Samos

A number of different shipwrecks in the East Aegean Greek Sea has left seven people dead, including five children. The Hellenic Coast Guard conducted a rescue operation after a boat carrying migrants and refugees capsized north of East Aegean Greek island of Lesvos....

A boat carrying migrants and refugees capsized in the East Aegean Sea, North of the Greek island of Samos, on Wednesday. Turkish authorities rescued 16 people who were aboard the ship, according to Greek media reports. Greek authorities were informed that another 15 people...

Since January 1, 2015 some 710,000 migrants and refugees have arrived in Europe, according to Frontex. The vast majority come from the war-torn regions of Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.  While Frontex estimates that 350,000 of them have entered through Greece, the...

While creditors have asked for a raise on value added tax on Greek islands, neighboring Turkey is about to create duty free zones on tourist destinations on the Aegean Sea coastline. As of October first, six popular tourist islands have...

The Hellenic Coast Guard is currently conducting a search operation for five people, who were on boats that capsized, while transporting migrants and refugees to Greece on Saturday. Four of the missing people are minors. One of the two boats, was operated by migrant smugglers, and had...

Following the death of Aylan Kurdi, another child has passed away during his family's effort to migrate to Europe. A two month Syrian boy was declared dead on the island of Samos on Saturday after the boat that was transporting him and his family...

Following the finalization of the third Greek bailout, privatizations and operation takeovers of Greek pubic assets are expected to recommence. Greek newspaper "Kathimerini" reported that German Fraport AG and Slentel Ltd will soon complete the takeover of the operation of 14 Greek airports. The...

Greeks will be leaving their cities for vacation over the weekend, on the occasion of the Dormition of Virgin Mary on August 15. They are expected to travel via boat, train, bus and airplane, with occupancy levels reaching 80% to 100%. From Friday...

Legendary yacht Venus anchored off the coast of Samos and has became an attraction for locals and tourists. The luxurious yacht arrived on the Greek island on Saturday morning, July 25. Venus is a yacht designed by Philippe Starck's design company Ubik...

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...