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In the first two months of this year, at least 606 migrants lost their lives while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea, a significant increase attributed to stricter immigration enforcement policies in European countries.

A Franco-Egyptian archaeological team has recovered 22 monumental blocks from the submerged ruins of the Lighthouse of Alexandria in the Mediterranean Sea, marking the revival of one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich declared in a video response that Israel aims to extend its territory from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, denying the establishment of a Palestinian state.

The UN migration agency reported that at least 7,667 migrants died or went missing globally in 2025, with a call for safer migration routes following a significant toll in the Mediterranean Sea.

A report indicates a demographic crisis in small-scale fishing, revealing that a significant percentage of fishermen are over 40 years old, raising concerns about the future of the fishing industry in these regions.

At least 606 migrants have died or disappeared in the Mediterranean Sea in 2026, as reported by the International Organization for Migration.

Over 600 migrants have died or gone missing while crossing the Mediterranean Sea this year, marking the highest death toll at the start of the year since the International Organization for Migration began tracking in 2014.

At least 606 migrants have been reported dead or missing in the Mediterranean Sea in under two months, marking the deadliest start to a year since 2014.

Over 600 migrants have reportedly drowned or gone missing in the Mediterranean Sea in early 2023, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Satellite images show the US aircraft carrier 'Gerald Ford' near the northern coast of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea, suggesting a strategic military positioning.

At least 606 migrants have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean Sea this year, marking the deadliest start to a year for this migration route since records began in 2014.

At least 606 migrants have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean Sea so far in 2026, marking the worst start to a year since the International Organization for Migration began recording such data in 2014.

At least 15 bodies of migrants have been discovered off the coast of Italy amidst dangerous sea travel conditions in the Mediterranean.

A recent sighting of a juvenile great white shark off the Spanish coast raises questions about their actual population in the western Mediterranean.

A recent study highlights alarming environmental changes in the Mediterranean Sea indicated by microorganisms, suggesting a gradual shift toward tropical sea characteristics due to ongoing warming.

A juvenile great white shark caught off the eastern coast of Spain suggests that these sharks may be breeding in the Mediterranean Sea.

Three migrants have died and 38 were rescued after a rubber boat began to sink near Izmir,Turkey.

A migrant boat capsized in the Mediterranean, resulting in 53 people dead or missing.

Fifty-three migrants have either died or gone missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Libya, according to the International Organization for Migration.

Five-year-old Charley Taviner discovered a rare Mediterranean sea hare washed up on a beach in the UK, initially mistaking it for seaweed.

Turkey faces a significant risk of a food crisis due to severe drought conditions affecting agricultural production, particularly in the Black Sea and Mediterranean regions.

Rescue operations are underway in the southern Mediterranean to find over a thousand missing persons, feared lost to the stormy seas that have swallowed multiple boats.

The Russian military fleet has been moving unusually in the western Mediterranean, lingering in international waters off the eastern coast of Sardinia, prompting enhanced Italian air and sea surveillance.

Italian NGOs have accused the Tunisian regime of pushing subsaharan migrants to their deaths by either forcing them into treacherous sea journeys or into deadly desert conditions, following the reported deaths of a thousand migrants in January due to adverse weather conditions.

The weather tomorrow (Sunday) is expected to be significantly hotter and drier than usual for the season, with a further rise in temperatures and partial cloud cover.

French soldiers today boarded an oil tanker suspected of belonging to Russia's shadow fleet in the Mediterranean Sea, amid concerns it was not legally registered.

Experts from the military successfully detonated a Civil War era shell discovered by divers in Denia, Alicante, ensuring safety during the controlled explosion in the Mediterranean Sea.

Toxic tropical microalgae have been detected for the first time in the waters of the Iberian Peninsula, raising concerns for food safety due to the ongoing tropicalization process in the Mediterranean Sea.

Amid the devastation in Gaza due to Israeli aggression, many displaced families like Abu Ahmed's are suffering as fierce waves of the Mediterranean destroy their makeshift shelters.

The article discusses the collaboration between AI and scientists to protect the endangered Posidonia oceanica in the Mediterranean Sea, which plays a critical ecological role.

The Russian destroyer Severomorsk has entered the Mediterranean Sea to escort two Russian cargo ships, indicating Moscow's increasing willingness to protect its logistical lines and project naval presence in a strategically vital maritime area, prompting NATO's alertness.

A significant drop in temperature with intermittent rain and thunderstorms is expected from the north of the country down to the northern Negev, along with snowfall in the Hermon region and high waves in the Mediterranean Sea.

The Ursa Major, a heavy cargo ship that sank in the Mediterranean Sea on December 23, 2024, was carrying an unknown cargo and resulted in the death of two crew members out of sixteen.