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the explosion of plastic pollution is endangering shark populations, either through the animals ingesting or becoming enmeshed in refuse items. (Photo: AFP)

Sharks ‘disappearing’ from Mediterranean Sea due to climate change

Mediterranean sharks risk 'disappearing' due to plastic pollution: conservationists.

13 Jul 2019 11:08 AM

Canopic jars where Tutankhamun’s viscera were reportedly kept. The dark spots are believed to be his blood.

Life on the Nile

Egypt sits proudly on its 5,000-year history, straddling the ancient and the modern with élan.

17 Feb 2019 6:40 AM

A search-and-rescue source told the Interfax news agency that the Russian warplane could have sunk in the Mediterranean Sea as a result of an 'unforeseen critical incident' in the air. (Representational Image)

Russian military jet vanishes off Syria during Israeli missile attack

The fate of the military personnel is 'unknown,' the ministry said in a statement which was carried by Russian news agencies.

18 Sep 2018 12:57 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Saving Turkey's turtles from builders and boats

The loggerhead turtles and green turtles are two of the nine types of turtle in the Mediterranean.

05 Sep 2018 6:46 PM

The Open Arms and its companion ship, the Astral, will likely need four days to reach Barcelona, said the Astral’s captain, Riccardo Gatti. (Photo: AP)

Fear turns into joy: Rescue boat saves 60 in Mediterranean

By nightfall Saturday, Spain agreed to let Open Arms dock in Barcelona, where humanitarian aid group which operates vessel is based.

01 Jul 2018 4:12 PM

A view of the imposing fort wall from below

Inside The Citadel

There is more to Corsica than what you saw in Tamasha.

05 Nov 2017 4:14 AM

Offshore wind farms along with oil and gas platforms inadvertently provide an ideal habitat for jellyfish to survive (Photo: Pixabay)

Eating jellyfish could be the new fad!

Professor Silvio Grecio urges people to start eating jellyfish to lessen their infestation in Mediterranean sea.

17 Aug 2017 10:55 AM

China's navy is the world's second-largest behind the US and is increasingly operating in the Mediterranean. (Photo: Representational/File)

Chinese navy conducts live-fire drills in Mediterranean Sea

The ships will next take part in the 'Joint Sea 2017' exercises in waters off the Russian cities of St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad.

12 Jul 2017 5:45 PM

This undated picture released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on April 26 shows the demonstration of the armaments with the Korean People’s Army. North Korea staged its largest-ever military drill to mark the founding of the country's army, amid rising tensions with the West.

DisCourse: Are we heading to World War III?

The fear of World War III is never far away.

01 May 2017 4:04 AM

The warships USS Porter and USS Ross in the Mediterranean Sea launched dozens of Tomahawk missiles at the Shayrat air base (Photo: US Navy

Russia warns of 'serious' consequences from US missile strike in Syria

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev charged that the US strikes were one step away from clashing with Russia's military.

08 Apr 2017 8:18 AM

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