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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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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

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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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

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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.

Reuters

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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

The Guardian - UK

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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.

Zenger

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.

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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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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%

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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

Asharq Al-Awsat

Infantino Suggests Biennial World Cup Could Prevent Migrant Deaths in Mediterranean

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday that increased revenues from a biennial World Cup would create opportunities for Africans who otherwise could migrate and find "death in the sea" crossing the Mediterranean. The idea of a World Cup every two years has been gathering steam with Infantino trying to…

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Lebanon's Elie Saab Brings Vibrant Looks to Paris Catwalk on Return

Lebanese fashion designer Elie Saab returned to the Paris catwalk after nearly two years, turning the page on a troubled period marked by the Beirut port blast and COVID-19, with a collection of vibrant, red carpet-ready looks. Saab sensed a need for release, he told Reuters in an interview ahead…

Daily Mirror

FIFA president Gianni Infantino blasted over “completely unacceptable” African migrant comments

FIFA president Gianni Infantino, during a speech to the Council of Europe on Wednesday, referenced reducing the risks taken by migrants crossing the Mediterranean as a reason why FIFA plans for a biennial World Cup should go ahead

Evening Standard

Fifa president Gianni Infantino says biennial World Cup will make Africans less likely to cross Mediterranean

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has bizarrely claimed that modifications to football’s calendar will make African migrants less likely to embark upon dangerous Mediterranean Sea crossings in search of a better life in Europe.

Reuters

Analysis-Lebanon slips further into Iran's orbit as Hariri bows out

A decision by Sunni Muslim leader Saad al-Hariri to step away from Lebanese politics opens the way for Shi'ite Hezbollah to extend its already deep sway over the country, rendering it ever more a bastion of Iranian influence on the Mediterranean.

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