US president’s staff consider refuelling stopover on Crete
ProtoThema — President Trump is reportedly considering a stopover landing at the U.S naval air base of Souda Bay in Crete, over the weekend on […]
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Human traffickers operating in Crete given long sentences
Daily Mail — The National Crime Agency of the United Kingdom (NCA) today announced the arrest and indictment of 17 human traffickers as a result […]
Italian woman found dead in the sea in Ierapetra
eKathimerini — The body of a 67-year-old woman from Italy was found by swimmers floating in the sea off the coast of Ierapetra, southeastern Crete, […]
Greek authorities arrest 40 passengers with forged documents at Heraklion
Naftemporiki — Greek authorities announced last week that 40 foreign nationals were arrested at Heraklion airport between May 21 and May 27, 2018, on charges […]
Minoan Lines announces Chania-Piraeus-Chania route
The President of Minoan Lines, Mr Emanuele Grimaldi and its Managing Director, Mr. Antonis Maniadakis, welcome the statements of the Minister of Shipping and Insular […]
70 migrants detained off Crete
eKathimerini — Authorities on Greece’s island of Crete say 70 migrants have been removed from a yacht and detained after entering Greek waters. The migrants, […]
Ferry services to Crete disrupted May 30 because of general strike
The General Confederation of Employees of Greece (GSEE) called a 24-hour general strike for next Wednesday, on May 30. Seamen’s union, NPO announced earlier in the month that […]
Mediterranean diet is falling out of favour with southern Europeans
Daily Mail Health — Experts from the World Health Organisation (WHO) found that today youngsters in Sweden were much more likely to be following the Mediterranean […]
Chania police looking for hit and run driver
Police in Chania Wednesday were searching for a hit-and-run driver who was involved in an accident with a 50-year-old cyclist who later died as a result […]
USS Harry S. Truman arrives at Souda
eKathimerini — The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman has arrived at the US naval base in Souda Bay earlier today, Wednesday. The nuclear-power Nimitz-class […]
Coast guard probing fatal speedboat crash off coast of Sfakia
eKathimerini — Coast guard officials over the weekend were investigating the causes of a speedboat accident off the coast of Sfakia, that resulted in the […]
Frankie the Cretan stray becomes a stamp in Germany
[Press release] In September 2017 Chania animal welfare got a telephone call about a stray dog in the Galatas area. The dog was in such […]
Prince Charles and Camilla visit Crete on last leg of official visit
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visited the Knossos Archaeological site yesterday on the last day of their visit to Greece. In […]
Battle of Crete vet Anthony Madden, 97, is heading back to the Greek island
Stuff. co.nz — Α 97-year-old war veteran, Anthony Madden, a widower and father-of-three, who lives in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, has vivid memories of his time […]