Egypt largely shut off irregular migration from its north coast in 2016, but the Greek islands of Crete and Gavdos have seen a steep rise in migrant arrivals, mostly from Afghanistan and Egypt.

Greece’s Coast Guard located and rescued 158 foreign nationals in the sea region south of the island of Gavdos on Tuesday. The undocumented migrants were in three boats and the rescue operation was ...

Egypt largely shut off irregular migration from its north coast in 2016, but the Greek islands of Crete and Gavdos have seen a steep rise in migrant arrivals, mostly from Afghanistan and Egypt. The ...