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

Two people died in a separate wildfire on 1 July in the Catalonia region, where Tarragona is located. In the south of France, ...

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

The Mediterranean country baked in its second major heatwave of the season, with temperatures soaring as high as 41 degrees ...

Statement of Kimberly Guilfoyle, nominee for US Ambassador to Greece, at the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on July ...

Greece has suspended the processing of asylum applications from North Africa for three months after a surge in migrant ...

A Roman-era bridge was discovered in the ancient city of Elefsina, west of Athens during works for a suburban railway line.

A blaze in southern France forced the closure of the Marseille airport, and weather agencies issued warnings for other parts ...

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

Authorities in Greece have imposed mandatory work breaks in areas where temperatures are expected to exceed 104 degrees ...

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.

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