Migrant arrivals in Crete rose 179% compared to the same period last year, she noted. Between January 1 and June 5, 5,083 migrants landed in Crete – more than all of 2024.
Greece is planning to sent Navy ships outside Libya’s territorial waters “as a precaution” to monitor migrant flows, Kyriakos Mitsotakis said
"To date, data show a 17% reduction in migration flows compared to 2024. But I must say that there is a 134% increase in arrivals from the Libyan Sea to the islands of Gavdos, Crete, Kassos, Rhodes, etc., due to the destabilisation in Sudan
This complaint is likely due to a illegal 2022 agreement between Libya and Turkey that defined their EEZs, but this agreement is controversial because it ignores the presence of Greek islands, particularly Crete.
The dead bodies of three Armed Forces officers and the two interpreters supplied by the foreign ministry for Greece's humanitarian aid mission to Libya were being returned to Greece in a C-27 military transport plane on Monday.
The dead bodies of three Armed Forces officers and two interpreters supplied by the foreign ministry for Greece's humanitarian aid mission to Libya were being returned to Greece in a C-27 military transport plane on Monday.
“Greece has conducted contracts to explore for oil and gas in a disputed area between us,” Foreign Minister of Dbeibeh’s government, Naila Mangoush pointed out.
Greece accuses Libya of “foul play”
Apollonia in Cyrenaica (modern Libya) was founded by Greek colonists and became a significant commercial centre in the southern Mediterranean,
