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Mediterranean Sea

Europe - Mediterranean · 8 Jun 2018 Summer tourism results in a 40% increase in marine litter in the Mediterranean Sea Summer tourism is leading to a sharp increase in the amount of plastic ending up in the Mediterranean Sea, new research shows.… Europe - Mediterranean · 8 Jun 2018 Libyan Navy Force spokesman: Dubious NGOs’ vessels in the middle of the Mediterranean should leave as they are profiting off immigrants’ suffering. The spokesman of the Libyan Navy Force, Ayoub Qassim, called on the dubious NGOs' vessels at the middle of the Mediterranean to… Italy · 7 Jun 2018 €15-20 million worth of cannabis resin seized in the Mediterranean Sea in what the Guardia di Finanza link to a dangerous Maltese criminal organisation Italian police agents seized over 10 tonnes of cannabis resin worth up to €20 million in a dramatic high-seas operation, police said… Europe - Mediterranean · 6 Jun 2018 Tunisia fires officials accused of negligence over shipwreck this weekend which killed at least 66 migrants Tunisia on Wednesday announced the sacking of officials accused of negligence over a shipwreck this weekend that killed at least 66 migrants.… Italy · 2 Jun 2018 158 persons (amongst which 9 children, 26 women and 36 unaccompanied minors) rescued in the Mediterranean and taken to Sicily Almost 160 migrants disembarked a rescue ship Friday evening in Sicily, the NGO SOS Mediterranee said, days before hardline anti-immigrant League leader…