February 2, 2023
FEATURED, Social, Society
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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January 25, 2023
Economy, FEATURED
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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January 10, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
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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January 4, 2023
Turkey-GR
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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December 29, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics, Turkey-GR
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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December 27, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greece’s government plans to extend its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles to the south and west of the island of Crete in March, local media reported on Sunday. The extension is in the context of hydrocarbon research and the government has reportedly already informed the European Union and the …
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December 16, 2022
Economy, FEATURED
French multinational rolling stock manufacturer operating in rail transport group Alstom is turning its attention to Heraklion, Crete. It brings back discussions about the construction of a fixed track network, which will connect the city of Heraklion with the new airport in Kasteli. According to news website hellasjournal, Managing Director …
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December 15, 2022
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
An aircraft crashed into the sea area off Kakos Mountain near the airport of Heraklio on the island of Crete on Thursday morning. Two people onboard. The aircraft sent MayDay before crashing into the sea. The single-engine aircraft with two people onboard crashed into the sea around 10 o; clock, …
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December 11, 2022
FEATURED, weather
Greece’s national emergency line warned residents on the islands of Samos, the Dodecanese and south Crete of dangerous weather phenomena on Sunday and early morning Monday, December 11-12, 2022. The messages warn of powerful thunderstorms and gale-force winds. they urge residents to avoid unnecessary travel and to follow instructions by …
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December 7, 2022
environment, FEATURED
Local communities and scientists vehemently oppose the construction of a hotel facility in the iconic Paligremnos Wall, an area of Plakias by Rethymno on the island of Crete. They have appealed to justice to cancel the building permit arguing that the construction would damage the “natural environment of great geological …
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December 7, 2022
Politics, World
Libya has reacted to Greece’s decision to expand out seismic surveys for hydrocarbon south of Crete. The foreign minister of the Tripoli-based outgoing government accused Athens of exploiting the crisis in the North African country and imposing a fait accompli in defining the Libyan-Greek maritime borders. “Greece has conducted contracts …
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December 1, 2022
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A van caught fire and started moving backwards and downhill on a street in the city of Rethymno in the island of Crete on Thursday morning. The 70-year-old driver managed to get of the moving vehicle without injuries. Without the driver and out of control, the van continued its route …
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November 26, 2022
Economy, FEATURED
Greece expands its seismic surveys and the Navy issued a new Navtex to locate hydrocarbon deposits south of Crete. The new Navtex concerns the vessel Sanco Swift which is towing a 12km cable. According to state broadcaster ERT, the research vessel will move even further south, in an area of …
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November 24, 2022
animals, News
Sheep ate the grass in a football field in mountainous Crete. The game ended 1-0 with… a clear victory for the lambs. A field of pure delight in mountainous Crete for the sheep that trod and ate its grass. The obviously abandoned and deforested by the sheep field has been …
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November 22, 2022
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
The fishing boat with 430 migrants onboard was towed to Skala Palaiochoras where it docked at 2 o’ clock Tuesday afternoon after a big rescue operation. According to state broadcaster ERT, three of the 100 children in total suffered faint incidents and were transferred to the local hospital with ambulances. …
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November 10, 2022
Economy, FEATURED
Seismic surveys to search for natural gas began on Thursday in offshore areas west and southwest of Crete, Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas said in an interview with state broadcaster ERT. “The ship has begun its work. It is letting out the cables with the headphones that it drags …
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November 7, 2022
Economy
In the next few days, seismic surveys for natural gas fields in Greece will begin by ExxonMobil, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis revealed in an interview with ANT1 on Monday evening. The PM pointed out that “we are in a position to tell you that seismic surveys for the exploration of …
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October 31, 2022
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED
A sacrificial bull’s head found at a Minoan cemetery associated with the palace of Petras in eastern Crete is further evidence of an elite society with complex rituals of death, Minoan civilization archaeologist Metaxia Tsipopoulou said in an interview with state-run news agency amna. This finding of a bull’s sacrifice, …
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October 30, 2022
FEATURED, Social, Society
Tragedy on Crete: A rock crushed on a small hotel facility in Lasithi, killing one woman, seriously injuring her child. The tragedy took place in Agia Fotia resort village near to Ierapetra short before Saturday midnight. According to local media neakriti.gr, a large piece of rock detached, rolled down the …
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October 18, 2022
environment, FEATURED
A rare phenomenon in the northern coast of Crete after the torrential rainfalls and the floods: extensive white foams, that turn brown in places when combined with large amounts of mud. The white foam has appeared at several beaches like the one of Amisos and Kato Zakros. As Crete continues …
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