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Hero of the Aegean Who Saved Thousands of Lives Dies at 44

Kyriakos Papadopoulos, the 44-years-old lieutenant of the Hellenic Coast Guard, who became globally known for his tireless efforts to save thousands of refugees in the Aegean Sea during the refugee crisis of 2015-16, has died unexpectedly from a heart...

IOM: Migrant Arrivals in Europe Decreasing but Death Toll Rising

The number of refugees and migrants arriving in Europe has fallen sharply this year but migration to the continent has grown more deadly, according to new data released Tuesday by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). From January 1 through...

Coast Guard Rescues 34 Migrants off Greek Island Lesvos on Monday

Following a week of almost no activity of migrants arriving to Lesvos, on Monday Coast Guard officers rescued 34 migrants piled onto a dinghy off the shores of the island. Although the migrant crisis had slowed in regards to new...

'I am here, come and save me': A Message from Syrian Children Sparked by Pokemon Go Craze Hits Close to Home for Greeks [photos]

Pokemon Go is taking the world by storm and has captivated an audience of both old and young as people dive into the virtual-realty screen of their smart phones. Greeks are no exception to this new craze as the Greek...

270 More Migrants Reached Eastern Aegean Islands Last Week

According to a report on Sunday by the ANA-MPA, last week the total amount of migrants that reached the shores of the eastern Aegean reached 270. The number of 270 migrants is reflective of a mere 5-day period from last...

The Situation in Turkey is Strange and Remains Uncertain, Alternate Def. Min Says

As Turkey is in a strange situation - the situation has not normalized yet - you always have some concerns and you ought to take measures, Alternate Defence Minister Dimitris Vitsas said in statements to private SKAI TV regarding...

Greece: Afghan Asylum Seeker Dies in Brawl at Elliniko Camp

An Afghan asylum seeker was killed in a brawl that broke out among several dozens of migrants at Greece's Elliniko refugee camp on Thursday, police say. The makeshift camp is located at the abandoned old Athens airport and houses more than 3,000...

Greece: Médecins Sans Frontières Asks Pfizer and GSK to Reduce Exorbitant Price of Vaccines for Refugee Children

Over the past few weeks, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has vaccinated over 5,000 refugee children from the age of six months to 15 years in camps and settlements in Greece. MSF has once again denounced the high-price that governments and non-governmental...

Migrant Family of Four Drown off Lesvos Coast, Identified as Syrians from Aleppo

Authorities announced on Thursday that the four bodies recovered off of the coast of the Greek island of Lesvos on Wednesday were members of a Syrian family from Aleppo. The family of four, two parents and their two children aged...