Lesvos

According to reports by the ANA-MPA, the Greek island of Lesvos has seen an alarming influx of migrants arriving in the last 24 hours, with some 206 reaching the island's shores from a period of Wednesday to Thursday morning. Other...

Greece's Deputy Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas stated on Friday that the migrant flows from Turkey are manageable and that Ankara still honors its agreement with the European Union on stemming refugee flows. His statement came after Greek government concerns over...

The flow of migrants to the Greek islands from Turkey has increased by 76%, after disputes between Ankara and Europe, following the failed coup attempt. The number of stranded asylum seekers coming from the Turkish shores to the northeast...

Ten refugee athletes made history on Friday evening marching into Maracana Stadium in Brazil during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. For the first time in the history of the modern Olympics a team has been...

On Thursday around 10 a.m. local time, a plastic boat carrying 70 migrants crossing the Aegean to the Greek island of Lesvos sank off the coast of the island. Initially, there were only 68 people accounted for, leaving the coast...

International tourist arrivals on the island of Chios tumbled 71.6 percent in July compared to the same month of 2015, a decline which is widely attributed to last year’s refugee crisis, the local airport said in a press release...

On Thursday a plastic boat carrying some 50 migrants sank off the coast of the Greek island of Lesvos, authorities are reporting. The plastic boat carrying the migrants sank southeast of the island, where there are now two coast guard...

Based on data released by the Mytilene airport management, it appears that the island of Lesvos has suffered a great loss this touristic season. In fact, certain bodies on the island are talking about the destruction of the touristic...

A total of 119 refugees and migrants arrived on the Greek islands of Lesvos and Chios in the last 24 hours. Sixty two persons arrived on Lesvos and 57 on Chios while no arrivals were recorded on the island of...

Christian volunteers have tried to proselytize Muslim migrants and refugees at the Moria registration center on Lesvos, a Guardian report says. According to the British newspaper, there have been at least two proselytizing attempts in recent months, with volunteers handing...