Biggest ever US-Israel war games seen in spectacular pictures Juniper Oak 23.2 is a bilateral, live-fire exercise that takes place in Israel and the Mediterranean Sea The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023
"Go further north!" Italy exasperates migrant rescue boats Right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is forcing migrant rescue ships to dock further and further north along Italy's coastline, meaning long journeys that raise their operating costs and strain their ability to continue saving lives. Reuters · Jan 25, 2023
Macron pledges French armoured fighting vehicles to aid war-torn Ukraine France's President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky that France would send light tanks to help repel the Russian invasion, the Elysee said. Earlier on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin presided over the launch of a warship armed with new hypersonic cruise missiles on an international… France 24 · Jan 4, 2023
Lebanese and UN troops rescue migrants vessel, 2 killed Lebanon’s navy and U.N. peacekeepers have rescued more than 200 migrants from a boat sinking in the Mediterranean Sea hours after it left northern Lebanon’s coast, the military said in a statement The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2022
Egypt: New Bid at 12 Blocks in Mediterranean, Nile Delta on Oil and Gas Exploration Egypt has set a new international tender for oil and gas exploration rights in the Nile Delta and Mediterranean sea, the petroleum minister announced on Tuesday. Tarek El-Molla said the tender was set for 12 blocks, split evenly between onshore and offshore. According to the Egyptian digital portal for exploration… Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 28, 2022
Yellen says no reason to believe Russia involved in decision to block ships from Mediterranean U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told reporters on Thursday that the Biden administration had no reason to believe the Russian government was involved in a decision by Turkey to block ships from transiting to the Mediterranean Sea. Reuters · Dec 8, 2022
US, European Aircraft Carriers Conduct Joint Naval Operations The aircraft carriers, USS Gerald Ford and the USS George Bush, are now engaged in a regularly scheduled multination operation to showcase the cohesion and interoperability of participants, the US Department of Defense announced on Friday. Sabrina Singh, the deputy Pentagon press secretary, told reporters that the two American carrier… Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 19, 2022
Total to launch sea exploration after Lebanon-Israel deal French oil giant Total says it will soon launch exploration activities in search for gas in the Mediterranean Sea off Lebanon’s coast, following last month’s Lebanon-Israel maritime deal The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022
Saudi-Greek Air Maneuvers Kick Off The Falcon Eye 3 Air Drill between the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) and the Greek Air Force was launched at the Souda Air Base on the Greek island of Crete on Saturday. The drill began with a ground study, which organized and unified the tactics of the Saudi and… Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 13, 2022
France to take in passengers from migrant rescue ship France’s interior minister says his country will take in passengers from a migrant rescue ship who have been stranded in the Mediterranean Sea for more than two weeks The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2022
EXPLAINER: What's behind Italy's migrant sea rescue standoff Italy’s new government has blocked humanitarian rescue ships from accessing its ports, resulting in a standoff with charities that patrol the deadly central Mediterranean Sea, used by people desperate to reach Europe for a new life The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022
A Mixed Bag: The Bennett-Lapid Government’s Mideast Policies The most controversial foreign policy initiative was Israel’s recent accord with Lebanon demarcating Mediterranean Sea gas fields. Zenger · Nov 3, 2022
Spain's Mar Menor lagoon granted legal personhood in European first The Mar Menor – the largest saltwater lagoon in Europe linked to the Mediterranean Sea – has become the first natural area in Europe to be protected as a legal entity. Environmentalists and locals have long complained that the lagoon suffers from serious pollution, which they blame on intensive farming.… France 24 · Nov 1, 2022
In southern France, drought, rising seas threaten traditions For centuries people in southern France have observed Camarguaise bull festivities in the Rhone delta, where the Rhone river and the Mediterranean sea meet The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2022
Al Jazeera · Oct 27, 2022 Israel, Lebanon sign US-brokered maritime border deal The agreement opens up the possibility for both countries to exploit reserves in the gas-rich Mediterranean Sea.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 27, 2022 Tel Aviv Begins Gas Production from Karish US envoy Amos Hochstein traveled to Beirut on Wednesday to represent his country at the official signing of the historic agreement to delineate the maritime border between Lebanon and Israel and pave the way for offshore energy exploration in the Mediterranean Sea. “Hochstein traveled to Lebanon to finalize the historic…
The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022 NGO: Libyan Coast Guard threatened to shoot down plane The German non-governmental organization Sea-Watch is accusing the Libyan coast guard of threatening to shoot down their monitoring plane that helps documented the interception of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea
The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022 Italian coast guard finds bodies of 2 minors on migrant boat Italy’s coast guard says it has found two dead minors on a migrant boat carrying nearly 40 people in the Mediterranean Sea, and a search is under way for a woman reported missing from the vessel
France 24 · Oct 21, 2022 The dead with no names: Identifying the lost migrants of the Mediterranean Thousands of men, women and children die trying to cross the Mediterranean every year. They leave from Libya, Tunisia, Algeria or Morocco in the hope of a better existence in Europe. This often ends in tragedy and the Mediterranean Sea being dubbed the world's largest open-air cemetery. FRANCE 24's Céline…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 18, 2022 Lebanese President Calls on TotalEnergies to Start Drilling after Deal with Israel Lebanese President Michel Aoun called on TotalEnergies to quickly start drilling in block 9 in the Mediterranean Sea. The Lebanese Presidency said Aoun met with a delegation from the company and called for a start to drilling to offset the time spent in indirect negotiations with Israel to demarcate the…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 18, 2022 Lebanon Says Israeli Gunboat Violated Its Waters, Israel Denies It The Lebanese army said on Tuesday that an Israeli gunboat had violated Lebanese territorial waters on Monday morning, an allegation denied by Israel in the second such dispute this week as the countries work toward a maritime border demarcation. The alleged naval incursion took place in an area of the…
Tribune News Service · Oct 11, 2022 Israel and Lebanon agree on maritime deal for gas-rich area Israel said it reached “an historical agreement” with Lebanon after both sides approved the latest draft of a U.S.-brokered deal that settles a maritime border dispute in a gas-rich part of the Mediterranean Sea.
Daily Mirror · Oct 7, 2022 Hero holidaymaker saves life of drowning Brit in dramatic Mediterranean sea rescue Lee-Bernadette Walford sprung into action when she heard someone screaming 'medic, medic' from the shoreline
Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 27, 2022 ‘Don’t Leave Me’: Survivor Recounts Lebanon Boat Sinking Jihad Michlawi, 31, has struggled to makes ends meet as a chef in crisis-hit Beirut. The Palestinian had never considered taking a perilous journey across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe until friends who successfully did so convinced him. Now, he's one of dozens of survivors from a capsized migrant boat…
Reuters · Sep 20, 2022 Gaza's first marine fish farm helps make up for dwindling catch A fish farm established in the Mediterranean Sea off Gaza last year has begun to produce sea bream for the local market as well as for export to the occupied West Bank, bringing a welcome boost to diets and much-needed cash to the economy.