According to the Hellenic Coast Guard, a patrol vessel detected a suspicious speedboat traveling at high speed from Turkish territorial waters toward the Greek coastline during the morning hours.
Hidden camera footage revealed repeated violence against an 82-year-old woman in the second case of elder abuse that has come to light on the island in the past week
Researchers with the Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation recorded the sighting between the Greek islands of Ikaria and Chios. Risso's Dolphin is one of the least-studied dolphin species in Greek waters.
A new government-backed tourism support scheme will provide digital spending cards to thousands of beneficiaries, aiming to boost domestic travel and strengthen local economies on two Greek islands
August blaze that devastated northwest Chios originated from an electrical fault, with extreme weather accelerating its spread and no evidence of human intervention
What really happened in Chios: a collision in the Aegean and the questions that followed
Greece’s Civil Protection authority sent emergency 112 messages urging residents to limit movement in coastal areas of Chios and Serifos, while African dust and strong winds forced school closures and a carnival postponement in Heraklion, Crete
The defendant is expected to be transferred in the coming days to a detention facility, where he will remain until the case comes to trial.
The Moroccan national stands accused of migrant smuggling and possible charges of negligent homicide; 15 Afghans nationals died when the migrant boat collided with a Greek coast guard patrol vessel
The minister stood by the Coast Guard’s version of events and dismissed claims of wrongdoing during a tense committee session
Forensic exams found all 15 victims of the Chios boat collision suffered fatal head trauma, not drowning, as authorities investigate conflicting accounts of how the crash occurred.
Presenting the bill, Migration Minister Thanos Plevris said the government aims to draw a clearer line between legal migration and irregular entry, combining tougher enforcement with reduced bureaucracy for lawful residents.
Key recording systems on a Greek Coast Guard vessel were inactive during a fatal collision with a migrant boat, prompting an official investigation into the incident and unanswered questions about what happened.
UNHCR said it was deeply saddened by Tuesday’s incident. Fifteen people were reported dead, while another 24 survived, including women and minors. Several of the survivors, however, sustained serious injuries
A Moroccan man identified by survivors as the alleged smuggler has been arrested following the speedboat collision off Chios that left 15 migrants dead and 25 injured, authorities said
Greek authorities activated a special disaster management plan, deploying forensic teams, rescue units and hospital transfers after a migrant boat sank following a collision with a coast guard vessel
The deaths of 15 migrants off Chios cast a shadow over the immigration bill debate, with opposition parties calling for full transparency and a thorough investigation
Fifteen people dead and 24 injured after a speedboat carrying migrants allegedly failed to comply with Coast Guard signals before colliding with a patrol vessel off the coast of Chios
Authorities say a speedboat carrying foreign nationals rammed a patrol vessel during a nighttime chase, triggering a sinking, multiple deaths and an ongoing search for missing passengers.
A collision between a coast guard vessel and a speedboat carrying foreign nationals left multiple dead and dozens injured as a large-scale search and rescue operation continues.