Manolis Bikakis, a 20-year-old Cretan commando, single-handedly halted a Turkish advance during the 1974 Cyprus invasion.

UNESCO has officially added the Minoan palace centers of Crete to its World Heritage List, recognizing their global cultural ...

Knossos, Phaistos, Malia, Zakros, Zominthos, and Kydonia—have been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, recognizing ...

Each year on this day, July 12, the Greek Orthodox faithful honor Saint Paisios, one of the most beloved figures in the ...

Greece’s parliament has approved a three-month suspension of asylum claims for migrants arriving from Libya despite strong ...

Greece has rescued hundreds of migrants off its southern islands of Gavdos and Crete in five separate incidents since Friday, its coast guard said on Sunday (July 6).

Thousands of tourists and homeowners forced to evacuate after wildfire rips through Crete Firefighters continue to battle the blaze while other regions of Greece ...

Tourism is a key earner in Crete, the largest island in Greece, and local hoteliers were concerned about future bookings as the fire hit at the start of the peak summer holiday season.

A new wildfire has erupted in Greece prompting evacuations, while firefighters in Turkey pressed ahead with efforts to contain a deadly blaze west of the country. Greek authorities deployed ...

Officials on the southern Greek island of Crete evacuated thousands of people from wildfires, while two people died in neighbouring Turkey as fires took hold in the western province of Izmir on ...

Large fire on Greek island prompts residents and tourists to evacuate the area, as authorities report a ‘difficult situation’.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — 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. … ...