Mediterranean Sea
Egypt plans to produce 2.2 million tons of fish annually
Egypt
August 4, 2017
Egypt plans to produce 2.2 million tons of fish annually
Deputy Minister of Agriculture for Animal, Poultry and Fish Resources Mona Mehrez said on Friday that by 2022 Egypt will produce…
Libya coastguard rescues nearly 300 migrants off Tripoli coast
Middle East
July 25, 2017
Libya coastguard rescues nearly 300 migrants off Tripoli coast
Libya’s coastguard rescued an estimated 278 migrants on Monday off the shores of two different towns west of Tripoli. The…
Sea turtles to counter 7,000 jellyfish found on shores
Environment
July 10, 2017
Sea turtles to counter 7,000 jellyfish found on shores
Environment Ministry official said Sunday that over 7,000 jellyfish have been observed on the shores of the North Coast, Alexandria…
No poisonous jellyfish on Egyptian coasts: Environment Ministry
Egypt
July 2, 2017
No poisonous jellyfish on Egyptian coasts: Environment Ministry
The Environment Ministry announced in a statement last Sunday that jellyfish were spotted on northeastern and western coasts. A specialized committee…
6 archeological missions to resume underwater excavations in Egypt
Archaeology
March 21, 2017
6 archeological missions to resume underwater excavations in Egypt
Six local and international excavation missions have obtained the necessary approvals to resume their underwater archeological excavations for antiquities along…
970 migrants rescued off Libyan coast: Italian coastguards
Middle East
March 3, 2017
970 migrants rescued off Libyan coast: Italian coastguards
Some 970 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya on Thursday, Italy's coastguards said, as the numbers attempting to…
74 bodies of migrants wash ashore in Libya: Red Crescent
Middle East
February 21, 2017
74 bodies of migrants wash ashore in Libya: Red Crescent
Scores of bodies of African migrants washed ashore in Libya, in the western city of Zawiya on the Mediterranean Sea,…
500 migrants drowned at sea. No one investigated
Egypt
December 7, 2016
500 migrants drowned at sea. No one investigated
At around 2 a.m. on Saturday, April 9, a large blue fishing boat carrying hundreds of African migrants and their…
Navy confiscates 1.6 tons of cannabis from Syrian smugglers near Libyan border
Egypt
October 11, 2016
Navy confiscates 1.6 tons of cannabis from Syrian smugglers near Libyan border
Egyptian naval forces have confiscated 1.6 ton of cannabis from smugglers off the north coast, near the city of Salloum,…
Navy recovers 32 more bodies from Mediterranean after human trafficking disaster
Egypt
September 23, 2016
Navy recovers 32 more bodies from Mediterranean after human trafficking disaster
The Egyptian Navy has lifted 32 more dead bodies from the Mediterranean Sea after Wednesday's migrant boat disaster off the…