Greek authorities have transported more than 500 migrants to a port on the mainland in an effort to relieve strain on the ...

More than 500 migrants arrived at the port of Lavrio near Athens on Thursday after being intercepted south of the island of ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s government said Wednesday it is temporarily suspending asylum applications for migrants ...

The migrants, consisting mostly of young men, were transferred overnight aboard a bulk carrier after their fishing trawler ...

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Wednesday that Greece would suspend asylum processing for migrants arriving ...

Migrants rescued at sea off the Greek island of Crete disembark from a Greek coast guard lifeguard vessel in the port of Agia Galini before being tranferred on July 6, 2025 ...

Authorities in Greece say more than 1,200 migrants have been detained on the island of Crete and the nearby islet of Gavdos over the past three days, following a surge in arrivals from Libya. The ...

This year already 7,300 asylum seekers have made it across the Mediterranean to Gavdos and Crete, compared to fewer than 5,000 in 2024. Last year just over 56,000 migrants arrived in Greece via ...

ATHENS, July 6 (Reuters) - Greece has rescued hundreds of migrants off its southern islands of Gavdos and Crete in five separate incidents since Friday, its coastguard said on Sunday.

Authorities in Greece say more than 1,200 migrants have been detained on the island of Crete and the nearby islet of Gavdos over the past three days, following a surge in arrivals from Libya.

Local reports say 840 migrants were rescued within 24 hours near Crete and Gavdos, while the Unified Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (ESRC) and with the assistance of the Greek coast guard ...