Scenes Meet the team who are preserving marine life in Mallorca "Posidonia is extremely important because it's basically the lung of the Mediterranean". 30/05/2022
Tunisia Seventy five missing after migrant boat sinks off the coast of Tunisia Seventy five people are missing, feared drowned, after a crowded boat of migrants sank off the coast of Tunisia on Wednesday morning, with the number of people risking their lives on the dangerous crossing to Europe on the rise. 25/05/2022
no comment Turtles freed in Tunisia with tracking monitor Three rescued loggerhead turtles are released into the Mediterranean off the Tunisian coastal city of Sfax, one, named Marwa, with a tracking beacon glued to its shell to help researchers better protect the threatened species. 22/05/2022
Tunisia Three migrants dead and ten missing in shipwreck off Tunisian coast Officials say the boat carrying more than 50 Tunisian migrants had been trying to reach Europe illegally. 20/05/2022
Algeria Eleven migrants die off coast of Algeria while trying to reach Europe Five other migrants, including two children, were reportedly rescued from the stricken vessel. 16/05/2022
no comment Migrants pulled from the sea during dramatic Mediterranean rescues The rescue ship Sea-Watch-3 was called into action over the past days as a number of migrants found themselves in trouble in the Mediterranean Sea. 12/04/2022
Italy Seven migrants die and 280 more rescued off coast of Lampedusa The migrants were found trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea on an overcrowded boat in freezing conditions. 25/01/2022
Spain Three dead, ten missing after two migrant boats sink off Spanish coast Authorities were alerted after a passing vessel heard cries from the water on Sunday night. 03/01/2022
Greece At least 11 dead after migrant boat sinks near Greek island It comes just a day after another migrant boat sank in the region, which the UN's refugee agency described as "the worst in the Aegean this year". 24/12/2021
world news Migrant deaths in Europe not new, over 1,600 have died this year - IOM The IOM estimates that 23,000 people have died in the Mediterranean Sea trying to reach Europe since 2014. 25/11/2021
world news Illegal border crossings have risen beyond 2019 levels, says Frontex The number of illegal border crossings is up 45% more than in 2019 but is still below the levels seen in 2015. 23/11/2021
no comment Sea-Watch 4 rescues more than 100 migrants in the central Mediterranean The migrant rescue ship Sea-Watch 4 has reportedly rescued 107 migrants on Monday, 22 November, among whom is a one-day-old baby. 22/11/2021
no comment Waterspout spotted off Sicily's coast amid storms A video filmed with a phone shows a waterspout off the Italian island of Sicily's coast near the city of Licata amid storms. 17/11/2021
Greece 'Life-saving on trial': Duo face jail in Greece for rescuing migrants Sean Binder, a German-Irish volunteer, and Sarah Mardini, a Syrian human rights worker, go on trial in Athens on Thursday. They deny the charges which include spying and forgery. 17/11/2021
no comment Over 300 migrants rescued off coast of Calabria The Italian Coast Guard rescued over three hundred young men and boys, mostly from Egypt, in heavy storms as their fishing boat floundered off the coast of Calabria Saturday night. 14/11/2021
no comment Sea-Watch rescues 412 migrants in Mediterranean A ship of the humanitarian group Sea-Watch rescued dozens of migrants in the Mediterranean over 2 days. 20/10/2021
Stays These boutique hotels in Sicily are just waiting to be discovered We've rounded up some of the islands best small hotels in some of the most popular tourist destinations. 17/10/2021
Libya Libyan guards 'shoot six migrants dead' at Tripoli detention centre The International Organization for Migration says the shooting was linked to notorious overcrowding at the centre where conditions are deplorable. 08/10/2021
world news Europe's Mediterranean leaders pledge climate cooperation Leaders from nine Mediterranean countries committed to boosting their cooperation against climate change after massive wildfires ravaged parts of southern Europe. 17/09/2021
no comment Coast guard rescue migrants off coast of Lampedusa The Italian Coast Guard rescued 125 migrants along the coast of Lampedusa. The organisation said the migrants were trapped on a reef, pushed there by rough seas. 09/09/2021
no comment Mayday call over migrant rescue in Mediterranean Migrants clinging to an overturned boat off the Libyan coast were spotted by air and were rescued last week, NGO SeaWatch Italy said Friday 03/09/2021
Cyprus Syrian oil spill threatens northern coast of Cyprus The spill reportedly occurred after fuel leaked from a tank at the Baniyas Thermal Station. 31/08/2021
Climate Turkey’s climate goals ‘critically insufficient’ amid raging wildfires A heatwave has turned the region into a tinderbox but this isn't the first time global warming has impacted Turkey this year. 04/08/2021
no comment Dozens of migrants rescued in Mediterranean Another 26 people were rescued from a sinking boat on the Mediterranean Sea on Monday, by German charity Sea Watch. 02/08/2021
world news Humanitarian ships rescue over 700 migrants from Mediterranean The ships are awaiting permission to dock at a safe southern European port to disembark their passengers. 02/08/2021
Italy Mussels mafia? Italy arrests 18 for 'harvesting protected shellfish' The group allegedly destroyed limestone formations with hammers to extract the molluscs, which can sell for as much as €200 per kilo on the black market. 29/07/2021
