The Latest Breaking News from Mediterranean

Tortured to death: the 14 Cypriot men killed by British in 50s uprising

Book reveals fate of EOKA guerrilla fighters at the hands of the army during the dying days of empire on the Mediterranean island

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2022

Lebanon: Army Chief Pledges to Complete Impartial Probe into Tripoli Boat Sinking

Lebanon’s Army Commander, General Joseph Aoun, has urged the families of the victims of the migrant boat that capsized off Tripoli’s coast last month, “not to allow the tragedy to be [politically] exploited”, stressing that investigations would be completed “with all transparency and impartiality.” The boat sank off the coast…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 6, 2022

Tunisia Retrieves Bodies of 24 Drowned Migrants Off Sfax Coast

Tunisia’s coastguard has retrieved 24 more bodies of migrants who had been among about 120 people on boats that sank off the Tunisian coast in late April, a judicial official said on Wednesday. On April 23, the Tunisian coast guard said four boats carrying 120 African migrants headed for Italy…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 5, 2022

UN: More Than 3,000 People Lost in Sea Crossings to Europe in 2021

More than 3,000 refugees, migrants and asylum seekers died or went missing last year while trying to reach Europe via Mediterranean and Atlantic sea routes, a UN refugee agency report showed on Friday, reporting the highest toll in recent years. Thousands of Africans take long, perilous journeys to Europe each…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 29, 2022

From gazpacho to gambas, markets to Michelin: what and where to eat in Andalucía

The author of cookbook Andaluz introduces the cornucopia of ingredients and influences that make Andalucían cuisine so unique – and suggests where best to find them

The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2022

More than 3,000 people lost in sea crossings to Europe in 2021 -UN

More than 3,000 refugees, migrants and asylum seekers died or went missing last year while trying to reach Europe via Mediterranean and Atlantic sea routes, a U.N. refugee agency report showed on Friday.

Reuters · Apr 29, 2022

Outrage as 2,200-year-old shipwreck looted off French Riviera

The sunken wreck of an ancient trading ship that lay undiscovered at the bottom of the Mediterranean for more than 2,000 years has been damaged and looted since being discovered by archaeologists, French authorities said Wednesday.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 28, 2022

Phoenician ‘harbour’ in Sicily revealed to be religious site aligned with stars

Research upturns theory that pool in ancient city of Motya was used by military and underlines Phoenician connection to astronomy

The Guardian - AU · Apr 27, 2022

EgyptAir flight crashed killing all 66 on board after pilot 'lit a cigarette in cockpit'

The EgyptAir plane crashed over the Mediterranean that killed 66 people was caused by a pilot smoking a cigarette in the cockpit, it has emerged.

Daily Mirror · Apr 27, 2022

France divided: what does fractured vote mean for Macron’s second term?

Le Pen won swathes of the north and Mediterranean south, but France’s biggest divides are generational and social

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2022