Greece has halted the processing of North African asylum applications in response to a spike in the number of migrants.According to Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the conservative prime minister, boat arrivals ...

The halt comes after the EU's migration commissioner and ministers from Italy, Malta, and Greece were denied entry into eastern Libya.

The coast guard noted 7,300 asylum-seekers have reached Crete and a nearby island this year, up from fewer than 5,000 in 2024 ...

Greece will suspend the processing of asylum applications from individuals arriving from North Africa for three months. Prime ...

Greece will stop processing asylum applications of people coming from North Africa, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said ...

At least seven commercial ships had to disrupt their voyages in the Eastern Mediterranean over the past four days to help ...

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In a striking scene captured on Sunday morning at Diskos beach in southern Crete, dozens of migrants were filmed leaping from ...

Over 1,200 migrants have been detained on Crete and nearby Gavdos due to rising arrivals from Libya. Greece's foreign ...

Authorities in Greece say more than 1,200 migrants have been detained on the island of Crete and the nearby islet of Gavdos ...

A group of migrants arrived directly onto a beach in southern Crete amidst bewildered bathers, highlighting the escalating ...

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