Heraklion

A man aged in his 30s was arrested on Tuesday morning after allegedly holding a woman hostage on the Crete II passenger ferry, threatening her with a piece of broken glass, for several hours.

The Malia beach resort in Heraklion, Crete, honored its most loyal visitors with special prizes. A ceremony held on Friday presented awards to 140 regulars who keep returning to the destination. Germans, Australians, Dutch and British tourists who keep coming back were given prizes.

Greek authorities say 12 Russian tourists have been injured in a lightning strike at the archaeological site of Knossos, on the southern island of Crete.

British Airways returned to Herakleion, Crete, after thirty years. A warm waiting was in store for the first British Airways flight carrying 120 passengers to Nikos Kazantzakis airport at 1 p.m. on Sunday. The tourists were welcomed with traditional Cretan food and drinks.

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.

Minoan Lines require all passengers on domestic routes to show a photo ID before boarding. Passengers are also required to board an hour in advance before sailing on domestic voyages and two hours prior to international journeys. The Minoan statement stressed that there will be no exceptions to these new procedures.

The Aposelemis’ damproject concerns the salvation of Heraklion and Agios Nikolaos’ water supplies. Unfortunately, Sfentyli village had to be sacrificed in efforts to supply water to nearby village. Watch it sink, sinking with it the dreams of the residents who were born and lived there.

A man and a woman died last Friday after their all-terrain vehicle crashed into the side of a bridge on the Aghios Nikolaos-Iraklio national highway, near Neapoli on the island of Crete.

The foreign nationals, both reported to be about 50 years old, were transported to the Aghios Nikolaos Hospital in Lasithi by ambulance, where they were pronounced dead.

A 46-year-old-man who was in critical condition Monday after fans of two rival soccer teams clashed in Iraklio, Crete, the previous day, was expected to be transferred to Athens on Monday to undergo a life-saving procedure.

A 9-year-old girl was in an intensive-care hospital unit on the island of Crete yesterday after suffering injuries to her stomach, lungs and head when she was hit by a vehicle in the village of Avli, in the region of Iraklion.

Police detained the driver of the vehicle.