Mediterranean Sea
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...
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...
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...
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.