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Greek's coastguard said they had been called out numerous times over the weekend to rescue migrants stranded in boats.

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.

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

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 has rescued hundreds of migrants off its southern islands of Gavdos and Crete in five separate incidents since Friday, ...

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