Roughly as big as Hertfordshire or Surrey, the island of Lesbos – Greece's third largest – sits more than 12 hours by ferry ...

From July 1 to 13, 2,619 migrants landed on Crete, a surge far beyond anything previously experienced on the idyll beloved by British tourists. Almost all of them – a mixture of Egyptian, Sudanese, ...

Greece will temporarily halt processing asylum applications for North African migrants following an influx of arrivals. This ...

Greece will suspend the processing of asylum applications from individuals arriving from North Africa for three months. Prime ...

Hotspots,' originally conceived as migrant registration sites, have gradually turned into closed detention centers, such as ...

At least seven commercial ships had to disrupt their voyages in the Eastern Mediterranean over the past four days to help ...

Greece intercepts over 500 migrants near Crete, taking emergency actions due to rising Mediterranean crossings from Libya.

Crisis in Greece as coastguard rescues over 400 migrants on small boats in 24 hours The number represents the largest one day influx for the small island of Gavdos which has been pushed to the limit.

Greece saw a spike in migrant arrivals last week, with 731 migrants arriving on the islands of Crete and Gavdos in a 24 hour period. Greece plans to deploy navy warships near Libya’s territorial ...

Greece is facing a sharp spike in migrant arrivals from Libya just as Ankara and Tripoli step up energy exploration near Crete – fuelling fears of geopolitical coercion and escalating tensions ...

The uptick in arrivals coincided with a visit by Greece’s foreign minister, Giorgos Gerapetritis, to Libya for talks with ...

Greece will deploy two frigates and one more vessel off Libya's territorial waters to deter migrants from arriving at its southern islands of Crete and Gavdos, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos ...