Mediterranean

115 feared dead after worst Mediterranean shipwreck of the year

'The worst Mediterranean tragedy of this year has just occurred' Read More

Mediterranean could become a ‘sea of plastic’

PARIS: The Mediterranean could become a "sea of plastic", the WWF warned on Friday in… Read More

Spain rescues over 400 migrants in Mediterranean

MADRID: Spain's maritime rescue service said Sunday it had rescued 408 migrants who were attempting… Read More

Invading ‘rat of the sky’ irks Algerians

ALGIERS: "It's not a bird, it's a rat -- and it's squatting on my terrace,"… Read More

Mediterranean three times more deadly than 2015: UN

MALAGA, Spain: The death toll on the Mediterranean has nearly matched that of all last… Read More

2,000-year-old skeleton found at Mediterranean shipwreck

ANTIKYTHERA, Greece: Archeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old human skeleton at the same Mediterranean shipwreck that… Read More

More than 3,000 migrants lost in Mediterranean in 2016: IOM

GENEVA: More than 3,000 migrants and refugees have died while trying to cross the Mediterranean… Read More

Migrant deaths in Mediterranean ‘hit 10,000’

STRASBOURG, FRANCE: More than 10,000 people have died crossing the Mediterranean to Europe since 2014,… Read More

Drowned baby picture captures week of tragedy in Mediterranean

BERLIN: A photograph of a drowned migrant baby in the arms of a German rescuer… Read More

EgyptAir wreckage found in Mediterranean: Egypt army

CAIRO: Egypt's military said its search teams found wreckage on Friday from the EgyptAir plane… Read More

Strong quake hits Mediterranean between Morocco and Spain: USGS

RABAT: A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck early Monday in the Mediterranean between Morocco and Spain,… Read More