Mediterranean Sea
Libya intercepts 3 boats carrying 122 Europe-bound migrants
Middle East
August 7, 2019
Libya intercepts 3 boats carrying 122 Europe-bound migrants
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard says it has intercepted 122 Europe-bound migrants off the country’s Mediterranean coast in recent…
Gazans struggle to protect antiquities from neglect, looting
Middle East
August 7, 2019
Gazans struggle to protect antiquities from neglect, looting
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Walid al-Aqqad’s Gaza home would be the envy of many an antiquities collector. Pieces…
40 rescued migrants brought to Malta; 123 more still at sea
Middle East
August 5, 2019
40 rescued migrants brought to Malta; 123 more still at sea
MILAN (AP) — Forty migrants rescued off the coast of Libya were successfully transferred Sunday to Maltese military boats and…
150 migrants feared dead after boats capsize off Libya coast
Middle East
July 26, 2019
150 migrants feared dead after boats capsize off Libya coast
CAIRO (AP) — Up to 150 Europe-bound migrants, including women and children, were missing and feared drowned on Thursday after…
Mediterranean gets new NGO migrant rescue ship
Middle East
July 21, 2019
Mediterranean gets new NGO migrant rescue ship
The charity SOS Mediterranee announced Sunday it would deploy a new vessel to “conduct search and rescue activities” off the coast…
Very hot temperatures expected for Thursday
Egypt
July 10, 2019
Very hot temperatures expected for Thursday
Egypt’s Meteorologists predict hot temperatures across the northern coasts and very hot temperatures through the entire country on Thursday during daylight.…
Egypt, France begin joint military exercise Ramses 2019
Egypt
July 3, 2019
Egypt, France begin joint military exercise Ramses 2019
Egypt and France started on Tuesday the joint military exercise Ramses 2019 on the Mediterranean Sea. Units from the navy,…
Hot temperatures expected for Saturday
Egypt
June 28, 2019
Hot temperatures expected for Saturday
Meteorologists predict moderate temperatures for the northern coast and hot temperatures for Cairo, Lower Egypt and the north of Upper…
Mild temperatures expected for Friday, Cairo: 35C
Egypt
June 13, 2019
Mild temperatures expected for Friday, Cairo: 35C
Egypt’s meteorologists predict that mild temperatures will dominate the northern coasts, Lower Egypt, Cairo and the north of Upper Egypt…
Humanity’s history of migration by sea — from Troy to Lampedusa
World
June 6, 2019
Humanity’s history of migration by sea — from Troy to Lampedusa
There are countless examples of fleeing across the sea — and historian Erik Lindner has been intrigued by this topic…