As the southernmost island, most of the development and industry in Crete is on the northern side of the island, leaving its ...

HERAKLION, Crete – An Israeli business group intends to develop a tourism investment worth 500 million euros on a 2.5-square kilometer plot on the island of Crete, its representative has told the mayo ...

ELOUNDA, Greece — It’s late afternoon but the relentless summer sun still beats down from a clear sky above picturesque Crete, Greece’s largest island. ELOUNDA, Greece — It’s late afternoon but the ...

Crete earthquake latest: Aftershocks continue after 6.1 quake with tourist sites still closed - Seismologist Gerasimos Papadopoulos said there would be additional aftershocks through the day, ‘but ...

After six months in lockdown, Greece’s long-awaited tourism reboot in the Cretan capital of Heraklion was a bit of a non-event. At 11am on May 14, despite temperatures of 27°C in the shade, the ...

Brits abroad might sometimes garner a reputation on a par with “ugly Americans,” yet they rarely elicit a reaction as strong as one coming out of Greece this week. Following the killing of a young ...

A British tourist revealed her "unsettling" ordeal when a terrifying earthquake woke her up from her sleep at a popular tourist island. Crete was rocked by 6.1 magnitude earthquake that struck just ...

Reports of ‘abandoned’ reptile send Greek officials into panicked search but social media chatter and inflatable croc sales soar Crete: The surprise appearance of a 6ft (1.82m) long crocodile on Crete ...

ATHENS, Greece — Firefighters were struggling Thursday to bring a major wildfire on Greece's southern island of Crete under control, hampered by gale force winds whipping up the flames. Thousands of ...