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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, ...

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 ...

Greece has been rescuing hundreds of migrants near islands like Gavdos and Crete amid rising arrivals from Libya. In response ...

Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis met with General Khalifa Haftar and his sons in Benghazi to discuss migration, ...

The Greek Foreign Minister had a one-hour meeting with the leader of Eastern Libya – He also met his son, who is responsible ...