Belgian woman suspected terrorist group member arrested in Corfu
Sputnik — A Belgian woman, 22, was arrested on the Greek island of Corfu on suspicion of membership in a terrorist group, media reported Saturday. According […]
Adoption program for cats & dogs injured in east Attica fires launched
eKathimerini — The Attica Regional Authority is spearheading a program for the adoption of cats and dogs that were injured in the wildfires that swept […]
Greek President renews call for German war reparations
eKathimerini — Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos has renewed a demand for war reparations from Germany due to the Nazi occupation during World War II. Speaking […]
Two pedestrians killed in Chania road accident
Two more people died Thursday after being hit by a car while walking their dog along a road in front of the Technical University of […]
Aegean 4.9R quake felt in Crete
Greek Reporter — A magnitude 4.9 eqrthquake on the Richter scale, occurred in the sea surrounding the islands of Santorini, Milos and Amorgos on 18.53 […]
Couple drown trying to save their children on Rethymnon beach
A man and a woman, aged 35 and 37, drowned after trying to save two of their children in rough seas at the beach of […]
German minister lashes out at English speaking waiters in Berlin
The Independent — A German minister has criticised Berlin’s restaurant staff for speaking English and not German. Jens Spahn, a deputy finance minister, spoke out […]
Beyond the beaches: Discovering Crete’s delicacies
gearsofbiz –Most of visitors to Crete come through package tours, mainly attracted by the Greek island’s amazing Mediterranean beaches. Along the way, the curious tourist […]
Greece asks EU help to tackle forest fires
Xinhua — Greece requested European civil protection assistance on Tuesday to help combat the forest fires raging near Athens, a spokesperson of the fire service, […]
Rescue effort for tourists who found their own way to Apokoronas
A French couple who had alerted rescue services on Sunday that they were lost near the E4 hiking trail in the Falasarna to Palaiochora section […]
VAT discount for 32 Greek isles to be abolished as of Jan. 1, 2018
Naftemporiki — Increased VAT rates that were imposed in most of Greece last year – on the back of a tax “tsunami” to meet memorandum-mandated […]
Appeal raises £5k to fly victim to the UK from Crete
Express and Star — Dionne Abrahams, aged 20, was on holiday with a friend on the island of Crete when tragedy struck. On July 15 she […]
Firefighters battle wildfires across Greece
Voice of America — Firefighters battled more than 90 forest fires across Greece on Monday, an outbreak fed by dry winds and hot weather that […]
Kastellorizo island to get 870,000 euro desalination plant
eKathimerini — Greece’s Shipping Industry and the General Secretariat for the Aegean and Island Policy have signed a 870,000 euro contract for the construction of […]
Merkel kicks off her re election campaign
Greek Reporter — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has returned from a three-week Alpine holiday to kick off Saturday her re-election campaign on Saturday with a plea […]