Mass stranding of Cuvier’s beaked whales reported off Crete. Scientists investigate causes as experts warn of potential sonar disruption.

The five-crew-member airplane and 83 passengers are all in good health. The plane from Manchester is scheduled to leave today.

A tragic accident in Kissamos, Crete, claimed the life of a young boy when his family’s parked vehicle rolled downhill. Authorities are investigating the circumstances of the fatal incident

A Finnish tourist couple unintentionally caused the death of their infant while sleeping, authorities confirm, highlighting the dangers of co-sleeping under the influence

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Migration and Asylum confirmed that the country’s Asylum Service resumed issuing rejection decisions on Monday.

A landmark trial in Crete has opened with 105 defendants accused of using fake leases and forged documents to claim EU farm subsidies worth thousands of euros from the scandal hit OPEKEPE between 2019 and 2023

The device shot across the room and set a curtain on fire after the explosion, leaving the man with serious oral injuries

The migrant population at Aghia in Chania has reached 1,139, raising fears of a health crisis, even as overall arrivals to Greece fall

A burst water pipe caused a ceiling to fall in a cardiology ward of Heraklion University Hospital, leaving a patient injured. Staff warn chronic underfunding and understaffing put lives at risk

Greece expects major American companies to join hydrocarbon exploration south of Crete, a move seen as boosting its energy program and countering Turkish claims in the Eastern Mediterranean

The urgency of the issue became strikingly clear in the autumn of 2024, when nearly 500 dusky groupers, brown meagres, and other large fish washed ashore dead along Crete and southern Greece.

With the hydrocarbons tender closing September 10, Athens hopes Chevron and HELLENiQ ENERGY will commit to offshore exploration off Crete and the Peloponnese

Greek police have dismantled a large criminal network in Crete involved in drugs, weapons, extortion, and money laundering. Among those implicated is a senior cleric, while profits exceeded €1 million from thousands of narcotics transactions

Authorities said 48 individuals have been arrested, including an active-duty officer, two military servicemen and an air force NCO, as part of an investigation into a criminal organization

Police uncovered 180 cannabis plants hidden in a gorge in Chania, Crete. A 28-year-old tried to flee on foot but was quickly caught, while his 41-year-old accomplice was later arrested at a tourist resort

Unions and activist groups in Heraklion are staging a demonstration against the docking of the Crown Iris cruise ship, carrying 1,600 Israeli passengers, as part of wider protests linked to the war in Gaza

The minister stressed that the measures primarily target irregular migrants without a refugee profile who entered illegally.

Alexandra Gouda, 8, a student of the Rethimno Municipal Conservatory in Crete, was awarded the second prize in the junior category (8-10) in piano.

The interconnection will remain in continuous operation over the next two months, after which Greece’s largest and most complex electricity transmission project will enter commercial service.

A violent collision between a taxi carrying British tourists and a pickup truck on Crete’s highway left eight people injured, including a young man in critical condition