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

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 ...

Crete is grappling with an unprecedented influx of migrants, with nearly 2,000 people arriving on the island in the past 48 ...

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

In an urgent response to a surge in Greece's migrant flows, particularly from Libya to Crete, Mitsotakis announced stringent ...

Greece has rescued hundreds of migrants off its southern islands of Gavdos and Crete in five separate incidents since Friday, ...

ATHENS (Reuters) -Gale force wind gusts complicated efforts on Friday to contain wildfires on Crete that have razed forests ...

Firefighters struggled to gain control over a massive wildfire burning on the Greek island of Crete, as powerful winds fanned ...

Blazes are burning in countries including Spain, Greece and Turkey in the wake of record-setting temperatures across much of ...

Firefighters are struggling to bring a major wildfire on Greece’s southern island of Crete under control, hampered by gale ...

Most of those fleeing the blaze were tourists. Firefighters struggled against heavy winds to bring the flames under control.

Greece's government said Wednesday it is temporarily suspending asylum applications for migrants arriving on the island ...