From July 1 to 13, 2,619 migrants landed on Crete, a surge far beyond anything previously experienced on the idyll beloved by ...

The right for anyone to request protection, or asylum, is inscribed in EU and international law and in the constitution of ...

Demonstrators calling for an end to the war in Gaza protested the arrival of an Israeli cruise ship on another Greek island ...

The porous Cretan rock looks like yellow sponge pulled from the Mediterranean, but the defensive sea wall built from it has been standing for 400 years. At the wall’s furthermost point stands a ...

The backstory: Crete, the largest of the Greek islands, is noted for its craggy landscape and ancient rock-hewn caverns, but the latest hideaway is decidedly less rugged. Set on the brink of a ...

Severe storms batter Greek islands for a second day, with Crete hardest hit By: Associated Press, The Associated Press Posted: 9:26 AM CDT Tuesday, Apr. 1, 2025 Last Modified: 8:52 PM CDT Tuesday ...

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This southern coast of Crete is far more rugged than the north. In some places the mountains come so close to the Libyan Sea that there's no room for a road inbetween, and a few villages are only ...

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. will add another property in January when it takes on the Blue Palace Resort & Spa on Crete, the largest of the Greek Islands. A 204-room luxury resort in ...