Mediterranean
Video-Sawiris: Italy, Greece approval of refugee island purchase a challenge
Egypt
September 13, 2015
Video-Sawiris: Italy, Greece approval of refugee island purchase a challenge
Egyptian telecom and construction billionaire Naguib Sawiris has said that the real challenge to his bid to buy a Mediterranean…
Sawiris offered a Maldive island following refugee shelter pledge
Egypt
September 8, 2015
Sawiris offered a Maldive island following refugee shelter pledge
A businessman from the Maldives has offered his family’s island to Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris, who declared last week he…
Center: Developing Mediterranean gas finding can double Egypt’s production by 2018
Business
September 6, 2015
Center: Developing Mediterranean gas finding can double Egypt’s production by 2018
Developing a newly-discovered Egyptian natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea to totally meet domestic demand could almost double the…
Photo shows one tiny victim of Europe’s refugee crisis
World
September 3, 2015
Photo shows one tiny victim of Europe’s refugee crisis
The 3-year-old lies face down, his head to one side with his bottom slightly up -- the way toddlers like…
Italian navy rescues 3,000 migrants in Mediterranean
World
August 23, 2015
Italian navy rescues 3,000 migrants in Mediterranean
The Italian navy rescued 3,000 migrants aboard more than a dozen boats in the Mediterranean on Saturday after receiving requests…
Human rights group: 2,000 migrants dead at sea this year
World
August 5, 2015
Human rights group: 2,000 migrants dead at sea this year
A human rights group says nearly 2,000 migrants are known to have died so far this year crossing the Mediterranean,…
UPDATE: Islamic State says it launched rocket attack on Egypt navy vessel
Egypt
July 16, 2015
UPDATE: Islamic State says it launched rocket attack on Egypt navy vessel
Egypt's Islamic State affiliate said on Thursday it fired a rocket at an Egyptian naval vessel in the Mediterranean Sea…
Moderate weather expected on Wednesday in Cairo
Egypt
June 30, 2015
Moderate weather expected on Wednesday in Cairo
Moderate weather is predicted to prevail in Cairo and Lower Egypt on Wednesday, with slighly higher temperatures in the northern…
International effort underway to rescue 10 migrant boats
World
June 7, 2015
International effort underway to rescue 10 migrant boats
British, Swedish, Spanish and Italian ships are currently en route to help about 10 migrant boats that called for assistance…
Migrants crossing the Mediterranean: A dangerous journey
Egypt
April 27, 2015
Migrants crossing the Mediterranean: A dangerous journey
A hidden video camera installed on a boat carrying illegal immigrants has recorded horrible moments experienced by mostly Palestinian and Syrian passengers,…