Greece on Friday enforced a three-month freeze on asylum claims from migrants arriving by boat from North Africa, to stem a ...

Greek authorities have transported more than 500 migrants to a port on the mainland in an effort to relieve strain on the ...

The suspension will apply only to migrants reaching Crete by sea. Migrants entering illegally will be detained, Mitsotakis ...

Greek authorities have transported more than 500 migrants to a port on the mainland in an effort to relieve strain on the ...

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

Greece's parliament has approved a three-month suspension of asylum claims for migrants arriving from Libya despite strong ...

Greece's parliament has approved a three-month suspension of asylum claims for migrants from Libya. This decision has sparked ...

LAVRIO, Greece -- More than 500 migrants arrived at the port of Lavrio near Athens on Thursday after being intercepted south of the island of Crete, after a surge of arrivals from Libya.

In recent days, more than 2,000 migrants have landed on Crete, prompting the Greek authorities to halt asylum hearings for ...

Greece on Friday was to enforce a three-month freeze on asylum claims from migrants arriving by boat from North Africa, to stem a surge from Libya that the government has called an "invasion".

Libya has been divided for years between rival administrations in the east and west, each backed by armed groups and foreign governments. Greece recently announced plans to send warships to ...