Greek authorities have rescued more than 500 migrants off the country's southern islands of Crete and Gavdos in five separate ...

Greece's coastguard on Monday said it had rescued around 230 asylum seekers near the island of Crete, after hundreds more landed over the weekend.

Crete is facing an unprecedented migrant surge, with over 1,000 arrivals in recent hours overwhelming the island’s reception ...

Greece is a popular route for migrants and authorities have had to carry out several rescue missions in recent days, one of ...

The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says he will do everything to "ensure a new migration route to Crete is not ...

On the Greek side, however, there was cautious optimism that there would be no unpleasant surprises in the near future ...

Once considered an ally of Greece, Haftar's relationship with the country has soured in recent months. The shift is largely ...

The escalating migration crisis in Crete was dramatically underscored Sunday morning as a group of migrants arrived directly ...

Greece's coast guard says it rescued hundreds of migrants off Gavdos and Crete:: The migrants landed at Agia Galini port in ...

In a separate incident, also on Sunday, the European Union’s Frontex border agency rescued 96 migrants on board two boats off ...

Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis met with Eastern Libya leader Khalifa Haftar and discussed migrant flows and ...