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Twenty Oil Tankers Wait to Cross Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait

One more tanker took to 20 on Friday the number of vessels waiting in the Black Sea to pass through Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait on the way to the Mediterranean, the Tribeca shipping agency said, amid talks to disperse the build-up. On Thursday, dismissing pressure from abroad over the lengthening queue,…

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Turkey oil tanker logjam snarls Russia oil sanctions

Turkey emerged as a critical stumbling block to a complex international plan to deprive Russia of wartime oil revenues as the number of tankers waiting to exit the Black Sea through Turkish straits continued to rise on Friday.

Reuters

Newborn baby airlifted from charity ship in Mediterranean

A baby was born on a charity rescue boat in the central Mediterranean and flown to Sicily while more than 500 other migrants remain at sea waiting to reach Europe, NGO groups said on Thursday.

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Number of oil tankers waiting at Bosphorus rises by five - Turkish agency

The number of oil tankers waiting in the Black Sea to cross Istanbul's Bosphorus strait on the way to the Mediterranean rose by five to 16 on Thursday, a shipping agency said, amid talks between Western and Turkish officials on steps to resolve the tanker queues there.

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Tanker delays across Turkish straits not due to Russia oil price cap - official

Disruptions in tanker traffic from Russia's Black Sea ports to the Mediterranean are a result of a new Turkish insurance rule, not the price cap on Russian oil agreed by a coalition of G7 countries and Australia, an official with the group said on Tuesday.

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Pope: migrant deaths 'unacceptable and almost always avoidable'

Migrant deaths in the Mediterranean are "unacceptable and almost always avoidable," Pope Francis said on Friday, renewing a call for policymakers across the region to address the issue in a manner "beneficial to all."

Reuters

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Not heard of duckweed? It might be the most potent superfood yet

A greener version of the Mediterranean diet, containing protein-rich duckweed, doubled the reduction of toxic visceral fat.

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Algeria, Tunisia Hold Talks on Libya, Border Security

Tunisian Prime Minister Najla Boudin discussed in Algiers, the Libyan crisis and the irregular migration of an increasing number of young people from the two countries to Europe across the Mediterranean.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt Exports 90% of its Gas to European Markets

Egypt exported eight million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) this year, up from seven million in 2021, announced Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El-Molla. During the opening of the eighth Egypt Oil and Gas Convention in Cairo, Molla said that 90 percent of Egyptian LNG exports would…

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EU Ministers Endorse New Migrant Plan after France-Italy Spat

European interior ministers welcomed Friday an EU plan to better coordinate the handling of migrant arrivals, after a furious row over a refugee rescue boat erupted between Italy and France. France has accused Italy of failing to respect the law of the sea by turning away the NGO vessel earlier…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Europe's migration impasse: EU Commission pitches action plan amid France-Italy row

It's one emergency the EU didn’t need. Already dealing with a war on its doorstep, an energy crisis and rising inflation, the handling of the Ocean Viking – a ship carrying migrants rescued in the Mediterranean – starkly showed the limits of European solidarity. The EU Commission has put forward…

France 24

EU ministers seek to ease tensions on migration after France-Italy spat

EU interior ministers sought to ease resurgent tensions over illegal migration at an emergency meeting on Friday, after the fate of migrants rescued in the Mediterranean triggered harsh words between Paris and Rome.

Reuters

EU ministers seek to resolve feud over illegal Mediterranean migrants

European interior ministers have held emergency talks on migration in the wake of a dispute between Paris and Rome over how to handle the thousands who continue to attempt to cross the Mediterranean.

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Inventor of 'Google Maps for boating' named UK's most successful scale-up entrepreneur

The Dorset-based businessman's Savvy Navvy app has seen huge growth in the US, Australia and Mediterranean this year

The Independent UK

Greece: Boat with hundreds of migrants safely towed to port

Greek authorities say a dilapidated fishing boat crammed with hundreds of migrants that lost steering and had been drifting in the Mediterranean south of the Greek island of Crete has been successfully towed to port

The Independent UK

Catalonia limits water use as Spain prays for rain

Barcelona and large swathes of Spain’s northeast are going under water restrictions as an extended drought devastates crops and puts the pinch on human activities in the Mediterranean country

The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: a week of unusual highs and lows for Europe

While Mediterranean countries basked in unseasonal warmth, parts of northern Europe were in the grip of premature cold

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EU sets out Mediterranean migrant plan ahead of emergency meeting

The European Commission set out a 20-point action plan on Monday designed to address surging migration in the central Mediterranean ahead of an emergency meeting of interior ministers.

The Conversation

18th- and 19th-century Americans of all races, classes and genders looked to the ancient Mediterranean for inspiration

The ancient world of the Mediterranean has long permeated American society, in everything from museum collections to home furnishings. The design of the nation’s public monuments, buildings and universities, as well as its legal system and form of government, show the enduring influence of Mediterranean antiquity on American culture.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli Airstrikes on Syria Kill 4 Soldiers, Injure 1

Israeli airstrikes hit central and coastal regions of Syria early Saturday, killing four soldiers and wounding one, the Syrian military said. State media quoted an unidentified Syrian military official as saying that Israeli warplanes flying over the Mediterranean fired missiles toward military positions in coastal and central Syria. The Syrian…

The Independent UK

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

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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

The Conversation

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.

Radio France Internationale

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.

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