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generalCrete's Olive Festival Opens, Mayor Demands Government Support42m|newsUn séisme de magnitude 5,8 a frappé la Crète, en Grèce, le vendredi 24 avril 2026 à 8h49min07s - وكالة سبأ55m|newsLight mag. 3.3 earthquake - Aegean Sea, 151 km northeast of Irakleion, Greece, on Saturday, Apr 25, 2026, at 01:21 am (GMT +3) - Volcano Discovery1h|generalCrete Dam Project Gets 12-Month Extension for Engineering Studies1h|generalMonk Rescued After 72 Hours Trapped in Crete Gorge2h|newsLight mag. 3.1 earthquake - Eastern Mediterranean, 41 km southeast of Ierapetra, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, on Saturday, Apr 25, 2026, at 11:15 am (GMT +3) - Volcano Discovery2h|tourismRainfall Continues in Crete Saturday; Travelers Advised to Exercise Caution2h|generalFire in Chania's Koumbeles Area Contained by Emergency Crews2h|

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Crete's Olive Festival Opens, Mayor Demands Government Support

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Un séisme de magnitude 5,8 a frappé la Crète, en Grèce, le vendredi 24 avril 2026 à 8h49min07s - وكالة سبأ

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Light mag. 3.3 earthquake - Aegean Sea, 151 km northeast of Irakleion, Greece, on Saturday, Apr 25, 2026, at 01:21 am (GMT +3) - Volcano Discovery

Crete Dam Project Gets 12-Month Extension for Engineering Studies

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Monk Rescued After 72 Hours Trapped in Crete Gorge

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Light mag. 3.1 earthquake - Eastern Mediterranean, 41 km southeast of Ierapetra, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, on Saturday, Apr 25, 2026, at 11:15 am (GMT +3) - Volcano Discovery

Rainfall Continues in Crete Saturday; Travelers Advised to Exercise Caution

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Fire in Chania's Koumbeles Area Contained by Emergency Crews

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