Ierapetra

The skeleton of a man belonging to a Bulgarian who had disappeared from Ierapetra in November 2012 was found on Wednesday morning by a cattle farmer in the rugged Pano Karkas area near the village of Anatoli in Lasithi, Crete.

A human skeleton was found Wednesday by a shepherd in a remote area near Anatoli, Ierapetra, Crete.

Police said documents found at the scene suggest the remains belong to a Bulgarian man born in 1967, who was reported missing in 2012.

The skeleton has been sent for examination to confirm the identity.

Tackling a decade-long situation on the idyllic island of Chrysi, opposite Ierapetra, Crete, the Natural Environment and Climate Change Agency and the regional authority have a launched an initiative for the removal of all solid waste and construction remains strewn across the landscape. The two agencies signed a contract Thursday for the financing and implementation of the project.

Premia Properties' deal to buy two hotels in Kallithea, Rhodes, and Ierapetra, Crete, will significantly improve its finances, besides expanding its property portfolio.

A man in his 30s was found dead in Lasithi, Crete, on Wednesday, in a suspected homicide.

More than eight decades after the death of a woman who had her own role in the history of Crete, the tomb of Adelina Guitar, the legendary Madame Hortense, has been found.

A 55-year-old Dutch tourist who was reported missing on Monday has been found dead in his car, which was located on a cliff edge near Ierapetra.

Firefighters were called to retrieve the vehicle, which was found near the village of Koutsounari, east of Ierapetra, on Tuesday, as it was in danger of falling off the cliff.

The port authority is set to acquire 11 boats that will be used to transfer patients from islands to hospitals, under an agreement signed on Monday between Maritime Affairs and Island Policy Minister Christos Stylianides and the Greek subsidiary of a Danish maritime safety equipment manufacturer.

Police arrested a man for violations of fireworks legislation on Holy Saturday afternoon in Ierapetra, southeastern Crete.

The arrest was made during a check at a business he operates, where a total of 3,290 fireworks items were found and seized.

The investigation is being conducted by the Ierapetra Security Department.

Eastern Mani in southern Greece and the islands of Karpathos and Syros have been deemed to have the most environmentally friendly beaches, and will be spared of umbrella loungers this year, according to a list drafted by the Finance Ministry of 198 "untouched" beaches in 49 municipalities, published on Friday.