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Business leaders, policy makers and think-tank experts are to converge in Washington on Monday for the inaugural Southeast Europe & East Med conference, a joint initiative of Kathimerini and the Delphi Economic Forum aimed at boosting dialogue and the potential for cooperation between the US and countries in the Southeastern Europe and Eastern Mediterranean region. 

Business leaders, policy makers and think-tank experts are to converge in Washington on Monday for the inaugural Southeast Europe & East Med conference, a joint initiative of the Delphi Economic Forum and Kathimerini aimed at boosting dialogue and the potential for cooperation between the US and countries in the Southeastern Europe and Eastern Mediterranean region. 

The presentation of Eleni Varvitsioti and Viktoria Dendrinou's book "The Last Bluff" (published by Papadopoulos) took place on Monday evening in a packed amphitheater at the Benaki Museum annex on Pireos Street, south of central Athens.

"I was elected as a deputy in 2012 by the Greek people. How could the Greek people possibly elect the leaders of a criminal organization?" Eleni Zaroulia, the wife of Golden Dawn chief Nikos Michaloliakos, told judges during her testimony last week.

Continuing its Sacred Music cycle in the runup to Easter, the Greek National Opera presents "Miracles from the Bible," a program comprising Benjamin Britten's "Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac," Arvo Part's "Sarah Was Ninety Years Old" and Michalis Adamis' "Yini Perivevlimeni ton Ilion I" (A Woman Clothed with the Sun).

The Athens Concert Hall pays tribute to Giorgos Mouzakis (1922-2005), a prominent Greek trumpet player and composer who penned more than 2,000 tunes for stage and screen, including some of the most memorable songs of the Greek revue in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s.

Greek American Eleni Kounalakis scored the highest in the primary on Wednesday for lieutenant governor of California.

Kounalakis, a Democrat, garnered 23.4 percent of the vote, ahead of Ed Hernandez with 20.8 percent. Both will proceed to the general election in November. 

In celebration of the centenary of the birth of Greek composer, pianist and teacher Rena Kyriakou, the Athens Concert Hall introduces two lesser-known but equally important female composers - Mario Foscarina Damaschino (1850-1921) and Eleni Lambiri (1889-1960) - in a concert with the Athens Philharmonic, conducted by Byron Fidetzis, and pianist Giorgos Constantinou. Tickets cost 8-25 euros.

Greek female celebrities have no reason to envy their foreign counterparts when it comes tempting curves. They have the Mediterranean DNA running through their veins. Just check out some of the bootylicious photos below if you are not convinced of the special assets.

Elena Papavasileiou

Actress Zoe Laskari, best known for her stellar performances in Greek films of the late 1960s, has died at the age of 72.

According to early reports, Laskari, a former beauty queen, was found dead at her home at the coastal resort of Porto Rafti, east of Athens.

The cause of her death has not been released.