Crete and Cyrenaica

Crete, the flagship of Greek tourism, is extending the tourism season for another year, with the "help" of climate change, as the president of the Crete hoteliers' association, Manolis Tsakalakis, said to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency.

The Crete, the flagship of Greek tourism, with the “help” of climate change, as noted in APE-MPA the president of the Association of Hoteliers of Crete, Manolis Tsakalakis, stressed that what the announcements and policies on the expansion of the tourist season did not succeed, the changes in climatic conditions which favor the

“The southern regions of Europe offer plenty of blue skies, sunshine, and mild temperatures,” writes Lonely Planet.

Lonely Planet has presented the top 10 best destinations in Europe for sunny winter holidays, and Crete is featured in this list.

The Samaria Gorge in Crete will be closed at both entrances on Sunday due to forecasted rainfall.

Greece's National Meteorological Service has predicted up to 5 mm of rain, leading the Natural Environment and Climate Change Agency (NECCA) to announce the closure to ensure the safety of visitors, staff, and the natural environment.

Rescuers searched the Mediterranean Sea near Greece's southernmost island Thursday for two people reported missing when a boat carrying 100 migrants sank the previous day, Greece's Coast Guard said.

More than 230 migrants reached Greece in small boats over the past two days, including a rare case of a crossing from north Africa to Greece's southern mainland, authorities have said.

The arrivals come as the government braces for a potential increase - that so far hasn't materialized - in migratory flows due to the fighting in the Middle East.

A group of 75 migrants crossing to Europe from North Africa has been rescued from a crippled boat south of the island of Crete, Greek authorities said Friday.

More than 230 migrants crossing the Mediterranean in small boats from North Africa reached Greece's southern island of Crete over the weekend, Greek authorities said Monday.

The arrivals, in six separate crossings, far outnumbered the few dozen migrants who took the more common route from Turkey to the nearby eastern Aegean islands over the weekend.

A secondary school in the city of Hania in Crete was evacuated Thursday morning after an anonymous caller said a bomb had been placed in the building.

Following protocols, the school was immediately evacuated, state broadcaster ERT said.

Local police are investigating.