Greece says it is suspending asylum applications for migrants arriving on the island of Crete by sea. Prime Minister Kyriakos ...

Greece said Wednesday it is temporarily suspending asylum applications for migrants arriving on the island of Crete following a spike in arrivals from Libya. More than 2,000 migrants have landed on ...

Greek authorities have transported more than 500 migrants to a port on the mainland in an effort to relieve strain on the island of Crete after a surge in arrivals from Libya ...

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.

Authorities in Greece said Tuesday they detained 107 migrants in two separate operations near the island of Crete, as an official attributed an increase in people trying to cross the eastern ...

Greek authorities said Thursday they had found 66 migrants in two locations on the southern Greek island of Crete who had sailed to the island from the Libyan coast in north Africa, a route ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The European Union ’s commissioner for migration says Europe will take a “firm” approach with authorities in Libya following a spike in illegal migration across the ...

As of early November, over 50,000 migrants have been recorded entering Greece this year, more than 43,000 of whom made the crossing by sea, according to data from the U.N. refugee agency.

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

Greece detains over 100 migrants as officials link a surge in arrivals to Mideast wars. ... Stefanos Gikas, said authorities have been dealing with a surge in illegal migration since late 2023.

Authorities in Greece say they detained 107 migrants in two separate operations near the island of Crete. The deputy minister of maritime affairs told parliament Tuesday that authorities have been ...