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Lebanon's 'Zombie Banks' Downsize to Weather Crisis

Once the economy's crown jewel, Lebanon's banks are shutting branches and laying off employees in droves, resizing to the bleak reality of a crisis they are widely blamed for. Before the onset in 2019 of a financial collapse deemed one of the world's worst since the 1850s by the World…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pentagon accuses Russian jets of "unprofessional intercepts" of U.S. Navy planes

U.S. officials say they've "made our concerns known" to the Kremlin about the Mediterranean encounters.

Axios

Russian aircraft came close to U.S. military planes over Mediterranean -Pentagon

Russian aircraft came close to three U.S. Navy planes in the Mediterranean Sea over the weekend, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, at a time of heightened tensions between the two countries over Russia's military buildup along its border with Ukraine.

Reuters

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Russia sends warplanes to Syria for huge naval drills in Med

The Russian military has deployed long-range nuclear-capable bombers and fighter jets carrying state-of-the-art hypersonic missiles to Syria for massive naval drills in the Mediterranean Sea amid the soaring tensions with the West over Ukraine

The Independent UK

Russia’s Defense Chief Arrives in Syria to Review Naval Drills

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu traveled to Syria to inspect naval drills involving 15 warships and 30 aircraft in the eastern Mediterranean on Tuesday, the RIA news agency cited his ministry as saying. Russia has deployed MiG-31K fighter jets with hypersonic Kinzhal missiles and long-range Tupolev Tu-22M strategic bombers to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Suez Canal Expansion to Increase Two-Way Section by 10km

Works are under way to expand the two-way section of the Suez canal to 82 km (51 miles) from 72 km, the chairman of the authority managing the Egyptian waterway said on Tuesday. Suez Canal Authority Chairman Osama Rabie told a news conference that it would be too expensive to…

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Extra virgin olive oil: why it's healthier than other cooking oils

It’s common advice for people watching their waistlines or looking to eat healthier to beware of the amount of oil they use while cooking. But that doesn’t mean we should cut oil entirely from our diet. This is because extra virgin olive oil in particular can have many benefits for…

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Popular Swansea restaurant unveils dramatic makeover

Langland's Brasserie is sporting a new Mediterranean-inspired look

Wales Online

Egypt's Sisi, France's Macron Discuss Regional Issues, Fighting Terrorism

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed on Friday to join efforts to help restore stability in Libya, fight terrorism and promote coordination to maintain security and stability in the Middle East, the Mediterranean basin and Africa. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the One…

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Jet2 resumes Cyprus flights and holidays after travel changes amid Omicron outbreak

Flights will depart to Paphos tomorrow with customers jetting off for some much-needed sunshine on the Mediterranean island

Wales Online

Pope visits Malta in April after virus postponed 2020 trip

Pope Francis’ first foreign trip of the year is to the Mediterranean island nation of Malta

The Independent UK

New research suggests modern humans lived in Europe 10,000 years earlier than previously thought, in Neanderthal territories

Perched about 325 feet (100 meters) up the slopes of the Prealps in southern France, a humble rock shelter looks out over the Rhône River Valley. It’s a strategic point on the landscape, as here the Rhône flows through a narrows between two mountain ranges. For millennia, inhabitants of the…

The Conversation

Six Russian warships heading to the Black Sea for ‘drills’, says Moscow defence ministry

Six Russian warships are heading to the Black Sea from the Mediterranean for naval drills, the Interfax news agency has said.

Evening Standard

Six Russian warships en route to Black Sea for drills

Six Russian warships are heading to the Black Sea from the Mediterranean for naval drills, the Interfax news agency cited Russia's Defence Ministry as saying on Tuesday, in what it said was a pre-planned movement of military resources.

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UN Hopes to Save Gaza Valley

The United Nations is set to begin the restoration of a historic valley in the Palestinian Gaza Strip next month, hoping to transform it from a landfill and sewage dump into a vibrant nature reserve in a planned $66 million project. The Gaza Valley, home to a variety of plants…

The Guardian - UK

Winter gardens: cyclamen and snowdrops bring Mediterranean joy to deepest Devon

An exposed field on a former dairy farm is now a late winter garden bursting with life – and the bees couldn’t be happier

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Naval Ships Arrive at Syria's Tartus

The Russian Defense Ministry announced that six amphibious assault ships of the Russian Northern and Baltic Fleet had arrived at the Russian Navy's logistics center in Tartus, western Syria. In a statement, the ministry's press office said that the naval task force is made up of the large amphibious assault…

Zenger

Russian Forces Shadow NATO Ships In Mediterranean As Prospect Of War Looms

Diplomatic efforts to avert armed conflict gain momentum with Turkish, German, French leaders more involved.

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Inspired from Mediterranean coastlines, Chervò is making waves

Staying loyal to its European roots, the new Mediterraneo 22' collection brings the coastlines to the golf course.

The Conversation

Challenging the whiteness of classics – remembering the Black Romans

As with every humanities discipline, classics has responded to Black Lives Matter with justifiable introspection. As the study of the ancient world, and particularly that of the Mediterranean cultures, classics has a significant colonial legacy: British, French and Italian colonialists saw themselves as inheriting or continuing a “civilising mission” which…

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Israel Trains to 'Attack Iran' Under US Supervision

The Israel Air Force held exercises to simulate an attack on Iran, under the supervision of a US officer, Israel’s official broadcasting corporation (Kan 11) reported. Quoting unnamed sources, the corporation said the drills took place over the Mediterranean.

Radio France Internationale

Marseille rallies truckers to clean up street rubbish as collectors' strike continues

Authorities in the French Mediterranean city of Marseille are deploying trucks to clear "dangerous" street rubbish that has accumulated amid an ongoing feud with garbage collectors.

Irish Mirror

Scientists find Mediterranean-style diet reduces risk of dementia by over 70%

A study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found the highest adherence to a specific diet decreased the risk of dementia by a massive 72%

Radio France Internationale

France to test 'visitor's permit' system to preserve Calanques beaches near Marseille

France is to trial a "visitor's permit" in the spring in Sugiton, a pristine cove on the southern French coast near the Mediterranean city of Marseille and a popular site that has been threatened for several years by severe erosion.

The Independent UK

Minister: Cyprus a 'reliable' security partner to US

Cyprus’ foreign minister says that the east Mediterranean island nation has “all the ingredients” to be a “credible and reliable partner” for the U.S. in maintaining stability and security in the region

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