Mediterranean Sea
US expected to intervene in easing tension in East Mediterranean
The United States will be assuming an active role in easing tensions created by Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean and Aegean, particularly…
Irregular migration to EU at lowest level since 2013
Irregular migration into the European Union has fallen to its lowest annual level since 2013, the European border and coast guard agency…
Almost 1,300 migrants drowned in Mediterranean in 2019 – IOM
Almost 1,300 migrants drowned in the Mediterranean in 2019, the International Organization for Migration announced. The 1,282 drownings were 44% down on…
Threat of Mediterranean war grows as Turkey renews military pledge to Libya
The threat of a military clash in the Mediterranean has drawn nearer following talks in which Turkey has underlined its willingness to…
Libya has not yet requested Turkey to send troops – Foreign Minister Cavusoglu
Turkey will resolutely continue defending its legitimate rights and interests in the Eastern Mediterranean, said Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Saturday. Cavusoglu…
Conservationists in Greece and Cyprus tackle invasive species of highly venomous lionfish
A voracious, venomous species of fish that has invaded the Mediterranean from the Red Sea may be about to meet its match…
Mediterranean is warming up faster than the rest of the planet, report warns
The Mediterranean basin is one of the hot spots of this global crisis, and in some ways it is being “hit harder…
Over 900 EASO personnel deployed in operations in four EU Member States
The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) has reached unprecedented levels of operational activity in supporting the asylum authorities of Cyprus, Greece, Italy…
UN Security Council extends Operation Sophia for another year
The UN Security Council unanimously decided to extend the task of the Operation Sophia, off the Libyan coast, for another year. The…
For sixth consecutive year, migrant, refugee death toll in Mediterranean tops 1,000 victims
More than 1,000 migrants and refugees have died in the Mediterranean Sea this year, the sixth year in a row that this…
Levels of micro-plastics are rising across the Mediterranean Sea, new study shows
Levels of microplastics are rising across the Mediterranean Sea, according to marine biologists who have spent six years studying the scale of…
Interpol operation detects over 12 suspected foreign terrorist fighters crossing the Mediterranean
An Interpol maritime border operation has detected more than a dozen suspected "foreign terrorist fighters" (FTFs) travelling across the Mediterranean. The exercise,…