Visiting the island of Crete is a highlight for anyone's Greek vacation. The city of Chania and it's surrounding areas are very popular for tourists and travelers to the island. Here we go through ...

Eirini Mourtzoukou, a Greek woman at the center of a chilling investigation into multiple infant deaths, has been arrested and brought before the courts in Athens. Accused of serial murder and ...

Groups of 48 and 67 migrants were picked up south of Kali Limenes and Gavdos in coordinated efforts involving merchant ships and Frontex.

Scorching heat forces closure of the iconic site amid severe weather warnings and fire risks across the country.

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The Foreign Office has shared advice about what to do if a wildfire happens when you are in Greece, Portugal, Turkey and Croatia. A wildfire is an uncontrolled fire that burns in the wildland ...

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David, a migrant from South Sudan, sits at Tripiti beach with five others from a group of 68 migrants and refugees who ...

Sitting between Asia, Africa and Europe, Crete is located around 200 miles south of mainland Greece. With an area of about 3,300 square miles, Crete is one of the largest islands in the Mediterranean.

A firefighting helicopter makes a water drop on one of the last pockets of a wildfire burning near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 4, 2025.

A destroyed car stands in the aftermath of a wildfire near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete in Greece. PHOTO: REUTERS Follow topic: Heatwave Published Jul 05, 2025, 06:51 AM Updated Jul 05, 2025 ...