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The Euromediteranean Seismological Centre has reported that a 4.2 richter earthquake struck 98 kilometers south of Irakleio in the southern beach prefecture on Crete. The epicenter of the quake was 64 kilometers south of the marine region of Tympakiou. The quake...

A large Chinese government delegation is due in Crete for a two-day visit on Sunday, as a guest of the Greek government. It will be led by the First-ranked Secretary of the Central Secretariat of the Communist Party of...

Manolis Giatakis is a happy man. He lives on an islet off Crete, an idyllic place where life expectancy is high and it is always sunny. He is 65 years old, healthy, married for 42 years and has five...

KingCrete Police have arrested a man, his wife and their minor son, calling the operation the biggest and most important drug trafficking arrest in recent years on the island. The 42-year-old man, with the collaboration of his 37-year-old wife and...

Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands and it is famous across the globe for its beaches, clear waters and exceptional cuisine. However, what many people don't know is that some of the most important Greeks throughout history...

Police have reported that on Friday evening they arrested two tourists for prancing around in the nude at Crete's international airport in Irakleio, according to Ekathimerini.com. A 37-year-old Belgian man apparently stripped in the airport's departure lounge where he was...

Thirty students from an English school in the town of Rethymno, in Crete, were presented with the international Diana Award for their work against bullying by Britain’s Ambassador to Greece, John Kittmer, during a ceremony at the country’s embassy...

It seems that the economic crisis in Greece has affected animals as well. There is no other explanation why these two ibex battle it out for a few corn seeds on the island of Crete, a rich land with...

After taking what may be considered a long taxi ride from Agia Pelagia Hotel in Crete to the Airport in Heraklion, two German tourists refused to pay their taxi driver with the excuse that "Greece owes Germany money." Of course, life...

A clay amphora containing human bones was found in the area of Gra Lygia, Ierapetra, in Crete. This is the second clay amphora with human remains found in the region after fragments of an amphora were washed ashore by the sea...