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Greek authorities rescued 40 migrants from a sinking dinghy in the Aegean Sea on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, and charged two of them with causing a shipwreck and endangering lives for allegedly ...
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The crew of a Greek coast guard vessel opened fire on a speedboat smuggling migrants — including several children — from neighboring Turkey killing one passenger, ...
ISTANBUL (AP) — A Greek Coast Guard boat chased an inflatable dinghy to within a few dozen meters of the Turkish coast Friday, local media reported, threatening a diplomatic incident ...
One of the survivors, an unnamed 20-year-old man, was identified by other passengers as having piloted the boat and was arrested on suspicion of migrant smuggling.
Greek authorities have rescued more than 500 migrants off the country's southern islands of Crete and Gavdos in five separate maritime incidents since Friday.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The crew of a Greek coast guard patrol boat fired warning shots early Thursday to deter a Turkish coast guard vessel that was trying to ram them in the eastern Aegean Sea ...
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek court on Tuesday acquitted a group of 16 aid workers and volunteers of charges connected with their efforts to rescue migrants making the dangerous sea crossing in ...
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Four Turkish nationals have been arrested on suspicion of smuggling migrants after a boat with nearly 100 people on board was found in trouble off an island near Athens ...
A Greek coast guard vessel takes part in a search and rescue operation, after the capsizing of a boat carrying migrants, off the coast on the northeastern Aegean Sea island of Lesbos, Greece ...