The Latest Breaking News from Mediterranean

One of "the world's most wanted" human traffickers is arrested in Sudan. Eritrean-national Kidane Zekarias Habtemariam is accused of leading a criminal organisation that abducts, extorts and murders migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean. UN intelligence reports suggest M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo have not pulled back from key…

Sea rescue charities on Thursday condemned tough anti-immigration measures recently introduced by the Italian government, saying the new rules will cause ever more deaths in the Mediterranean.

Italy's rightist government has approved measures to fine charities who rescue migrants at sea and impound their ships if they break a new, tougher set of rules - a move that one campaign group said could threaten lives. A cabinet decree approved late on Wednesday, seen by Reuters, said these…

New evidence suggests our hominid ancestors crossed the Mediterranean long before modern humans evolved

Egypt has set a new international tender for oil and gas exploration rights in the Nile Delta and Mediterranean sea, the petroleum minister announced on Tuesday. Tarek El-Molla said the tender was set for 12 blocks, split evenly between onshore and offshore. According to the Egyptian digital portal for exploration…

Italy will allow the Ocean Viking humanitarian ship to dock at an Italian port and disembark 113 people rescued from the waters of the Mediterranean, a French NGO said Tuesday.

French President Emmanuel Macron is spending a few days in the Brégançon fortress on the Mediterranean coast, one of the official presidential residences. He will use the time away from the French capital to catch up on crucial issues, and prepare for the reopening of parliament.

The Foreign Affairs and Defense Committees of the Libyan Parliament reiterated their rejection of Egypt’s unilateral demarcation of the western maritime borders. In a joint statement, the two committees considered this declaration “an unacceptable violation of Libyan sovereignty.” The committees expressed their surprise at Egypt’s declaration, without any prior consultations.…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi discussed on Thursday “current and future investment plans for research and exploration in the eastern and western regions of the Mediterranean” as part of efforts to demarcate the marine borders with Libya. Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Tarik Al Mulla stressed that all “activities carried…