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Greek, Israeli defense ministers stress importance of ties

The defense ministers of Israel and Greece have stressed the importance of maintaining strong alliances to tackle global and regional threats such as the war in Ukraine and ongoing tension in the eastern Mediterranean

The Independent UK

I'm A Celebrity's Sue Cleaver lost three stone by following popular Mediterranean diet

The diet is linked to a reduced risk of high blood pressure and cholesterol and is recommended to people with type 2 diabetes

Chronicle Live

Northern Cyprus: Russia opens up direct flights as Putin builds Turkish alliance

Russia has announced plans to begin direct flights to Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus, a state recognised only by Turkey.

The Conversation

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France to deport 44 migrants rescued in Ocean Viking operation

France has rejected asylum applications from 44 of the 234 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean by the emergency vessel Ocean Viking. They will be returned to their country of origin, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said Tuesday. The fate of others is still to be decided.

Radio France Internationale

Italy's Meloni discusses Ukraine, China in G20 meeting with Biden

Italy's new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni discussed continued support for Ukraine, stability in the Mediterranean and the Indo-Pacific regions and ties with China in her first meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, her office said on Tuesday.

Reuters

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

France, Italy call for good ties, but discord over migrants remains

The presidents of France and Italy on Monday stressed the importance of having good relations between the two neighbours and European Union allies after harsh words from both sides over how to deal with migrants crossing the Mediterranean.

Reuters

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Israel rushes to protect marine life as Mediterranean warms

Israel is blazing forward with a plan to protect sections of its 118-mile Mediterranean coastline, a measure experts say is crucial to maintain biodiversity and shield ecosystems from humanity

The Independent UK

French border checks in force over Italy's migrant policy

Lines have formed at one of Italy’s northern border crossings with France following Paris’ decision to reinforce border controls over a diplomatic standoff with Italy about migration policy and humanitarian rescue ships

The Independent UK

Mediterranean marine heatwaves threaten coastal livelihoods

(This Nov. 13 story has been corrected to show sea is overall 1.2C warmer than 30 years ago, not 0.4C, in 18th paragraph)

Reuters

Italy’s PM Meloni sues Gomorrah writer in libel drama over refugee rescue

Anti-mafia journalist to appear in court in Rome over comments made about policy towards migrants drowning in Mediterranean

The Guardian - UK

France Accepts Migrant Ship as Row with Italy Blazes

A rescue ship carrying 230 migrants docked at the French port of Toulon on Friday amid a blazing row between France and Italy over which country is responsible for them. The Ocean Viking, operated by a French NGO, had picked up the migrants at sea near the Libyan coast before…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Italy's new government challenges sea of maritime laws

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is cracking down on charity rescue boats operating in the Mediterranean, accusing them of acting as a de facto taxi service for migrants.

Reuters

Migrant rescue ship Ocean Viking docks in French port of Toulon after Italian refusal

A rescue ship carrying 230 migrants docked at the French port of Toulon on Friday, maritime authorities said, amid a French-Italian row over which country is responsible for them.

France 24

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The Guardian - UK

France to let migrant rescue ship dock as it criticises Italy’s refusal to help

Ocean Viking will bring 234 people to Toulon amid deepening row with Rome over Mediterranean rescues

Radio France Internationale

France allows Ocean Viking migrant rescue ship to dock after Italy refuses

France says it will allow the Ocean Viking, carrying 234 people rescued while crossing the Mediterranean, to dock on its southern coast, after a standoff with Italy over whose responsibility it was to take them in.

Reuters

France to let migrant boat dock, has harsh words for Italy

France said on Thursday it would allow an NGO ship carrying more than 200 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean to dock at the port of Toulon, while harshly criticising Italy for not taking the boat in.

Zenger

The Mighty Nile Resists The Powers Of Nature, Including The Rising Sea

Farmland inundated with saltwater gradually eats away the soil in the Mediterranean town of Mutubes, in Kafr el-Sheikh province.

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The Guardian - UK

People rescued in Italian waters spark row between Italy and France

French government calls Rome’s refusal to let boat carrying 234 asylum seekers dock ‘unacceptable’

Evening Standard

Ancient bronze discovery rewrites Italy's history

More than two dozen bronze statues dating back to ancient Roman times have been unearthed in thermal baths in Tuscany.The discovery, in the San Casciano dei Bagni archaeological dig near Siena, is one of the most significant ever in the Mediterranean and certainly the most important since the 1972 underwater…

Asharq Al-Awsat

3rd Day of COP27 Witnesses International Initiatives

The third day of the UN's climate change summit (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh witnessed several international proposals and initiatives in an effort to solve the exacerbating environmental crises. The participants discussed the Blue Mediterranean Partnership, which focuses on the Mediterranean countries and their marine environments and "displacement related to climate…

The Independent UK

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

Irish Mirror

I'm A Celebrity's Sue Cleaver dropped three stone and four dress sizes by ditching three foods

The Coronation Street actress, who plays Eileen Grimshaw in the British soap opera, turned to the tried and tested Mediterranean diet after she collapsed on the set of the ITV programme back in 2011

Reuters

Rescuers search for five missing after migrant boat sinks off Tunisia

A boat carrying at least 16 migrants who were trying to cross the Mediterranean to Italy sank off the Tunisian coast on Tuesday, with at least five people missing and one body recovered, a security official said.

Inverse

A nutrition scientist reveals the missing piece of the Mediterranean diet

The perenially popular Mediterranean diet isn't just about whole foods and olive oil, but a more balanced, joyful way of living.

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