Turkey is preparing to spark new crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean and on the Cypriot continental shelf following indications that they will intensify its explorations writes Vassilis Nedos for Kathimerini newspaper. According to the news report, there has been activity in the port of Tasucu in southern Turkey in recent weeks, where the research vessel […]
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Turks preparing new crisis with Greece and Cyprus in Eastern Mediterranean
Migrants crossing the Mediterranean rescued by an NGO
The German charity Sea-Watch conducted four operations in less than 24 hours, rescuing 428 migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea. Source Views: 0
U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Strike Group Ordered to Stay in Mediterranean amid Ukraine, Russia fears
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike group to stay in the Mediterranean Sea region rather than move on to the Middle East, amid worries about the buildup of thousands of Russian troops near the Ukraine border. A defense official said Tuesday that the change in the […]
The Evil Eye in the Mediterranean: How to Avert Accidental Envy
The ancient Mediterranean belief of the evil eye still has its adherents today. Those who have the “eye” are thought to give bad luck unintentionally to anything or anyone that they are envious of. The evil eye is an accidental kind of misfortune and anyone might be capable of casting it. Simply congratulating someone or […]
Europe’s Mediterranean leaders pledge climate cooperation
The leaders of Europe’s Mediterranean countries pledged on Friday to expand cooperation against climate change, at a meeting in Athens held in the aftermath of massive wildfires that ravaged parts of southern Europe. They expressed their “strong conviction that urgent and ambitious global action (is needed) at national, regional and local levels,” according to a […]
Mayday call over migrant rescue in Mediterranean
Migrants clinging to an overturned boat off the Libyan coast were spotted by air and were rescued last week, NGO SeaWatch Italy said Friday. According to SeaWatch Italy, their reconnaissance airplane Seabird spotted the shipwreck off the Libyan coast last Friday and launched an SOS to rescue the migrants at sea. Video shared by SeaWatch […]
Large Cache of Roman Artifacts from 100 BC Found on Mediterranean Isle
Archaeologists digging at the Son Catlar stone fortress on the Mediterranean island of Menorca (or Minorca) have unearthed a collection of buried Roman artifacts dating back to the year 100 BC, the University of Alicante in Spain reports . An assortment of military-related items was excavated near the fortress’s entrance gate, which means the Romans […]
Vladimir Putin Gardening In the Eastern Mediterranean
When you imagine Russia’s Vladimir Putin, do you get a vision of a tougher and older Edward Scissorhands? Neither do I, but apparently western policy advisers see Russia’s president as some kind of mad gardener hell-bent on trimming world powers to his liking. The latest example being a Carnegie Endowment storytelling how Russia is the […]
Italy’s navy accuses Turkish fishing boats of aggression in the Mediterranean
Italy’s navy has accused Turkish fishing boats of launching stones towards two Italian vessels in the Mediterranean Sea. The clashes allegedly took place on Tuesday morning north of Cyprus, the Italian navy said in a statement. “At approximately 10.10, in the waters north of Cyprus, there was an interaction between an unspecified number of Turkish […]
Egypt and Turkey Aim at Balancing Things Out in the Mediterranean
The change of the ruling elite in the White House has prompted many countries in the East, including Egypt and Turkey, to revise their foreign policies to better adapt to this new reality. After seven years of tensions, Ankara and Egypt are now sending signals that they are prepared to seek rapprochement. This is largely […]
Mediterranean Passover Seder menu and other holiday recipes
News and Partnerships Life and Culture Columnists and Opinion Haaretz Heb and TheMarker Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. © Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved Source Views: 0
Erdogan, EU chiefs discuss ties, east Mediterranean ahead of joint summit
News and Partnerships Life and Culture Columnists and Opinion Haaretz Heb and TheMarker Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. © Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved Source Views: 0
Iran accuses Israel of attacking Iranian ship in the Mediterranean
TEHRAN – Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, said on Monday that Tehran has evidence suggesting that Israel may have been behind an attack on an Iranian container ship in the Mediterranean Sea. Speaking at a weekly press conference on Monday, the spokesman said that identifying those behind the attack was up to the […]
Iranian Ship Hit in Attack in Mediterranean, State-Run Company Says
ILLUSTRATIVE: Iranian-flagged crude oil tanker MT Horse is escorted to Batam, Riau Islands, Indonesia January 26, 2021. Photo: Indonesian Coast Guard (BAKAMLA)/Indonesian Navy (TNI AL)/Handout via REUTERS. An Iranian container ship was damaged in an attack in the Mediterranean, the state-run shipping company said on Friday, adding it would take legal action to identify the […]
Iran ship damaged in ‘terrorist’ attack in Mediterranean, state company says
News and Partnerships Life and Culture Columnists and Opinion Haaretz Heb and TheMarker Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. © Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved Source Views: 0
U.S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER DEPLOYS IN MEDITERRANEAN AS DAMASCUS PREPARES TO PUSH ON THE NORTHWEST
South Front [embedded content] The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier and its Carrier Strike Group have entered the Mediterranean Sea. This makes it, currently, the closest aircraft carrier to the Middle East. It has been quite a while since the US hasn’t had one of its super warships deployed in or near the Persian […]
Israel rules out Greek tanker as suspect in Mediterranean oil spill
Browse > Home / News / Israel rules out Greek tanker as suspect in Mediterranean oil spill March 1, 2021 by JNS Read on for article The Greek tanker Minerva Helen was not the source of the tons of toxic tar that washed up on Israel’s shores last weekend, Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry announced on Sunday. […]
Israel Closes Mediterranean Beaches After Oil Spill Devastates Coast
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel closed all its Mediterranean beaches until further notice on Sunday, days after an offshore oil spill deposited tons of tar across more than 100 miles of coastline in what officials are calling one of the country’s worst ecological disasters. Activists began reporting globs of black tar on Israel’s coast last week […]
Watch: On board with Open Arms rescue ship as 40 migrants are saved in Mediterranean
Despite the coronavirus pandemic and the cooler winter months, migrants are still making the perilous journey across the Mediterranean from northern Africa to Europe as rescue charity Open Arms also continues to scour the sea. For several days last week, Euronews joined the Spanish-led team as they helped rescue those making the crossing, all the […]