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Italian coral smugglers arrested on Greek island

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Travel News

All the Mediterranean travel trends to know about in 2026

As fly-and-flop holidays fall out of fashion, travellers are looking for more meaningful travel experiences even while prioritising sun and sea.

Water

'Flesh-rotting' bacteria could spread on Europe's beaches as seas warm

Warmer seas are bringing a little-known but potentially dangerous bacterium closer to European beaches, and authorities are paying attention.

Earth News

Greek fisherman are losing €8,500 a year to invasive pufferfish

Fishermen are calling for an immediate subsidy scheme to cull toxic pufferfish, while scientists look for ways to neutralise their lethal toxin.

Water

Divers capture the first ever video of a great white shark in the Med

Volunteer divers had the astonishing encounter while retrieving abandoned fishing nets from a shipwreck.

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Earth News

Spanish waters hit record May temperatures

State Ports' monitoring networks recorded all-time May temperature highs at 18 of their 29 buoys, from Galicia and the Cantabrian coast to the Mediterranean, peaking at 26.58°C off Mahon.

Earth News

Cyprus doubles down on dolphin and whale protection as sightings spike

In recent weeks, an increased presence of dolphins and other cetaceans has been recorded in the marine areas of Cyprus.

Health news

Mediterranean diet may improve IVF pregnancy success rates, study

A Spanish study finds that the Mediterranean diet favours a more stable and healthy environment in the micro-organisms of women with primary infertility who manage to become pregnant.

Destinations

The glam French Riviera hotels for The White Lotus season four

Shooting locations are confirmed as Cannes, Saint-Tropez and Monaco.

World News

Over 180 dead or missing in Mediterranean in last 10 days, IOM says

The IOM has previously highlighted the Central Mediterranean as the deadliest migration corridor in the world.

Europe News

Sea-Watch rescue 44 migrants from abandoned oil rig in Mediterranean

Dozens of migrants have been rescued from an abandoned Mediterranean oil rig. It is the second incident of its kind this week, highlighting the dangers of the North Africa crossing.

Europe News

Dozens dead in separate migrant boat shipwrecks off Italy and Turkey

So far this year, 624 migrants have died or gone missing in central Mediterranean, according to the UN's International Organisation for Migration (IOM).

Travel News

Explora Journeys cancels next year’s Middle East cruises

A number of cruise ships have been stranded in the Middle East for the last few weeks due to the ongoing conflict.

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Footage shows uncrewed Russian tanker adrift in Mediterranean

Footage released Sunday by NGO Sea-Watch shows an uncrewed Russian tanker adrift in the Mediterranean. The damaged LNG vessel has been drifting for two weeks and is now nearing Libya. Authorities warn it poses a serious environmental risk, though no gas leaks have been detected so far.

France

Fitness app reportedly reveals location of France aircraft carrier

A French navy member was reportedly shown jogging in circles on a ship in the middle of the sea northwest of Cyprus, according to his public profile on the Strava fitness tracking app.

Europe News

Russian tanker drifting in the Mediterranean Sea may explode

A Russian ship damaged by explosions has been drifting uncontrollably in the Mediterranean Sea for a fortnight, remaining a potential source of a major environmental accident. Rescuers and environmentalists warn: the situation off the coast of Malta is rapidly becoming more complicated.

Climate

Europe’s warming oceans are losing fish faster than we thought

Researchers warn against falling for 'fool's gold' of rising fish numbers spurred by marine heatwaves.