Greek shipping company TMS Tankers has revealed that an explosive device was behind the blast that struck the oil tanker Vilamoura just hours after it departed from Libya’s Zueitina port last week.

Greece has rescued hundreds of migrants in the waters close to Crete and the nearby island of Gavdos since Friday, local ...

Authorities in Greece say more than 1,200 migrants have been detained on the island of Crete and the nearby islet of Gavdos over the past three days, following a surge in arrivals from Libya. ...