Iraklio

Today in Crete, the largest anti-terror exercise of its kind to ever take place in Greece is underway at the ports of Souda and Iraklio. The exercise, code-named “Jackal Stone,” started today and is expected to last through December 7....

A large Greek ferry hit a pier as it set sail on Thursday, forcing the authorities to cancel its departure. The high-speed Ro-Pax ferry Festos Palace collided with the pier as it left the port of Iraklio on Thursday, bound...

More than 110 irregular migrants, including 33 children, were rescued by the Hellenic coast guard from a sinking vessel spotted off the coast of Crete, Greece on Tuesday. Some of the migrants were collected by the coast guard, with...

British Airways announced the launch of direct flights to Iraklio, Crete and the island of Corfu, which will be added to existing Greek island destinations currently operated by the airline, such as Kos, Rhodes, Mykonos and Santorini. The decision...

It is hard to think of a place in Greece where there is no chain-smoking and most social activities are not done underneath a cloud of smoke. Yet, there is a village on the island of Crete where no one...

A 33-year old woman alleged that her employers asked her to have an abortion in order to keep her job and later on they threatened that she would not receive salaries owed unless she quit her job before giving...

The new airport at Kastelli in Iraklio, Crete is expected to start operating within four years and to avoid high charges, Greek media reported Monday. The Kastelli Airport will replace the existing one, whose only runway points in the wrong...

The number of foreign arrivals at five of the country’s regional airports on the some of the most popular islands posted an increase of 20.5 percent last month compared with May 2012. Arrivals at Corfu, Rhodes, Zakynthos, Hania and Iraklio...

Relatives of an underage girl, who has been allegedly attacked by a 62-year-old man on New Year’s Eve, have gathered Tuesday outside the Attorney General’s office in Iraklion and asked to drop the charges against the suspect in regard...