Mediterranean Sea

Voyage to Europe: 64 stranded Bangladeshis agree to return home

The 64 Bangladeshi migrants who have been stranded in the Mediterranean Sea off Tunisian coast of Zarzis for 17 days have finally agreed to return home.
64 Bangladeshi Migrants: Still stranded in Mediterranean

Bangladesh Ambassador to Libya Sheikh Sekander Ali made a journey on the Mediterranean Sea, around 10 kilometres off the Tunisian coast of Zarzis, to convince 64 Bangladeshi migrants to return to Bangladesh.
65 migrants drown off Tunisia coast

At least 65 migrants drowned when their boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the Tunisian coast after they had left Libya hoping to reach Europe, the UN refugee agency UNHCR says.
Russian cruise missiles target Syria

Russian warships in the Mediterranean Sea fire cruise missiles at targets near Aleppo on Friday, a further sign of Moscow's broadening military effort in Syria days after it began to fly bombing missions from an airbase in Iran.
Voice recorder from crashed EgyptAir flight found

The cockpit voice recorder from crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 is found by search teams who were forced to salvage the device over several stages as it was damaged, the Egyptian investigation committee says.
Mouhamad’s journey

Mouhamad, a 40-year-old dentist and poet, lived in Aleppo, Syria, for many years.
Hundreds rescued as migrant boat sinks

About 340 migrants are rescued and four bodies are pulled from the sea after a boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, Greek officials say. Others are thought to be missing from the boat which was found in international waters, 75 nautical miles south of the Greek island of Crete.
EgyptAir black box signal detected: French investigators

Investigators have detected a signal from one of the black boxes of EgyptAir flight MS804 which plunged into the Mediterranean in an unexplained crash last month, France's aviation accident bureau says.
First images of EgyptAir debris released

The Egyptian military releases images of life vests and other items found during the search for missing EgyptAir flight MS804.
84 migrants still missing after boat sinks off Libya: IOM

Eighty-four migrants are still missing after an inflatable craft sank off the coast of Libya, according to survivors cited by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Migrant crisis: 'Many Somalis' feared drowned in Mediterranean

Many people are feared drowned after a boat carrying up to 400 mainly Somali migrants capsized in the Mediterranean off the coast of Egypt.
EU launches operation to seize migrant smugglers' boats

The EU is beginning a new operation to intercept boats smuggling migrants across the southern Mediterranean.
Over 2,200 migrants rescued off Libya: Italy coastguard

Eight rescue operations picked up more than 2,200 people off the Libyan coast, according to the Italian coastguard from 10 boats in distress in the Mediterranean.
Italy's Eni finds 'supergiant' natural gas field off Egypt

The Italian energy company Eni SpA announces it has discovered a "supergiant" natural gas field off Egypt, describing it as the "largest-ever" found in the Mediterranean Sea.
Libya boat capsize: Dead victims, survivors confirmed to be Bangladeshis

Bangladeshi authorities confirm the nationalities of the deceased and survivors who were on boats that perished in the sea off Libyan coast.
Italy navy rescues 50 migrants from dinghy

Italy's navy says it has rescued 52 migrants from a sinking rubber dinghy in the Mediterranean, but about 50 others are missing.
Divers find mysterious transparent blob off the coast of Turkey

This amazing video shot by a group of divers off the coast of Turkey shows an enormous transparent blob that nobody was able to explain.
EU to hold migrant crisis talks

EU interior ministers are to discuss how to deal with tens of thousands of migrants trying to enter Europe each year by crossing the Mediterranean.
International effort rescues over 5,000 Mediterranean migrants

Corpses of 17 migrants along with 454 survivors were brought ashore in Sicily by an Italian naval vessel.
Hundreds of migrants rescued in Med

A total of 741 migrants travelling in six boats have been rescued off Sicily, the Italian coastguard says.
EU plan to take 20,000 refugees

The European Commission has unveiled a new blueprint for dealing with the EU's migration crisis, including a controversial plan for national quotas.
'Dozens die' as migrant boat sinks

Dozens of migrants drown in the Mediterranean after a boat sinks south of Italy's island of Sicily, the Save the Children aid group says.
Mediterranean migrant crisis: 10 bodies recovered

More than 5,800 migrants are rescued and 10 bodies recovered off the Libyan coast over the weekend, the Italian coastguard says.
Thousands of migrants rescued at sea

Nearly 3,700 migrants rescued in several operations in the Mediterranean Sea, Italian coastguard says
Migrant deaths renew pressure on EU

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi calls for more European Union action on sea migration after the latest deadly capsize of a boat in the Mediterranean.
Bangladeshi survives Mediterranean boat capsize

A Bangladeshi survives the Mediterranean boat capsize that is feared to have claimed lives of 700 migrants.
Hundreds feared dead in Mediterranean sinking

Hundreds of people are feared to have drowned after a boat carrying up to 700 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean Sea.