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Tension Breaks Between Migrants in Mytilene, Greece

Tension broke between migrants at the port of Mytilene, Greece, on Wednesday morning, June 17, due to the suffocating situation on the island. The incident occurred when two migrant groups started a brawl that caused several injuries, with about 10 people taken...

Greek Islands See Sixfold Increase in Refugees This Year

Over 42,000 migrants arrived by sea in Greece during the first five months of 2015, with the majority of them being refugees from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia and Eritrea, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The influx of migrants on the...

8,735 Illegal Immigrants on Greek Island of Lesvos This Year

The number of illegal immigrants in the Greek island of Lesvos coming from the northern sea borders between Greece and Turkey was increased by 550% during the March-April 2015 period compared to the same period last year. According to official data from the...

213 Migrants Rescued in Greece During the Night

Greek coast guard rescued 213 migrants in six different incidents near the islands of Kos, Chios and Lesvos during the night. All migrants are safe and well, and no missing persons have been reported. In recent months there has been...

Norway Funds Migrant Reception Center in Greece

Greece and Norway have agreed to use funding from the European Economic Area and Norway Grants to establish a new reception center on the island of Lesvos. This is Norway’s contribution to alleviating the Mediterranean migrant crisis, according to The Norway...

Lesvos Roadworks Reveal New Petrified Forest Remains

Roadworks for the construction of a new road from Kalloni to Sigri on the island of Lesvos, Greece, have yielded new traces of fossilized tree trunks and the remains of an antediluvian forest. The search was conducted by scientists at...

Greek Migration Policy Minister: Lesvos Must be 'Emptied' of Refugees, Migrants

Visiting Mytilene, the main town on the island of Lesvos, Greek Migration Policy Minister Tasia Christodoulopoulou underlined that a way must be found to "evacuate" the island of the hordes of migrants and refugees arriving there on a daily...

Lesbos: The Sex Tourism Capital of Ancient Greece

According to a new BBC documentary, the Greek island of Lesbos used to be the Magaluf of its time. A place famous for its sex tourism and women were so beautiful that men just couldn't resist. Even though Lesbos has been...

Alarming Number of Migrants Flood Greece

New waves of refugees and illegal migrants are flooding Greece on a daily basis. The data released by the North Aegean Prefecture are alarming. Prefect Christianna Kalogirou said that in the last 57 days, Greece has received 75% of the total...

Greek Coast Guard Rescues 207 Migrants in Aegean Sea

On Wednesday morning, the Greek coast guard located and rescued 207 illegal migrants in seas around the eastern Aegean islands, in four separate operations. The first case concerned 95 illegal migrants in two inflatable dinghies sighted near a marina on the island of...