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Turkish Fighter Jets Infringe Athens FIR, Fly Over Greek Islets in Aegean

Two Turkish Air Force F-16s illegally entered the Athens Flight Information Region (FIR) and flew over the Greek islets Levitha and Mavria west of Kalymnos on Friday, the Hellenic National Defence General Staff announced. The pair of Turkish F-16s entered...

Almost 10,000 Migrants Stuck at the Camps of Eastern Aegean

More than 200 undocumented migrants have landed on the islands of the eastern Aegean from Turkey between Saturday and Monday morning. According to government figures 212 migrants arrived on the islands of Lesvos, Chios and Samos. The new arrivals has brought...

9,487 Migrants and Refugees Stranded on the Northern Aegean Islands

Sixty-eight new migrant and refugees arrivals were recorded on the island of Lesvos in the last 48 hours while no arrivals were reported on the islands of Chios and Samos. According to police, 3,717 persons seeking asylum that have not...

Number of Migrant Inflow to Greece on the Rise Again; 29 Found Stranded on Ro

A total 173 migrants crossed to the North Aegean islands from Turkey in the past 48 hours, while another 29 were found stranded on Ro islet on Wednesday. The migrants landed on the islands of Chios (58) and Samos (115),...

113 Migrants and Refugees Arrive on Chios and Samos in the Last 48h

One Hundred and thirteen migrants and refugees arrived on the northern Aegean islands in the last 48 hours. Fifty of them were recorded on Chios and 63 on Samos while no arrivals were reported on Lesvos. According to police as...

Eupalinos Tunnel, a Masterpiece of Ancient Engineering Opens to Public

The Tunnel of Eupalinos, one of the most extraordinary monuments of craftmanship and construction (1,036 metres carved inside the mountain that towers over the town of Pythagorio on Samos) will be very soon accessible. The Culture Ministry announced that the...

Migrant Arrivals to Greek Islands Increase Alarmingly in Past 4 Days

The increase of the number of migrants arriving to Greek islands from Turkey has alarmed residents and Greek authorities, as a total 566 asylum seekers landed on Lesvos, Chios and Samos since Thursday. The majority of migrants arrived on the...

Fifty-Four Refugees and Migrants Arrive on Lesvos in Last 24 Hours

Fifty-four migrants and refugees arrived on northern Lesvos in the last 24 hours. No arrivals were reported on the islands of Chios and Samos. According to northern Aegean police, 10,057 people who are seeking asylum in Greece and have not been...

Migrants and Refugees Located on Samos Beach; Missing Man Rescued

Greek Coast Guard located 16 undocumented migrants early Tuesday on a beach on Samos island. The migrants and refugees had disembarked from a dinghy and told the authorities that a man that was among them fell into the water and...

58 Refugees and Migrants Arrived in the Last 3 Days on the Aegean Islands

A total of 58 migrants and refugees arrived on the northern Greek islands in the last three days. 47 persons arrived on Lesvos and 11 on Samos while no arrivals were recorded on Chios. According to police, on Sunday morning...