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Legislation ratifying a concessions contract for the new international airport at Kastelli, on Crete, was approved in principle by a wide majority in the parliament's Standing Committee on Production and Trade on Tuesday. The construction of the new Kasteli airport,...

Maria Menounos was spotted in Greece as the maid of honor at her friend Sotiris Kyranakos' wedding on Crete. The Greek-American TV personality and host maintains a strong connection with Greece, and frequently speaks about her love for the country....

An intensive search operation to locate a 64-year-old Polish man who went missing in Crete's Chania region on April 13 has now been called off. Search teams have not located the man, nor any sign of where his body...

An incredible story surfaced on Friday on Crete's ekriti website, involving a 75-year old man and the debts he purportedly owes to his local tax office. Or perhaps it is not all that incredible, considering the infamous workings of the...

Two 23-year old German nationals were sentenced by a court in Chania, Crete on Monday for taking down the Greek flag down from a flagpole and raising the German flag in its place. The incident happened several days ago on the...

By Phil Butler Greek Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura joined four famous Russian cosmonauts and Crete officials as she dedicated the new Yuri Gagarin Park in Heraklion on Sunday. This year marks the 85th anniversary of Gagarin’s birth. The minister was joined...

Greece’s Electricity Distribution Network Operator (DEDDIE) sent a clear warning on Friday that Greece's largest island, Crete, will experience power blackouts in the summer unless special measures are taken. DEDDIE sent an open letter to the Public Power Corporation, the...

The torrential downpour on Saturday caused floods and damages in Crete, with the Sitia and Ierapetra areas suffering the most, as human lives were put in danger. More specifically, roads, homes and shops were flooded in the prefecture of Lassithi,...

The continuous rainfall and strong winds that started on Friday evening across Greece caused blackouts in areas in Attica due to damages in the Laurion power station. Other areas that were hit hard by the stormy weather were Crete, Peloponnese,...

The most ... unusual, shall we say, property that people can rent from the popular Airbnb platform is definitely on the Greek island of Crete. With the promising title of ''Summer Bed under the Stars,'' a woman from the town...