Tag: MEDITERRANEAN
Russia to hold Mediterranean naval drills as Syria tensions rise
MOSCOW: Russia's Ministry of Defense said on Thursday it would hold a major naval exercise in the Mediterranean Sea from Sept. 1 to Sept....
1,500 migrants have died in Mediterranean in 2018, Italy deadliest route:...
GENEVA: For the fifth straight year at least 1,500 migrants have perished in the Mediterranean, with the route between Libya and Italy being the...
UN to present plan for Mediterranean migrant centers for EU
LUXEMBOURG: The United Nations agencies for migration and refugees will present the European Union with a plan for "regional disembarkation platforms" around the Mediterranean...
WWF warns Mediterranean could become a ‘sea of plastic’
The Mediterranean could become a "sea of plastic", the WWF warned on Friday in a report calling for measures to clean up one of...
Lionfish becomes the new threat for marine life in Mediterranean
After colonising parts of the Atlantic on the east coast of the United States and the Caribbean, lionfish are now invading the Mediterranean.
Armed with...
Mediterranean: Over 90 migrants missing
TRIPOLI: Between 90 and 100 migrants were missing after their makeshift boat sank in the Mediterranean off the coast of Libya, the country’s navy said...
Pakistanis among 700 boat migrants rescued in Mediterranean
ROME: Rescuers pulled 700 boat migrants, including Pakistanis, to safety in the Mediterranean and found 23 bodies during one operation on Friday, an Italian...
