Cargo Ship Sinks Off Greek Island, 13 Crew Members Missing

A cargo ship carrying salt sank off the Greek island of Lesbos on Sunday, with all but one of its 14-strong crew still missing, the Greek coast guard said.

At least 16 migrants dead in shipwreck off Lesbos

The Greek coastguard said the dinghy had left the Turkish coast carrying 40 people in very high winds. 

US says Greek sovereignty on islands ‘not in question’ after Turkey complaint

The United States said Wednesday that Greek sovereignty over two islands was not in doubt after Ankara lodged a protest over the deployment there of US armored vehicles.

20 Demonstranten auf Lesbos fordern Evakuierung von Flüchtlingen – Video

Am Dienstag, dem 15. September, wird auf Lesbos nach dem katastrophalen Brand im Flüchtlingslager in Moria gegen die beschämenden Lebensbedingungen protestiert. Die 20 Demonstranten fordern eine sofortige Evakuierung der Flüchtlinge und Migranten von den griechischen Inseln.

Greece arrests five over Lesbos migrant camp blaze

Greek police have arrested five migrants over the fire on Lesbos which destroyed an overcrowded migrant camp last week, a Greek minister says.

Migrant boat sinks off Greece's Lesbos, five dead: Athens News Agency

A boat carrying an unknown number of refugees and migrants sank off Greece's Lesbos island early on Monday and five bodies have been recovered on a shore north of the island, the Athens News Agency reported.

EU: 10,000 Refugees Stationed in Greece Ready to Be Relocated

Ten thousand refugees stranded in Greece are ready to be relocated, European Parliament Vice President Dimitris Papadimoulis, who is also a member of Greece’s Syriza, said Tuesday.

Greece returns 60 migrants to Turkey under EU deal: Among them were 5 Turkish citizens who travelled to Greece illegally

Greece has returned a group of 60 irregular migrants to Turkey, the Greek ministry of public order and citizen protection announced Friday.

130 Migranten an der Küste des Peloponnes aufgegriffen. Wollten an Griechenland vorbei direkt nach Italien übersetzen.

Flüchtlinge und Migranten, die im Ionischen Meer westlich von Griechenland angetroffen werden, gelten bei der griechischen Küstenwache als “unüblich”. Anders als jene, die von der Türkei zu den ostgriechischen Inseln übersetzen, stammen die meisten von ihnen aus Nordafrika und wollen an Griechenland vorbei direkt nach Italien übersetzen.

Lack of asylum experts keeps migrants stuck in Greece: Calls for experts from the EU "are not always fulfilled"

Nearly 6,000 migrants and refugees are currently stranded on Aegean island of Lesbos.

Greece to House Refugees on Ferries Following Massive Fire at Moria Camp

Greece's merchant marine ministry said the ships are needed to satisfy an “immediate and urgent need to host, cater and perhaps transfer” at least 1,000 people displaced after the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos was destroyed by fire.

Visiting Greek island, Ban says refugees' nightmare 'not over,' urging humane approach across Europe

Visiting the Greek island of Lesbos, which has become migrants' entry point to Europe, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the countries in the region to respond with a humane and human rights-based approach, instead of border closures, barriers and bigotry.

Refugee riot breaks out on Greek island

The stale stench of burning trash hung in the air outside the Moria detention centre a day after some of the worst rioting seen on the island where refugees are held.

Pope returns from Greece with 12 migrants, wanted to "make a gesture of welcome'' to the refugees.

Pope Francis has taken 12 Syrian migrants back with him to the Vatican after visiting a camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.

Refugee crisis: Pope Francis arrives in Lesbos

Pope Francis has arrived in Lesbos, the Greek island on the frontline of Europe's refugee crisis for people striving to reach Western Europe on boats from Turkey.

Grèce: des dizaines de migrants pakistanais en grève de la faim à Lesbos

Un groupe de 70 Pakistanais, détenus dans le hotspot de Moria sur l'île grecque de Lesbos où restent enfermés au moins 3.000 migrants de diverses nationalités, ont commencé jeudi une grève de la faim pour protester contre leur éventuel renvoi en Turquie en vertu de l'accord UE-Turquie, a appris un correspondant de l'AFP.

Migrants on Greece's Lesvos island protest against returns to Turkey

Dozens of migrants stranded on the Greek island of Lesvos in the Aegean Sea carried out a sit in protest on Tuesday against deportations to Turkey a day after the first 200 people were shipped to Dikili port under the recent European Union (EU)-Turkey deal to curb the influx into Europe.

First migrants arrive in Turkey in EU deportation scheme

Migrants sent back from the Greek island of Lesbos have begun arriving in Turkey under a controversial EU scheme aimed at closing the main route by which a million people poured across the Aegean Sea to Greece in the last year.

At least 33 migrants drown off Turkey in two accidents

At least 33 migrants drowned in two accidents in the Aegean Sea Monday as they tried to cross from Turkey to Greece, Turkish media said.

Mehr als 30 Flüchtlinge vor türkischer Küste ertrunken. Ihr Schiff war auf dem Weg zur griechischen Insel Lesbos.

Vor der türkischen Ägäisküste sind bei einem Schiffsunglück mindestens 33 Flüchtlinge ums Leben gekommen.