But in recent years, some areas of sandy beach have emerged outside areas traditionally governed by the building restriction lines, sparking skirmishes between private landowners and state regulators.

This spot on Crete’s north-eastern coast – an hour’s drive on the winding coastal road east from Heraklion airport – is a natural amphitheatre overlooking a private sandy beach. Elegantly ...

The three young American women found dead at a Belize beach resort last month died from “fatal exposure to carbon monoxide poisoning,” according to a new toxicology report. Kaoutar Naqqad ...

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The women -- identified as 23-year-old Koutar Naqqad, 24-year-old Imane Mallah and 26-year-old Wafae El-Arar -- were found dead at the Royal Kahal Beach Resort in San Pedro in February.