SHOCKING: 7 - What They Never Told You

What goes into a Mediterranean diet, and how to get started

It’s rooted in the traditional habits of people in countries that border the Mediterranean Sea, where rates of heart disease tend to be lower and life expectancies after 45 have been among the highest in the world.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 7, 2022

New Israel Strikes Put Aleppo Airport Out of Service

Israeli strikes hit Syria's Aleppo airport on Tuesday evening, damaging the runway and putting the facility out of service, the official SANA news agency said. It is the second reported Israeli strike on the airport in northern Syria in less than a week. "At around 8:16 pm (1716 GMT), the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 7, 2022

Families of migrant boat victims find no closure in crisis-ridden Lebanon

On the still blue bottom of the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of north Lebanon, the crew of the specialised exploration submarine Pisces VI found their first corpse.

Reuters · Sep 1, 2022

Scenes of desperation as migrant ship sinks during rescue

A Spanish maritime rescue group says it helped pull some 40 people from the Mediterranean Sea after their overcrowded wooden boat capsized during a rescue operation

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2022

Hundreds of spider crabs gather in Cornwall

Conservationists are urging visitors to Cornwall to enjoy the sight of mass spider crab gatherings in a bid to counter claims the crustaceans are “venomous”.There have been sightings of hundreds of crabs grouping together in knee deep water in popular tourists spots including Newquay, St Ives, Falmouth and St Austell…

Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2022

Nasrallah Warns Israel over Border Dispute with Lebanon

The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah party issued a warning Tuesday to archenemy Israel over the two countries’ maritime border dispute, saying that “any arm” that reaches to steal Lebanon’s wealth “will be cut off.” Hassan Nasrallah's remarks came amid intensified US efforts to resolve a more than a decade-old maritime…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 10, 2022

Turkey sends new oil and gas drilling ship to the Mediterranean

Turkey sent its new hydrocarbons drilling ship to the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday but President Tayyip Erdogan said it would operate 55 kilometres (34.18 miles) off Turkey's coast, in an area outside waters also claimed by Cyprus.

Reuters · Aug 9, 2022

Heatwaves threaten marine life as Mediterranean reaches record temperature

France has seen searing temperatures in successive heatwaves over the past few weeks, but it’s not only on land that temperatures are insufferably high. The Mediterranean Sea’s surface temperature reached a record high 30.7°C in late July, and marine heatwaves are becoming increasingly common because of climate change – with…

France 24 · Aug 4, 2022

Hezbollah airs video of Israeli barges in disputed gas field

Lebanon's Hezbollah is airing drone footage of Israeli gas production barges in a disputed gas field in the Mediterranean Sea

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2022

Weather tracker: Mediterranean Sea hit by major marine heatwave

No respite from record-breaking temperatures as the ocean warms and wildfires rage on land

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2022