Crete

The Aegean islands of Milos and Crete have been voted, respectively, first and second Best Island of Europe for 2019 by readers of the American Travel + Leisure magazine.

Paros, last year's number one pick, placed fourth, ahead of Santorini in fifth place.

"Greece rules this list with four islands," the magazine declared on its website.

A Greek-Indian consortium has been awarded the contract to build a new airport on the island of Crete, a consortium official said on Friday.

Ariadne Airport Group, a joint venture between India's GMR Airports and Greek contractor GEK Terna, was the preferred bidder for the 850 million euro project and will begin construction at the start of next year.

Conservative New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis once more slammed an agreement reached between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on the name dispute, while renewing his call for early elections.

Nicholas Hannan-Stavroulakis, the man who famously fought for the restoration in 1999 of the Etz Hayyim Synagogue in the town of Hania on the island of Crete, died Friday morning. He was 85.

Stavroulakis served as the director of the Jewish Museum in Athens and was an emblematic figure in Greece's Jewish community.

His funeral will held in Athens on Monday. 

Evangelos-Nektarios Kalymnios, 45, the armed man that is holding three hostages in a stand-off with police in Chania, Crete, spoke exclusively to protothema.gr saying that he will not leave unless the council changes its decision to revoke his kiosk permit in the town. “I have 5 children and declared 0.05 cents in taxes. I am broke. I haven’t slept a minute since the weekend.

Police in the northern port city of Thessaloniki on Sunday were calling on witnesses with information on a hit-and-run that resulted in the death of a 37-year-old man.

Farmers are preparing for another massive protest rally on Saturday in the center of Athens to protest against government’s proposed social security, pension and tax reforms.

Distillers in Greece were aghast on Sept.25 over EU demands for the abolition of long-running tax exemptions believed to cost the cash-strapped state millions of euros in lost revenue.

Locals from Chania, Crete joined hands with tourists to form a big circle dance at the port of the Old Town in Chania. For over 20 minutes young and old, Greeks and foreigners were dancing to the tune of the classic ‘Zorba’. The event was organized by a number of Cretan cultural groups to promote the city of Chania.

By George Georgakopoulos

Olympiakos is within two points from mathematically clinching its fifth consecutive Super League title after its 3-1 away victory over struggling Panthrakikos on Wednesday.

The Reds are now 11 points ahead of Panathinaikos in second, with four games left to play till the end of the regular season.