Mediterranean Sea
Boat’s crew detained after dozens drown in Beheira human-trafficking disaster
Egypt
September 22, 2016
Boat’s crew detained after dozens drown in Beheira human-trafficking disaster
The prosecutor general for North Damanhur, in the governorate of Beheira, has ordered the detention of four crew members of…
Eleven drown off the shores of Alexandria during Eid holiday
Egypt
July 9, 2016
Eleven drown off the shores of Alexandria during Eid holiday
Eleven individuals have been reported drowned at four beaches on the north coast during the national holiday of Eid al-Fitr.Three…
Whale sighted on north coast is not dangerous: Environment Ministry
Environment
July 8, 2016
Whale sighted on north coast is not dangerous: Environment Ministry
A fin whale seen at the Marina resort on Egypt's north coast on Tuesday and Wednesday is not aggressive or…
Five Egyptians drown in Mediterranean Sea, 3 missing
Egypt
November 14, 2015
Five Egyptians drown in Mediterranean Sea, 3 missing
Five illegal Egyptian migrants drowned on Saturday and three others went missing after their boat capsized off of Edko, Beheira…
10 illegal migrants die off Egypt’s coast
Egypt
October 11, 2015
10 illegal migrants die off Egypt’s coast
Egyptian border guards recovered the bodies of 10 illegal migrants on Saturday. They were trying to cross the Mediterranean toward Italy,…
Mediterranean migrant crossings top 500,000 in 2015
World
September 29, 2015
Mediterranean migrant crossings top 500,000 in 2015
More than half a million migrants and refugees have crossed the Mediterranean to Europe so far this year -- 383,000…
6 bodies of undocumented migrants recovered from sea, 18 others arrested
Egypt
July 2, 2015
6 bodies of undocumented migrants recovered from sea, 18 others arrested
Coast guards in Kafr al-Sheikh have recovered six bodies of undocumented African migrants from the Mediterranean Sea. Samir Ghobashy, president of…
UK spies join efforts against illegal, cross-Mediterranean migration
World
June 21, 2015
UK spies join efforts against illegal, cross-Mediterranean migration
A team of British intelligence analysts and communications experts are joining EU efforts to help crackdown on gangs sending illegal…
More than 4,200 migrants rescued in Mediterranean as crisis grows
World
May 30, 2015
More than 4,200 migrants rescued in Mediterranean as crisis grows
More than 4,200 migrants trying to reach Europe have been rescued from boats in the Mediterranean in last 24 hours,…