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

Greek lawmakers have voted to temporarily halt asylum requests from North African migrants arriving by sea, a decision ...

Firefighters struggled to gain control over a massive wildfire burning on the Greek island of Crete, as powerful winds fanned ...

Blazes are burning in countries including Spain, Greece and Turkey in the wake of record-setting temperatures across much of ...

In the shadow of its neighbour Rhodes, the island of Chalki remains one of the best kept secrets of the Aegean Sea. Clean, ...

Wind and dry conditions raise the risk that blazes might restart in areas of the island where they had already been contained ...

Greek authorities have transported more than 500 migrants to a port on the mainland in an effort to relieve strain on the ...

Authorities on Crete are struggling to provide basic services, using temporary facilities to house migrants, primarily from Somalia, Sudan, Egypt and Morocco, according to island officials.

Crete is ready to welcome tourists as normal following last week’s wildfire, which prompted the evacuation of around 1,500 ...