Greece rescues more than 500 asylum seekers off coast of Crete | Migration News
Greek coastguard says nearly 540 people will have their asylum claims processed after rescue south of the island. Published On…
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Bodies of 17 people found in boat off of Greece’s Crete | Refugees News
Greek coastguard says two survivors in critical condition have been hospitalised. Published On 7 Dec 20257 Dec 2025 Click here…
Murder charge 20 years after Steven Cook goes missing in Crete
Handout Steven Cook disappeared in the resort of Malia, Crete, in 2005 A man has been charged with murdering a…
Greece’s Crete sees surge in boat arrivals despite harsher detention policy | Migration News
Greece has suspended processing of asylum applications from people arriving by sea from North Africa since July. More than 120…
Greece claims ‘invasion’ in Crete as it tries to halt asylum on Med route
Sarah Rainsford Southern and Eastern Europe correspondent in Crete Francesco Tosto/BBC People arriving from North Africa are held in Crete…
Fires in Greece’s Crete and near Athens extinguished; two dead in Turkiye | News
No casualties in Greece as fires in southern Crete and the port of Rafina are put out; two die after…
Wildfire on Greek island of Crete forces evacuation of 1,500 | Weather News
The blaze comes as southern Europe contends with an acute summer heatwave which has killed people in several countries. A…
mass evacuations as blaze rages near Ierapetra, Crete
Nikos Papanikolaou BBC News Watch: Beachgoers look on as wildfires burn in Greece A major wildfire in Greece continues to…