Offshore gas fields in the Mediterranean could become one of several new energy sources for European countries as they seek independence from Russia.
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Dozens of Migrants Feared Dead After Boat Capsizes Off Syria
Witnesses said that bodies could be seen from shore drifting in the waters just outside the port of Tartus. The Lebanese authorities said at least 75 people died, with 20 rescued.
Fast-Spreading Wildfires Kill at Least 37 People in Algeria
The government blamed extreme heat and strong winds. Heat waves in the North African nation, about 80 percent of which is covered by the Sahara, are expected to increase in frequency and severity.
Dozens of Migrants Die After Boat Sinks Off Tunisian Coast
The vessel carried about 100 people and had left from a Libyan port city.
U.S. and Russian warplanes flew dangerously close to each other.
Aircraft flew close in three incidents in the eastern Mediterranean, including one in which planes came within about five feet of each other.
On Syria’s Ruins, a Drug Empire Flourishes
Powerful associates of Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, are making and selling captagon, an illegal amphetamine, creating a new narcostate on the Mediterranean.
How a Stunning Lagoon in Spain Turned Into ‘Green Soup’
Tons of dead fish have washed ashore in recent years from the Mar Menor, a once-crystalline lagoon on the Mediterranean coast that has become choked with algae. Farm pollution is mostly blamed.
The Body Collector of Spain: When Migrants Die at Sea, He Gets Them Home
Martín Zamora, the owner of a funeral parlor near Gibraltar, has found an unusual line of business among the relatives of those who drown trying to reach Europe.
The Body Collector of Spain: When Migrants Die at Sea, He Gets Them Home
Martín Zamora, the owner of a funeral parlor near Gibraltar, has found an unusual line of business among the relatives of those who drown trying to reach Europe.
At Least 9 Drown Swimming Off the Coast of Southern France
The victims had ventured into the waves at various beaches despite high seas stirred up by strong winds that formed perilous underwater swells.