Greece blocks asylum claims for migrants on island of Crete after a surge in arrivals - Greece's government says it is ...

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

In an urgent response to surge in migrant flows, particularly from Libya to Crete, Mitsotakis announced a series of stringent ...

Greece will stop processing asylum applications from people coming from North Africa for three months after a rise in ...

Greece continues to be a key entry point to the EU for people escaping conflict and hardship in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

The United States has converted the Souda base in Crete into a missile defense center, with Patriot missile batteries, ...

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

Around 3,000 residents have been evacuated and put up in temporary shelters as wildfires continue to spread rapidly through ...

A wildfire on the Greek island of Crete that forced the evacuation of 5,000 tourists and locals is "retreating", firefighters ...

The island is a beloved destination for tourists, many of whom would have started flocking to the Greek island as the summer ...

A wildfire fanned by gale-force winds on the southern Greek island of Crete has forced the evacuation of thousands of ...

A Greek official says it is a "very difficult situation" as the wildfire sees clouds of ash fills the sky over southern Crete ...