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After a meeting with the EU Foreign Affairs Council, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias charged that Turkey is "subverting peace and stability in the region" by way of its most recent provocations. After speaking with European Council minister in Luxembourg,...

The trial of Pantelis Zelios, a local Cretan man who has been accused of the grisly murder of an American scientist in the summer of 2019 will begin on Tuesday. The Cretan city of Rethymno will be the location of...

Two earthquakes measuring 5.1 and 5.2 hit in the sea area east of Crete in the early hours of Monday. The first quake hit at 03:30 between Crete and Karpathos. It was followed by the second temblor at 07:11, striking...

In response to the recent outrage over the horrendous torture of a dog in Chania, Crete, the Greek government has vowed to pass stricter disciplinary codes for animal abuse. The Minister of Rural Development and Food Makis Voridis has stated...

Greek police are currently hunting down a 55-year-old man from the city of Chania in Crete who viciously abused his dog. Thanks to the brave actions of a heroic vet, the traumatized canine was brought back to health and is...

The visit of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Athens and Crete in the last several days has reinforced a notion expressed by senior Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson, who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee for Europe: that...

Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos announced on Monday that the country is planning to build a second naval base at Souda, on the Greek island of Crete. As the minister explained, the new port aspires to accommodate the ships and...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, during his visit to Souda Naval Base on Crete on Tuesday, announced that the base would become the new home for the giant vessel the USS Hershel “Woody” Williams. The ship, which has the...

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his wife Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotakis welcomed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife Susan at the PM's family residence in Chania, Crete on Monday evening. PM Mitsotakis, who flew to Chania as of Monday...

Since it made landfall in Greece on Thursday, the rare Mediterranean hurricane Ianos has caused the deaths of three people in Thessaly and widespread destruction around the country. In the region of Thessaly, located south of Macedonia, entire towns were...