From July 1 to 13, 2,619 migrants landed on Crete, a surge far beyond anything previously experienced on the idyll beloved by ...

A new note verbale submitted by Libya to the UN extends the country's maritime border claims to the Greek island of Crete.

Greece’s Immigration Minister Thanos Plevris delivers a blunt message to migrants: “Don’t come here. We’ll jail or deport you.” As Crete faces a surge of arrivals, a new hardline law suspends asylum ...

Greece wants to use tough measures to deter refugees from entering the country by sea from Libya. Large numbers are arriving ...

Every summer, millions of tourists head to the Greek islands, but the vast majority of them always end up in the same places.

Greece’s New Democracy government has suspended asylum applications from North African migrants for three months, amid a 350% surge in arrivals to Crete. The EU-backed measure, part of a broader ...

Mykonos and Santorini are just the start. If you want to know which Greek Islands to visit next, you need to dig deeper.

Rome and Athens have identified Turkish and Russian involvement in a growing security threat from North Africa.

A holidaymaker on a popular Greek island has expressed his shock at seeing the popular tourist destination so deserted - and ...

Washed by the waters of the Sea of Crete and the Libyan Sea, the beaches on the island’s western coast are some of the finest ...

A holidaymaker in Santorini claims the island still has many vacancies during peak weeks of summer, as others explained ...

Composed of three summits, Mytikas, Skolio and Stefani, Mt Olympus is Greece’s highest mountain, with 46 peaks exceeding 2000m (6562ft) and a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Lush and virgin, it’s home to ...