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Saudi Startup FlyAkeed Raises $15.2M Series A Funding

2023-08-23 by Phil Butler

Saudi Arabia-based travel tech startup FlyAkeed has just raised $15.2 million (SAR 57 million) in Series A funding.

Funding Approval Expected for Agia Pelagia Beach Restoration by Month’s End

2024-11-24 By Iorgos Pappas

Approval of €1.5M funding for Agia Pelagia beach restoration expected. Restoration plans aim for completion by the 2025 tourism season.

Crete Olive Oil Prices Collapse Bringing Sales and Production to a Standstill

2024-11-23 By Iorgos Pappas

Olive oil prices in Crete collapse to €5/L, stalling sales and halting harvest amid market shifts and worrying drought signs.

This Is Why Crete Doesn’t Have Railway Infrastructure

2024-11-23 By Mihaela Lica Butler

While Crete lacks railway infrastructure, officials dismiss plans, citing limited resources and prioritizing ongoing projects.

Vine & Wine Information Center Elevating Cretan Viticulture in Archanes

2024-11-23 By Iorgos Pappas

The Vine & Wine Information Center in Archanes aims to become a hub for education, tradition, and innovation in Cretan viticulture.

Crete’s Overbosses Target the Displacement of Traditional Cretan Beekeeping

2024-11-22 By Phil Butler

The mission seems clear now. Through their policy puppets in office, investors in Crete intend to make the island into a barren rock for producing energy and endless all-inclusive playgrounds. Their method and their planning ends up destroying one of Greece’s greatest treasures. How so, you ask? As it turns out, huge resorts with half […]

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