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Migrant boat sinking off Greek island leaves 4 dead, 18 rescued
8/28/2023 11:09:50 AM
Greek authorities said that four people died and 18 were rescued Monday after a boat carrying migrants apparently sank northeast of the Greek island of Lesbos, which lies near the Turkish coast.
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The Syrian refugee who became mayor of a German village
5/31/2023 1:56:22 PM
Ryyan Alshebl fled war-torn Syria in 2015, arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos after a harrowing four-hour journey on a rubber boat.
World - International
Tourist resort evacuated as Lesbos wildfire destroys homes
7/23/2022 5:45:47 PM
Tourists and residents were evacuated on Saturday from a popular resort on the Greek island of Lesbos as a wildfire destroyed homes in the beachside village of Vatera.
World - International
Pope returns to Greek isle at heart of Europe migrant debate
12/5/2021 11:14:36 AM
Pope Francis returns Sunday to Lesbos, the Greek island at the heart of a massive wave of migration into Europe six years ago, after pointedly criticizing European governments on their current handling of migrants during a visit to two hard-hit countries.
World - International
Greece inaugurates its first 'closed' camp for asylum seekers
9/18/2021 4:42:47 PM
The EU has committed 276 million euros ($326 million) for the new camps on Greece's five Aegean islands -- Leros, Lesbos, Kos, Chios as well Samos -- that receive most of the migrant arrivals by sea from neighbouring Turkey
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Greece police move Lesbos migrants into tent camp after fire
9/17/2020 9:49:55 AM
'The operation began with many officers in white body suits, things are calm and migrants are slowly streaming into the new camp,' a Reuters witness said
World - International
German plans to take in around 1,500 migrants from Greek islands : Dpa
9/15/2020 10:59:23 AM
Dpa cited politicians focussed on domestic policy as saying that these would be families with children
World - International
Greek government accuses migrants of 'burning' Moria camp
9/14/2020 7:44:05 PM
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Greece resettling stranded migrants to tent camp on Lesbos
9/14/2020 3:01:08 PM
Greece is now registering the migrants and testing them for the COVID-19 disease before channeling them into the temporary tent camp
World - International
Greece sees end to Lesbos migrant crisis within a week
9/13/2020 2:41:16 PM
Thousands of asylum seekers left homeless by fires at Europe's largest migrant camp
World - International
With nowhere to go, Greece's Lesbos migrants sleep on roadsides, minors transferred
9/10/2020 10:00:00 AM
About 12,500 people had lived in the Moria camp, already notorious for its poor living conditions. Tuesday night's inferno reduced it to a mass of smouldering steel and melted tent tarpaulin
World - International
Two more migrants quarantined on Lesbos test positive for COVID-19
5/15/2020 11:21:04 AM
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Greece wants to return 10,000 migrants to Turkey after deadly camp fire
9/30/2019 7:55:33 PM
World - International
Hundreds of migrants moved from 'hell' of overcrowded Greek island
9/2/2019 5:50:01 PM
World - International
Greece moves hundreds of asylum-seekers from crowded island camp
9/2/2019 1:48:08 PM
World - Region
1 dead and 10 injured as quake in Aegean shakes buildings in Greece and Turkey
6/12/2017 8:22:40 PM
World - Region
Twelve Syrian migrants accompanying Pope Francis back from Lesbos trip: Official
4/16/2016 2:42:02 PM
World - International
'You are not alone', Pope tells refugees on Lesbos
4/16/2016 12:52:01 PM
World - International
Pope to visit Lesbos in support of migrants on April 16: Vatican
4/7/2016 1:04:41 PM
World - Region
14 dead in two deadly migrant bus crashes in Turkey: Report
1/9/2016 12:18:06 PM
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