Get ready to discover a hidden gem in Greece! Starting in May, direct flights from Israel will whisk you away to Lesbos, the third-largest island nestled off the coast of central Turkey.

They are refugees. The people I met on the island of Lesvos – who had arrived on overcrowded, barely sea-worthy boats only a few hours before - had no option but to flee their homes. It wasn’t a ...

Learn more. Rockland Public Library will present Marie Ilvonen to speak on “Seeking Safety: The Ongoing Crisis on Lesvos, Greece” at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 13. This event is free and open to all.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities on the eastern Greek island of Lesbos ordered schools in part of the island to close on Wednesday so they can be inspected for potential structural damage after ...

The Greek island of Lesbos is experiencing a surge in tourism. Visits from all over Europe have exceeded the expectations of the locals. According to published data, in July alone, 18,495 people ...

Scanning the area, Christos Mavrakidis, a somber, hardened man who looks after one of the main cemeteries on Greece's Lesbos island, listed the years of other deaths - "2013, 2014, 2015." ...

Rescuers transfer a rescued sailor to an ambulance on the Aegean Sea island of Lesvos, Greece, Nov. 26, 2023. [Xinhua] Thirteen crew members aboard a cargo vessel are missing after the ship sank ...

Apart from of course that she was an Ancient Greek poet, with a strong association to a small Aegean island. However, while presenting a new BBC Four documentary 'Sappho: Love & Life on Lesbos ...

A major overnight fire swept through Greece's largest refugee camp, which had been placed under COVID-19 lockdown, burning through container housing and leaving more than 12,000 migrants Wednesday in ...