Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued an emergency bulletin warning of a weather deterioration with very strong rainfalls and thunderstorms. The bad weather front will mostly affect the Greek South islands Crete, the Cyclades, the Dodecanese and the eastern Aegean. The deterioration is temporary from the morning hours of Friday, …
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Greek man and foreign national missing on Crete found
Τwo young men, a Greek and a foreigner, who have been missing since Tuesday in north-eastern Crete were found at a rocky outcrop by volunteers on Thursday morning. The two men left with the lifeguard’s boat from the hotel where they worked in Hersonissos in order to reach the island …
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Women flock to Virgin Mary, pray for a child eating wick
Forget all you know about the expensive in vitro fertilization. women on the island of Crete flock to a specific church and eat the wick from the oil lamp burning in front of the icon… According to media, as every year this time hundreds of women flock to the church …
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Hoteliers on Crete threaten staff with €5,000 penalty if they quit job
Hoteliers on the island of Crete threaten employees with an penalty clause of 5,000 euros should they quit job during the tourism season. Note that such a “clause” is illegal, as the Labor Center states. Representatives of the Labor Center of Heraklion have made serious complaints about the “delinquent and …
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Earthquake hits with 5.1R Crete causing material damages (videos)
An earthquake with 5.1 magnitude on the Richter scale hit the south coast of the island of Crete near the town of Moires, the Athens-based Institute of Geodynamics has announced. Minor material damages, but no injuries have been reported. The earthquake occurred at 9.59 p.m. local time Thursday at a …
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Tourists dressed as Ancient Greeks take a ride in Crete (video)
Tourists dressed as Ancient Greeks entered a local bus in Herakleio on the island of Crete. They were wrapped in white bed sheets and had metal laurel wreaths on their heads they had probably brought from some local souvenir shops. A stunned bus passenger shot a video of nostalgia-struck two …
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Crete Mπαλωθιές: Young man dies after bullets cut power cable
Α young man on the island of Crete found a tragic death when he shot in the air following the dangerous custom of μπαλωθιές to express joy at his cousin engagement celebration. The 25-year-old man was fatally injured when he fired shots in the air, the bullets cut a power …
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17-year-old boy physically & sexually abused in detention center
A 17-year-old boy fell victim of repeated beating and rape in a juvenile detention center where he was sentenced to stay behind bars for six months. A disciplinary investigation into the beating and rape of the boy in the detention center has been launched, even if with 1.5 month delay. …
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Earthquake shakes with 5.2R Astypalaia and Crete
Α strong earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter occurred in the sea area 25 kilometers south of the island of Astypalaia in the south Aegean Sea. Some seismology institutes give the magnitude also as 5.1R, 5.3R and 5.5. R The earthquake occurred at 11 o’ clock Wednesday night, April 26, …
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Reliable seismic research data from Ionian & Crete available by end-2023
The first reliable findings from seismic research in the Ionian Sea and an area west-southwest off the coast of Crete will be available by the end of 2023 and this data will determine whether exploratory drilling will be carried out, hydrocarbon industry sources said on Monday. Speaking to reporters on …
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Samaria Gorge opens for visitors in May
The Samaria Gorge on the island of Crete will be ready to welcome visitors in May as the maintenance and restoration works of its main path have started, local authorities said on Tuesday. The work is being implemented by the Management Unit of Samaria National Park and Protected Areas of …
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Crete police dismantles antiquities smuggler ring; objects worth €1million
Greek police has arrested seven people on the island of Crete for being members of an antiquities theft ring and seized ancient objects of estimated worth over one million euros. Among the objects the gang was planning to sell to an Italian national are seven stone coffins and vases from …
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Crete: Woman who hits elderly dog and drives away released from custody
The 63-year-old woman who hit a dog with her car on the island of Crete on Holy Thursday was released restrictive conditions after testifying to an investigating magistrate. The Russian national must report once a month at a local police station and pay a bail of €1,500. She is also …
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Chicken ban in village yards ahead of tourism season
Chicken, goats, sheep and rabbit in your picturesque home yard in the village? Forget it! The Greek government issued a decision to ban domestic animals in cities and villages yards especially in those with touristic interest. To start with, the ban will be implemented first on the island of Crete …
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Seismic hydrocarbon research off Crete concluded
Seismic research for hydrocarbons at sea west and northwest of Crete are concluded, the Hellenic Hydrocarbons and Energy Resources Management Company SA (HEREMA) announced on Monday. The data will be analyzed and determine what the next step will be. Research began in November 2022 and was carried out by PGS …
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Church turned into classroom on Crete (video)
High school students in Herakleio, Crete, are forced to have lessons in a church, because there is not enough place, read: classroom, for them in the school building. The small chapel is located in the courtyard of Kapetanakeio school and has been converted into a classroom, since the school facilities …
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High expectations natural gas off Crete could cover EU needs
Positive messages from ExxonMobil for an important natural gas field in Crete. Energy Minister says “there are expectations that it will cover the gap of Russian gas for 10 years in the European Union.” Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas spoke of “high expectations” from hydrocarbon exploration in the maritime …
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Greece delivers note verbale to Libya over its false claims about research off Crete
Greece’s Foreign Ministry delivered a note verbale to the Libyan embassy in Athens, refuting claims of ‘illegal’ actions by seismic research vessel ‘Sanco Swift’, diplomatic sources said on Tuesday. According to the ministry, the maritime research south of the Peloponnese and southwest of Crete is carried out in regions of …
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Turkey warns Greece of “serious consequences” if it extends territorial waters
Ibrahim Kalin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman and chief foreign policy adviser, has warned of “serious consequences” for Greece if it extends its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles around Crete. “Turkey will not accept any extension, even by a single mile,” Kalin told NTV television late Tuesday, adding …
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Turkey directly threatens Greece with war
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu directly threatened Greece with war if it proceeds with the extension of its territorial waters south and west of the island of Crete. Prompt was the reaction of Greece with ruling New Democracy MEPs to urge the European Commission to take measures against Turkey’s aggressiveness. …
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