War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
10/16/2023 4:02:00 PM
Cradled between the Mediterranean Sea, Israel and Egypt, lies Gaza, one of the most densely populated areas on earth with 2.3 million souls enduring on roughly 365 square kilometres.
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World
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Region
10/12/2023 10:22:48 PM
The British government will send two Royal Navy ships and surveillance aircraft to the eastern Mediterranean to support Israel, the prime minister's office said Thursday.
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World
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Region
10/10/2023 10:11:00 PM
The Ford carrier strike group has arrived in the far Eastern Mediterranean, within range to provide a host of air support or long-range strike options for Israel if requested.
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Egypt
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Health
10/10/2023 7:08:42 PM
Egyptian Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar was elected deputy chair of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 70th session Eastern Mediterranean Regional Committee (RC70), as per a statement from the Ministry of Health and Population on Tuesday.
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Business
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Energy
10/9/2023 10:29:29 PM
American oil giant Chevron Corp. said Monday that at Israel’s instruction, it had stopped production at its offshore Tamar natural gas rig in the Mediterranean Sea off Israel.
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World
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Region
10/8/2023 9:09:45 PM
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Sunday he has ordered the Ford carrier strike group to sail to the Eastern Mediterranean to be ready to assist Israel after the surprise attack by Hamas that has left more than 1,000 dead and thousands wounded on both sides.
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Business
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Economy
10/1/2023 7:59:44 PM
Telecom Egypt signed an agreement with the Medusa Submarine Cable System to extend the Mediterranean network to the Red Sea by the end of 2025, according to Telecom's statement on Thursday.
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World
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Region
9/30/2023 5:21:14 PM
Billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday waded into German politics at a time of a heated debate on immigration across Europe, saying Berlin-funded migrant rescue operations in the Mediterranean could be seen as an "invasion" of Italy.
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World
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International
9/29/2023 3:21:21 PM
The leaders of nine Mediterranean and southern European countries meet Friday in Malta with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for talks set to focus on migration.
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Business
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Energy
9/26/2023 3:10:30 PM
Egyptian Natural Gas Holding (EGAS) awarded four exploration contracts in the Mediterranean and Nile Delta to foreign companies, with minimum investments of $281 million and $7.5 million in signing grants, according to a Tuesday statement.
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World
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International
9/22/2023 6:15:50 PM
The French port city of Marseille, for centuries a multiethnic and multifaith melting pot, awaited the arrival Friday of Pope Francis, who plans to amplify his call for the Mediterranean region of Europe to be a place of welcome for migrants.
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World
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Region
9/20/2023 10:20:52 AM
Ten years after Pope Francis made a landmark visit to the Italian island of Lampedusa to show solidarity with migrants, he is joining Catholic bishops from the Mediterranean this weekend in France to make the call more united.
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World
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Region
9/14/2023 10:03:18 PM
The flash flood that has killed thousands of people in Libya this week followed a "medicane", a rare but destructive weather phenomenon that scientists believe will intensify in a warming world.
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World
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International
9/14/2023 9:47:02 PM
The EU's border agency said Thursday over 114,000 irregular migrant crossings across the Mediterranean to Italy were detected between January and August, double the number in the same period in 2022.
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World
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International
9/14/2023 6:36:14 PM
The Cypriot president said Thursday that joint military maneuvers with three other European Union member states underway in the Eastern Mediterranean underscore the bloc's readiness to ensure security and stability in the region.
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Egypt
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Defence
9/12/2023 6:26:17 PM
A military delegation led by Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces Osama Askar arrived in Libya on Tuesday to coordinate the provision of urgent logistical and humanitarian assistance in the wake of Storm Daniel that left thousands killed and missing in the eastern Mediterranean.
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World
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Region
9/12/2023 9:53:00 AM
Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in Libya that swept away entire neighborhoods and wrecked homes in multiple coastal towns in the east of the North African nation. As many as 2,000 people were feared dead, one of the country's leaders said Monday.
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Egypt
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Society
9/10/2023 8:40:46 PM
Egypt’s Meteorological Authority (EMA) warned citizens on Sunday that Storm Daniel, which hit the east Mediterranean, will reach Egypt by Monday, accompanied by rains and unstable weather conditions in western parts of the country.
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Business
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Economy
9/10/2023 4:54:58 PM
Minister of Trade and Industry Ahmed Samir and Governor of Alexandria Mohamed El-Sharif inaugurated Thursday work on a new mega EGP 500 million electrical industries complex in the Mediterranean governorate.
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World
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Region
9/7/2023 5:13:13 PM
Over a thousand Syrian refugees each week fleeing to Lebanon from their country’s worsening economic and financial conditions “could create harsh imbalances” in the small Mediterranean nation, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati warned Thursday.
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