Mediterranean
The Latest: Boat with 86 migrants capsizes off Tunisia
Middle East
July 4, 2019
The Latest: Boat with 86 migrants capsizes off Tunisia
CAIRO (AP) — The Latest on migrants from Libya (all times local): 3:15 p.m. The U.N. migration agency says a…
Biblical bad guys the ancient Philistines came from Europe, DNA shows
Middle East
July 4, 2019
Biblical bad guys the ancient Philistines came from Europe, DNA shows
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The ancient Philistines, the Biblical villains whose origins have puzzled scholars for decades, came to the Middle…
Cyprus takes legal action against firms encroaching its exclusive economic zone
Middle East
July 2, 2019
Cyprus takes legal action against firms encroaching its exclusive economic zone
NICOSIA (Reuters) – Cyprus has initiated legal proceedings against three companies involved in gas drilling by Turkey to the west…
Temperatures gradually increase on Monday, Cairo 35C
Egypt
June 16, 2019
Temperatures gradually increase on Monday, Cairo 35C
Meteorologists predict a gradual increase in Egypt’s temperatures on Monday. Moderate weather is predicted on the north coast with higher…
Mediterranean countries ramp up efforts to find missing migrants
World
June 15, 2019
Mediterranean countries ramp up efforts to find missing migrants
Mediterranean countries say they have taken a key step towards finding out the fate of thousands of migrants — many…
Sea-Watch 3 migrant rescue ship released by Italian authorities
Middle East
June 2, 2019
Sea-Watch 3 migrant rescue ship released by Italian authorities
The German NGO Sea-Watch announced that its ship Sea-Watch 3 was released by Italian authorities Saturday after being impounded nearly three weeks ago.…
Weather forecast for Friday
Egypt
May 30, 2019
Weather forecast for Friday
Meteorologists predict moderate weather for Egypt’s northern coasts on Friday and hot weather in Cairo, Lower Egypt, and northern Upper…
Wildfires rage in Israel during heatwave
Middle East
May 24, 2019
Wildfires rage in Israel during heatwave
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Firefighters on Thursday battled wildfires that scorched swathes of forests in central Israel, forcing some small towns…
Hot weather to continue Thursday
Egypt
May 22, 2019
Hot weather to continue Thursday
Meteorologists predict hot weather to continue all over the country on Thursday, especially during daylight hours. Mist and impurities will…
US-led coalition killed 1,600 civilians in Raqqa
Middle East
April 26, 2019
US-led coalition killed 1,600 civilians in Raqqa
BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S.-led coalition killed more than 1,600 civilians in the northern Syria city of Raqqa during months…