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One major blaze tore through a northern suburb of the Greek capital on Saturday, prompting urgent evacuation orders.
Whether you get there by airplane, ferry, or a scenic hike (keep an eye out for goats), you'll be stunned by this ...
Forget Greece's ancient ruins and pristine beaches for a moment—a celebrity cat is stealing the spotlight in Chania, Crete.
From July 1 to 13, 2,619 migrants landed on Crete, a surge far beyond anything previously experienced on the idyll beloved by ...
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Crete, Greece region, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center reported on Wednesday ...
The blaze comes as southern Europe contends with an acute summer heatwave which has killed people in several countries.
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Kissamos Bay, Chania, on July 23, 2025, felt across Crete with no reported damage.
Greek-owned cargo ship, MN Kostas, ran aground off Crete’s northeastern coast, taking on water and prompting the safe ...
Greece's government said Wednesday it is temporarily suspending asylum applications for migrants arriving on the island of Crete, following a spike in arrivals from Libya. More than 2,000 migrants ...
Firefighters battled a blaze Thursday on the island of Crete that scorched forests and olive groves and forced over 1,000 to evacuate, while a fresh conflagration near Athens threatened homes, ...
More than 500 migrants arrived at the port of Lavrio near Athens Thursday after being intercepted south of the island of ...
Greece has rescued hundreds of migrants off its southern islands of Gavdos and Crete in five separate incidents since Friday, its coastguard said on Sunday.