Mediterranean Sea

UK to conduct surveillance flights to help hostage rescue efforts

"Surveillance aircraft will be unarmed, do not have a combat role, and will be tasked solely to locate hostages," said the UK Defense Ministry.

03/12/2023

Borrell: Middle East can’t survive another Palestinian Nakba

Jordan and Spain were both present and commented on the state of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

Refugees

New UN migration chief worried boat deaths becoming 'normalized'

Earlier this month, a dinghy filled with belongings of refugees holding Somalian and Turkish documents and other belongings washed ashore in Netanya, with no expected survivors.

Rocket fired from Gaza into sea in possible PIJ war simulation

The PIJ's Al-Quds brigade said around the time of the rocket launch that it was engaging in a military exercise with live ammunition.

'It's called saving lives': Elon Musk, Germany squabble over illegal immigration

The tech billionaire wrote that Germany was engaging in activity reminiscent of invasion.

No 'sea of death': Pope calls for pan-European action on migration

Francis spoke out in favor of welcoming migrants, in a long speech that concluded a Church conference on Mediterranean issues.

By REUTERS
23/09/2023

Earthquake strikes Egypt after Dutch seismologist's prediction

Dutch seismologist Frank Hoogerbeets predicted seismic activity in the Mediterranean region could occur between September 19 and 21, including a possible magnitude 7 earthquake.

 REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Temples for ancient gods found in Egypt’s Mediterranean coast by underwater researchers

One of the sites is for the Egyptian god of air Amun, while the other is thought to have been for the Greek goddess of love Aphrodite.

Man drowns after trying to board departing ferry in Greece's Piraeus port

Footage online shows the crew accidentally pushing the man into the ocean when he tried to re-enter the ship

By REUTERS
06/09/2023

Forty-one feared dead in migrant shipwreck in central Mediterranean

A tragic shipwreck last week leaves the majority of people on board missing, only four survivors found

By REUTERS
09/08/2023
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