ATHENS (Reuters) - The Greek islands of Crete and Gavdos have seen a steep rise in migrant boats landing on their shores from Libya this year, U.N. data shows, piling pressure on ill-equipped ...

More than 430 migrants were spotted and rescued about 25 nautical miles off Gavdos, Greece's southernmost island, on Sunday, the coastguard said in a statement. In a separate incident, also on Sunday, ...

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's conservative government promised on Monday to offer extra financial aid and more staff to help the island of Crete and its tiny neighbour Gavdos handle a steep rise in ...

Dozens of migrants were seen in shocking footage leaping off a boat and running onto a beach in front of tourists on a Greek holiday island. Greek authorities have rescued more than 500 migrants off ...

More than 600 migrants have arrived on Crete and Gavdos in recent days, as boats carrying them were either found adrift by the Greek Coast Guard or managed to reach beaches ...

11:17, Mon, Jul 7, 2025 Updated: 11:17, Mon, Jul 7, 2025 Greek authorities have rescued in recent days hundreds of migrants from waters around two of its southern islands. Local reports say 840 ...

ATHENS, Greece — A group of 29 migrants was rescued Tuesday off a crippled boat in the Mediterranean Sea south of Crete, Greek authorities said, on an increasingly busy migration route from North ...

Greece Rescues Hundreds of Migrants Over Weekend off Islands of Gavdos and Crete ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece has rescued hundreds of migrants off its southern islands of Gavdos and Crete in five separate ...