Mediterranean

The U.N. refugee agency is confirming reports that up to 500 people may have lost their lives when an overcrowded boat capsized and sank earlier this month in the Mediterranean Sea between Libya and Italy. The incident reportedly happened...

More than 400 people appear to have perished in their effort to reach Italy through Egypt, as the four over-filled boats on which they had boarded, were over-turned in the Mediterranean, BBC Arabic reports. Most of the passengers were refugees...

More than 100,000 refugees and migrants have reached the shores of Greece and Italy this year, according to data that was released by the International Organization for Migration (DOM). Among these numbers, 97,325 people reached the Greek islands and 7,507...

By Cliff Blaylock Ever fancied having your own Robinson Crusoe experience on some idyllic beach in the middle of the ocean, with no sign of civilization for miles and miles? Sitting back, relaxing on a beautiful, sunny beach somewhere or...

The tripartite Greece - Cyprus - Israel agreement is considered of special economic and geopolitical importance by government sources. This agreement, which is the result of increasingly frequent contacts last year, is the second, after the tripartite agreement of...

For migrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean trying to reach Europe, 2015 was the deadliest year on record, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). A total of 3,771 people are estimated to have died while making the perilous...

A second trilateral meeting of representatives of Greece, Cyprus and Israel was held in Jerusalem at the foreign ministry secretary generals level, ahead of a summit of the three countries, which is expected to take place on Jan. 28...

The non-indigenous species do not only constitute a huge problem for the Mediterranean, but also for the European rivers and lakes, according to a European study with the participation of Greece. Over 755 alien species have invaded the waters of...

The United Nations Refugees Agency released a report noting that a total of 218,000 migrants and refugees crossed the Mediterranean in October, while escaping their conflict stricken countries in the Middle East and seeking a better future in Europe....

Overfishing has become the scourge of our times, said noted chef Lefteris Lazarou, WWF's new campaign ambassador. Over 82 percent of the fishes in the Mediterranean are being overfished and in the last 40 years up to 50 percent of...