According to information in Greek media today, USA has asked the Greek government for the permission to place a number of drones on Crete for a period of six to twelve months.

A 45-year-old French tourist  who was visiting Crete with her husband lost her life when she fell off the balcony of the third floor hotel room in Iraklio where the couple resided.

Tourism minister Olga Kefaloyanni used the following hashtags to advertise Santorini on her twitter account #santorini, #imerovigli, #greeksummer, #greeksunset, #visitgreece.