Local residents, frustrated by the island’s strained resources, blocked buses meant to transport the newcomers, sparking a standoff. With over 1,200 migrants landing on Crete in just 48 hours, the ...

A woman prays as migrants from Africa rest in the port of Agia, Chania, on the island of Crete, Greece, 7 July 2025 ...

William J. Stillman, an American journalist, diplomat, author, and photographer captured the Acropolis in 1870 in a series of ...

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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 ...

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

Greece has rescued hundreds of migrants in the waters close to Crete and the nearby island of Gavdos since Friday, local ...

According to Reuters, thousands were evacuated late last week as Crete endured gale force winds that exacerbated wildfires ...

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

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

Greece has been rescuing hundreds of migrants near islands like Gavdos and Crete amid rising arrivals from Libya. In response ...

A new wildfire in Greece prompted evacuations in coastal areas south of Athens, as firefighters in neighboring Turkey ...