Greek tourism reaches another record high despite negative reporting
A vivious campaign of negative publicity in both international and national media, capital controls, the July 5th referendum, the refugee crisis and the seven months […]
Articles by Yannis X
Syria torn while US – Russia vie for dominance in the area
A Greek official confirmed on Monday that the United States has asked Greece to deny Russia the use of its airspace for supply flights to […]
Mini September heatwave in Crete this weekend
A mini heatwave in Crete this weekend will see temperatures reaching 38 to 39 Celcius – that is considerably higher than the 30 to 31 […]
Driver dies after car falls down 50 metre cliff in Rethymnon
A 25 year old man from Rethymno died after driving off a cliff, in the area of Tria Monastiria near the taverna Koryfi around 10 pm […]
Varoufakis: Democratizing the Eurozone
Project Syndicate — Like Macbeth, policymakers tend to commit new sins to cover up their old misdemeanors. And political systems prove their worth by how […]
Weapons on board Haddad 1 may have been aimed at the Cretan market
New theories are beginning to emerge about the cargo of the Bolivian flagged Haddad 1 which is impounded in the port of Heraklion. The 1976 […]
Election campaign begins
ANA-MPA– SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras is due to begin on Crete on today, Tuesday, the nationwide tour that he and his aides hope will trigger […]
Three more deaths by drowning as summer ends, bring year’s total to over 30
Three more deaths from drowning over the week end bring the total number of bathers who have died on a Cretan beach to 32 this […]
Police fear more violence after vendetta shooting in Chania
Police in Chania kept a close eye on a 24-year-old man who lies injured in a critical condition at Chania hospital on Monday. The young […]
E4 path walker dies in cliff fall
An accident yesterday afternoon resulted in the death of a Greek rambler who fell while walking at a remote part of the E4 path in […]
3 million euro in National Road speeding fines
Thousands of drivers have paid over €3million in fines after they were caught speeding on the National Road by one of 36 speed cameras along […]
Alexis Tsipras resigns: ‘I am proud of the battle I have fought’ – video
The Guardian — Alexis Tsipras, the prime minister of Greece, announces his resignation on Thursday, paving the way for snap elections next month. The debt-crippled […]
Alexis Tsipras quits and calls early polls
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has announced he is resigning and has called an early election. Mr Tsipras, who was only elected in January, said he […]
Moving the goalposts — Fraport now asks for better terms to run regional airports
Fraport claims it has difficulty raising investment funding due to the high risk involved. Therefore, raising the agreed 1.23 billion euros before the end of 2015 […]
40 year 14 airport concession to Fraport approved. Chania included in the deal
Alexis Tsipras’s government has reneged on its pre-election promise to re negotiate the 14 regional airports privatisation deal. The controversial airport concession sell-off was announced […]