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Europe · 29 Oct 2021 Photo Story: Satellite image of Mediterranean cyclone Apollo A handout satellite image made available by Copernicus, the European Union's Earth Observation Programme, shows Mediterranean cyclone Apollo in the Ionian Sea,… Italy · 28 Sep 2021 Italy’s ‘Smart Bay’ seeks to tackle Mediterranean climate change On Italy's Ligurian coast, biologists and environmentalists are working to tackle the effects of climate change in the Mediterranean with help from… Greece · 6 Aug 2021 Thousands flee Greece blazes as wildfires sweep through Mediterranean Thousands of people fled their homes on the outskirts of Athens on Friday and hundreds were evacuated by boat from the nearby… Turkey · 9 Jul 2021 Turkish company applies to explore for oil in east Mediterranean Turkey's state-owned energy company TPAO has applied for a licence to explore for crude oil in the eastern Mediterranean, the Turkish Energy… Russia · 27 Jun 2021 Russia launches Mediterranean drills The Russian military on Friday launched sweeping maneuvers in the Mediterranean Sea featuring warplanes armed with state-of-the-art hypersonic missiles, a show of… Europe - Mediterranean · 24 Feb 2021 41 died by drowning in the Mediterranean’s latest migrant tragedy (CDeNews) - The UNHCR team and IOM team in Porto Empedocle confirmed that they have verified the accurate testimonies about a shipwreck… Turkey · 22 Oct 2020 Turkey extends exploration in disputed Mediterranean waters to Oct. 27 Turkey announced it extended the stay of its Oruc Reis survey vessel and two other ships in a disputed area of the… Greece · 13 Oct 2020 Greece, France in strong reaction after Turkey carries out seismic surveys in Mediterranean Greece and France reacted angrily to a decision by the Turkish Government to send a ship to carry out seismic surveys in… Turkey · 2 Oct 2020 Turkish official says Ankara unswayed over EU sanctions on Eastern Mediterranean Turkey would be even more determined to protect its territorial rights in the Eastern Mediterranean if the European Union ultimately decides to… Egypt · 23 Sep 2020 East Mediterranean states formally establish Egypt-based gas forum Six states signed a charter for an Egypt-based energy forum on Tuesday, giving formal status to a group that seeks to promote… Turkey · 17 Sep 2020 Erdogan cautions that Turkish drill ship did not end operations in east Mediterranean President Tayyip Erdogan told German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a video call on Wednesday that the docking of Turkey’s Oruc Reis seismic… Europe - Mediterranean · 15 Sep 2020 43,000 people crossed Mediterranean in 2020- MOAS The Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) has published statistics showing the number of people attempting to cross the Mediterranean for the past…