The measures stopped short of all-out sanctions against Turkish companies, but they come as the country’s economy is struggling.
Tag: Mediterranean Sea
DNA Begins to Unlock Secrets of the Ancient Philistines
Genetic analysis of remains from ruins in Israel hints at the origins of the Levantine people described in the Hebrew Bible.
Footsteps: Retracing Truman Capote’s Moment in the Mediterranean Sun
Before the author reached the height of his fame, he escaped to seaside idylls in southern Italy and Spain to write, swim and bask under the sun with his great love.
Whale Is Found Dead in Italy With 48 Pounds of Plastic in Its Stomach
The pregnant animal, which washed ashore in Sardinia, was the latest in a grim international collection of whale carcasses burdened by plastic trash.
Gibraltar Bans Releasing of Helium-Filled Balloons to Protect Marine Wildlife
The tiny British territory at the southern tip of Spain is the latest to take action against marine pollution.
Times Insider: How We Made an Invisible Crisis at Sea Visible
An ambitious Opinion Video project produced across three continents — in collaboration with a pioneering forensic research group — shines a spotlight on the more than 16,000 migrants who have died trying to cross the Mediterranean since 2014.
Rescued Migrants, at Sea for Weeks, Struggle to Reach a New Life
As Europe takes a harder stance against migrants, the Sea-Watch 3 and its desperate passengers were denied safe harbor for weeks, until an apparent breakthrough.