Mytilene

Saudi Arabian Prince Majed Abdulaziz Al-Saud sailed into the port of Mytilene in the Aegean with two yachts, "Elegant 007" and Aristotle Onassis' legendary yacht "Christina". Anchored half a mile from the beach of Vatera in south Lesvos, the prince and...

Lena Headey, Liam Cunningham and Maisie Williams, stars of popular television series Game of Thrones, visited a refugee camp on Lesvos island in Greece. Cersei Lannister, Davos Seworth and Arya Stark, as they are known by millions of fans worldwide, visited...

On Saturday and Sunday night, three boats with refugees and migrants off the shores of Northern Lesvos and in the open sea of Mytilene have caused worries to authorities, ANA MPA reports. For the past 10 days, less than 50...

The relics of St.Valentine that are kept at the Cathedral of Mytilene attract couples from all over the world that decide to get married on the island. Weddings at the city's Cathedral have not been carried out for a long...

Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos who arrived on Friday in Mytilene was the first of the three hierarchs that will visit Lesvos on Friday and Saturday in an attempt to support the refugees. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (Vartholomeos) will...

Three activists on Friday jumped in the sea at the Mytilene Port to prevent the departure of a ship carrying 45 migrants to be deported to Turkey. As per the European Union-Turkey agreement that went in effect on Monday, the...

Bells in Berlin and the town of Mytilene in Lesvos rang in synchronization on Tuesday, as part of a Greek-German collaborative art project to raise awareness about the refugee crisis. At noon on Tuesday, the bell at Agios Athanassios...

The number of refugee inflows from the islands of the Aegean Sea to Piraeus, Greece, was significantly reduced on Monday, since the ferry "Ariadni" that docked at the port early in the morning carried only 17 refugees and migrants...

"Ariadni" ferry with 529 migrants and refugees docked at Piraeus port on Wednesday morning. More specifically, on board “Ariadni” were 50 persons from Chios and 479 from Mytilene. "Blue Star 2" is expected to arrive to the port later in the...

A total of 2,090 refugees were rescued and brought to Lesbos island in the past 24 hours alone, according to the Hellenic Coast Guard. Authorities say that in the past three days more than 6,000 refugees and migrants were registered...