Mytilene

The renowned Greek poet and singer left Greece at the age of 13 during Greek military junta of 1967 and relocated in Belgium, while from 1981 she has been staying in Paris.

Angelique Ionatos performs in Paris, Spain, Italy, Germany, Canada, while she rarely visits Greece. In 2009 had a concert in Mytilene, Samos and Athens.

The University of the Aegean, based in Mytilene, is examining a program that would allow Syrian refugees to enrol into tertiary education through fast-track procedures.

MYTILENE - An inflatable dinghy touches the shore in darkness. Dozens of men, women and children jump into the shallow water, stumbling on unseen rocks as they scramble onto a narrow strip of seaweed-strewn beach.

Another 758 foreign nationals illegally made their way to the eastern Aegean island of Mytilene in just the past 24 hours, authorities on the island reported.

Eight out of the 16 cities in a Daily Telegraph travel piece entitled “Europe’s oldest cities” are in Greece, including Athens, Argos, Hania, Halkida, Mytilene, Patras, Thebes and Trikala. One entry was Larnaca, on Cyprus.

Each of the entries are accompanied by a photo of the city.

Coast guard officers on Friday rescued and subsequently arrested 85 irregular migrants in the eastern Aegean Sea.

A group of 26 migrants was located off the Dodecanese island of Agathonisi, while another 28 were located on the northeastern coast of another Dodecanese island, Farmakonisi.

Cultural projects across the Aegean bring Greece, Turkey closer together

Joint programmes boost communal relations and reconciliation among Greek and Turkish communities.

Social and cultural exchanges across the Aegean Sea are bridging the gap between Greece and Turkey.