Two boats carrying refugees sank in the narrow stretch ... more than 54,000 people used what has become known as the eastern Mediterranean route heading to Greece, and more than 7,700 crossed ...

On 18 April 2015, Europe witnessed one of the largest tragedies at sea when over 1,000 people died or went missing in the Mediterranean as their boat capsized between Libya ... “Without alternatives, ...

Upon arrival, Pope Francis threw a wreath into the sea to commemorate the tens-of-thousands – if not more – migrants and refugees who have died trying to make it across the Mediterranean.

POPE FRANCIS’S FIRST papal trip was to Lampedusa, the southern Italian island that has been a gateway to Europe for hundreds ...

Many smuggling rings have shifted their operations south, using larger boats ... the eastern Mediterranean route heading to Greece, and more than 7,700 crossed Greece’s small land border with Turkey, ...

Two boats carrying refugees sank in the narrow stretch of sea between Turkiye ... Last year, more than 54,000 people used what has become known as the eastern Mediterranean route heading to Greece, ...

A Cyprus court has sentenced a Syrian national to five years in prison for helping 31 Syrian migrants reach the east Mediterranean island nation aboard an overloaded boat.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two boats carrying migrants ... known as the eastern Mediterranean route heading to Greece, and more than 7,700 crossed Greece's small land border with Turkey, according to ...

using larger boats to transport people from the northern coast of Africa to southern Greece. Last year, more than 54,000 people used what has become known as the eastern Mediterranean route ...

This would involve the agency’s aircraft sharing information with NGO vessels operating in the Mediterranean about sightings of refugee vessels ... facing unseaworthy boats at sea and the ...

using larger boats to transport people from the northern coast of Africa to southern Greece. Last year, more than 54,000 people used what has become known as the eastern Mediterranean route ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A boat ... Mediterranean route heading to Greece, and more than 7,700 crossed Greece’s small land border with Turkey, according to figures from the U.N. refugee agency.