian community has had a tremendous impact in shaping the fabric of…

  • Greek Doctor Afksendiyos Kalangos has saved the life of over 15,000 children

    Greek Doctor Afksendiyos Kalangos has saved the life of over 15,000 children

    In 1998, Dr. Afksendiyos Kalangos founded the charity institution «Coeurs pour tous» (Hearts for All), and  since then he is surrounded by a group of surgeons with common ideals, offering valuable medical services to people in need around the world. He graduated in 1984 at the age 23, from the American Medical Faculty of Istanbul,…

  • Greek Embassy Reopens in Tripoli, Libya

    Greek Embassy Reopens in Tripoli, Libya

    Having deemed the area where the former embassy had been housed as unsafe, Greek authorities are currently looking at other embassy facilities in the city where previous diplomatic operations of other countries had operated. The return of Greek diplomatic representation to Libya merely reaffirms the close partnership that both countries have always enjoyed with numerous bilateral agreements.…

  • Mary Katrantzou Returns to Her Greek Roots with Classical Goddesses and Minoan Princesses in Spring 2017 Collection

    Mary Katrantzou Returns to Her Greek Roots with Classical Goddesses and Minoan Princesses in Spring 2017 Collection

    And with the “Why not?” acclaimed fashion designer Mary Katrantzou has presented one of her boldest ever collections featuring obvious hints of her Greek heritage and roots. She recalled a childhood visit to the ancient palace of Knossos, on Crete, the center of the Minoan civilization, which was a matriarchal society. This was one of Katrantzou’s…