Hiking the 16km-long (10-mile) Samaria Gorge is considered one of Crete 's must-do experiences, which is why you'll rarely be without company. Nevertheless, there’s an undeniable raw beauty to Samaria ...

Greece has issued new rules for workers as a heatwave this week is set to hit 44C. The dangerous temperatures are set to last ...

The best hotels in Crete for all budgets - From fly-and-flop resorts to activity-packed hotels, here’s where to check in on Greece’s largest island ...

According to Roulo, her top pick for retirees looking for a top-notch spot to spend their golden years is the largest island ...

Greece is preparing a formal UN response to Libya’s maritime claims, rejecting the Turkey-Libya deal and defending its sea ...

The European Commission (EC) has sanctioned a Greek initiative to aid the construction of two sections of the northern road axis on the island of Crete, known as BOAK.

Greece began detaining the migrants arriving from North Africa who have been rescued off Crete after Athens suspended the ...

Greece’s Immigration Minister Thanos Plevris delivers a blunt message to migrants: “Don’t come here. We’ll jail or deport you.” As Crete faces a surge of arrivals, a new hardline law suspends asylum ...

Greece’s New Democracy government has suspended asylum applications from North African migrants for three months, amid a 350% surge in arrivals to Crete. The EU-backed measure, part of a broader ...

The measure is a death sentence on many desperate people who are trying to flee economic hardship, political persecution or ...

I’m sitting now on a sun-baked terrace in Crete, typing high above the ancient Aegean, in a grand stone house stacked ...

Libya has submitted another note verbale to the United Nations, with an attached map outlining the “outer limits of the continental shelf ...