Greece has detained nearly 200 migrants who arrived after an asylum freeze imposed on claimants from North Africa, the ...

Greek Coast Guard rescued 74 migrants on Crete, part of hundreds of arrivals over the weekend, as traffickers shift to longer ...

His message to thousands of young men waiting in North Africa to come to his country for a life in Europe is clear: ‘Don’t ...

Greece began detaining the migrants arriving from North Africa who have been rescued off Crete after Athens suspended the ...

Greece’s Immigration Minister Thanos Plevris delivers a blunt message to migrants: “Don’t come here. We’ll jail or deport you.” As Crete faces a surge of arrivals, a new hardline law suspends asylum ...

The measure is a death sentence on many desperate people who are trying to flee economic hardship, political persecution or ...

Greek authorities rescued 216 migrants from Libya south of Crete and Gavdos. All face deportation and will be detained ...

From July 1 to 13, 2,619 migrants landed on Crete, a surge far beyond anything previously experienced on the idyll beloved by ...

Greece has declared a three-month halt to all asylum applications for migrants arriving from North Africa. The European Union ...

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

The ban has drawn sharp criticism from rights groups and opposition parties, who have labelled it illegal and inhumane.

Greece's three-month asylum ban for migrants from Libya and other North African countries has been condemned by the UN and ...