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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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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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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Living
9/5/2023 10:45:12 PM
More and more people have been enjoying yacht trips off Alexandria and along the North Coast this year amid the new popularity of the Mediterranean Sea.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Entre nous
9/5/2023 10:42:10 PM
Rich in fruit, vegetables, whole grains, olive oil, fish and legumes as well as minimal amounts of red meat, highly processed and fried food, the Mediterranean diet has long been linked with improved health
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Business
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Energy
9/4/2023 9:06:17 PM
Cyprus, Greece and Israel agreed at a summit in Nicosia on Monday to deepen their regional energy cooperation to focus on exports to Europe, especially natural gas and renewables.
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World
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International
9/2/2023 9:29:08 PM
A former Italian premier, in an interview published on Saturday, contended that a French air force missile accidentally brought down a passenger jet over the Mediterranean Sea in 1980 in a failed bid to assassinate Libya’s then leader Moammar Gaddafi.
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Business
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Energy
8/29/2023 7:05:04 PM
The Egyptian government announced a plan to drill 45 natural exploratory gas wells in the Mediterranean and the Nile Delta with $1.9 billion in investments until mid-2025, according to a Cabinet statement on Tuesday.
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World
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Region
8/26/2023 1:28:32 PM
Rescue ship Ocean Viking has saved 438 migrants in distress in the Mediterranean over the last two days, the organisation that runs it, SOS Mediterranee, said on late Friday.
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Business
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Energy
8/16/2023 1:51:15 PM
An offshore drilling rig arrived at its location in the Mediterranean Sea off Lebanon’s coast and will start operations in the coming weeks to search for gas, Lebanese Cabinet ministers said Wednesday.
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World
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Region
8/16/2023 10:35:41 AM
For desperate Syrians, a WhatsApp message saying "I want to go to Europe" can be all they need to start a treacherous journey to Libya and then across the Mediterranean.
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World
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Region
8/13/2023 2:19:01 PM
The number of migrants dying in the Mediterranean is an "open wound" for humanity, Pope Francis said Sunday after a week marked by a string of deadly shipwrecks.
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World
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Region
8/12/2023 11:38:54 AM
Rescue ship Ocean Viking has saved more than 600 migrants adrift in the Mediterranean over the last two days, the organisation that runs it, SOS Mediterranee, said late Friday.
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