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4 Children Among 5 Dead in 2 Migrant Boat Sinkings in Greece
Four children were among five people who died in two separate migrant boat sinkings off the islands of Lesvos and Samos in Greece on Monday.
The coast guard said four people died and 18 were rescued after a boat carrying...
Greek News
Explore Lesbos Island, Greece
Big and beautiful Lesbos, or Lesvos, is the third largest Greek island after Crete and Evia, and the birthplace of the ancient Greek poet Sappho.
It boasts stunning natural landscapes, including beautiful beaches, lush green mountains, and picturesque villages.
It's big...
Greek News
Zorba’s Syrtaki Performed on Sailing Boats on Lesbos
Summer festivities on the Greek island of Lesbos began in an upbeat fashion with the performance of the syrtaki on sailing boats in the waters off the island's capital, Mytilene.
The music and accompanying dance popularized by the 1964 film...
Ancient Greece
The Greek Island of Lesbos and the Origin of the Word ‘Lesbian’
Modern English, and indeed many languages, borrow a plethora of words from ancient Greek. One particularly interesting word is "lesbian", today used to describe a homosexual woman who is attracted to other women, but the root of the word...
Ancient Greece
Magnificent Roman Aqueduct on Greece’s Lesvos Gets Facelift
A Roman aqueduct in the area of Moria on Lesvos will be restored, the Ministry of Culture announced on Tuesday.
Archaeology
Entire Fossilized Tree Discovered Intact on Greece's Lesvos Island
Greece's Museum of Natural History of the Petrified Forest of Lesvos announced recently a major discovery on the beautiful island of the eastern Aegean Sea.
The Museum said that they discovered a massive and almost completely intact fossilized tree, which...
Greece
Greek Police Suspends 4 Officers for Beating Helpless Refugees on Lesvos
The Greek Police announced on Friday night that they suspended three border guards and one police officer on the island of Lesvos, following the publication of a video, which showed them beating helpless refugees and migrants on the Eastern...
Greece
Hundreds of Migrants Housed in New Facility on Greece's Lesvos Island
A total of 800 migrants and refugees who had been left without shelter after the fires that destroyed the Moria camp on Lesvos last week, were resettled at a new facility by Monday evening.
The Greek Army built a temporary...
Greece
Thousands Flee Fire at Notorious Greek Migrant Camp of Moria
Thousands of migrants fled the overcrowded camp at Moria, on the Greek island of Lesvos, after multiple fires gutted much of the site early on Wednesday.
The severely-overcrowded camp, home to more than 12,000 migrants and refugees, was under COVID-19...
Greece
Greece's Moria Migrant Camp Quarantined After First Covid Case Detected
Greek health authorities placed the overcrowded migrant camp of Moria, on the island of Lesvos, in quarantine for 14 days beginning Wednesday, after they detected the first case of coronavirus there.
Authorities say the positive sample was taken from a...