Germany reaches deal with Greece to return asylum seekers
Al-Jazeera — Germany has reached a deal with Greece to send back asylum seekers if they have already applied for asylum there. The announcement by the German interior […]
Ryanair restores Chania Thessaloniki route
Ryanair restored the Chania Thessaloniki service which will operate four times a week from 28 October to the end of March 2019. Fares start at […]
Bomb hoax causes emergency landing at Chania
A German Condor Airways Boeing 757 with 273 passengers on board made an emergency landing at Chania airport on Thursday after reporting a bomb threat. […]
Mouzouras – Marathi link road open to the public
U.S. Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete — A US-funded project to connect the 115th Hellenic Air Force base in Mouzouras Village with the Hellenic Navy […]
Greek soldiers accused of spying return to home after released by Turkish court
A Turkish court on Tuesday released two Greek soldiers held in a Turkish prison for more than five months, pending their trial on espionage charges. The soldiers […]
Park-and-ride introduced in Sfakia for August holiday
The municipality of Sfakia introduced a park-and-ride scheme to improve access to the village busy centre and the port for the boat services to Loutro […]
A level 4 alert for fire risk for the whole of Crete
The General Secretariat for Civil Protection issued a stage four fire risk alert for the whole of Crete for Saturday 11/08. Members of the public are […]
US navy makes available Souda based spyplane to watch over forests
US navy deployed a P-8 spyplane to monitor forests in Greece and Crete. The plane came from Italy and flew over the fire affected areas […]
Irishman on honeymoon among the dead in Greece wildfires
Independent.ie –The body of an Irishman honeymooning in Greece has been found after he was caught up in wildfires that swept through a resort. After […]
EU mobilises support following devastating fires in Greece, Sweden and Latvia
EU press release — The Commission’s Emergency Response Coordination Centre is working 24/7 and is in constant contact with the authorities of Greece, Sweden and Latvia which […]
Senior cleric claims wild fires are God’s punishment for atheist PM
eKathimerini — A senior cleric has said that Greece’s “atheist prime minister” was to blame for the devastating wildfires that have claimed at least 80 […]
Travel to Greece unaffected – How you can help
Given the number of people expressing concern on social media about travelling to Athens in the aftermath of the devastating wildfires that killed over 70 people, it […]
Apokoronas burns as strong winds fan flames – no casualties reported
A fire that was said to have started near the National Road in Agios Fanourios around mid-day yesterday has destroyed large areas of woodland, cultivations […]
Athens area wildfires – number of deaths may exceed 50
BBC — At least 50 people are feared dead in wildfires burning near Athens, as Greece faces its worst fire crisis in more than a […]
Fire destroys iconic Chania War Museum building
A fire that broke out after 9 on Sunday evening totally destroyed a historic building in Chania, that until recently was used to house the […]