World
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Region
9/20/2022 4:17:17 PM
Cyprus has assisted in rescue of a small wooden boat crammed with more than 300 migrants that was floating adrift 203 kilometers (126 miles) west of the island nation, a Cypriot official said Tuesday.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
9/7/2022 1:35:17 PM
An Egyptian marine ship bound for France rescued 60 migrants stranded on a sinking boat in the Mediterranean Sea over the weekend, according to a statement released by the Egyptian Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport (HCMLT) on Tuesday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
9/6/2022 10:00:03 PM
The Pharaoh Khufu’s second boat is to regain its original look after more than 4,500 years buried beneath the sands, writes Nevine El-Aref
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Egypt
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Society
8/29/2022 8:16:23 PM
A boat carrying Egyptian migrants capsized off Libya's coast, leaving two people dead and 19 more missing and presumed dead, the Libyan agency that combats illegal migration said Monday, in the latest migrant tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Books
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Reviews
8/28/2022 1:58:38 PM
Ahmed Kheireddine’s latest title – To the Beloved’s Country – Zamzam’s Last Voyage – tells the sad “unofficial history” of a passenger boat during a trip in 1941 between Alexandria and New York as a belated tribute to unsung Egyptian heroes who got caught up in a side battle of World War II
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World
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Region
8/23/2022 3:24:59 PM
In late April, Hussein Dinnawi, his wife Samar and several dozen other Lebanese, Palestinians and Syrians set off by boat from northern Lebanon under the cover of night, entrusting their fate to smugglers on a treacherous sea voyage in search of better opportunities in Italy.
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World
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Region
8/10/2022 11:00:47 AM
Greek authorities say a major search and rescue operation has been launched east of the island of Karpathos after a boat reportedly carrying dozens of migrants sank during the night.
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World
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Region
7/24/2022 11:13:53 PM
Italian vessels have recovered five bodies and rescued 674 people packed on a fishing boat adrift in the Mediterranean off the Libyan coast, the Italian Coast Guard said Sunday, while European charities reported saving more than 500 more.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/18/2022 8:40:00 AM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi met here on Sunday Peter Lürssen, owner and board chairman of German boatbuilder Lürssen, to discuss cooperation in the maritime industry.
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Sports
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Africa
6/22/2022 7:21:01 PM
Hertha Berlin have given experienced midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng a one-year contract extension after he played a key role in helping them avoid relegation from the Bundesliga.
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World
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International
5/29/2022 10:36:06 AM
Rescuers in Indonesia were searching for 25 people who were missing after a cargo boat sank in the Makassar Strait in South Sulawesi province, officials said Sunday.
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World
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Region
5/25/2022 5:31:53 PM
A boat carrying migrants from Libya to Europe capsized off Tunisia’s coast, prompting an ongoing rescue operation Wednesday after one body was recovered and dozens of people were reported missing.
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World
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International
5/24/2022 10:45:03 PM
At least 16 people from Myanmar's Rohingya minority have died after a storm capsized the boat they were traveling on to seek refuge in another country, officials and a recovery team member said Tuesday.
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World
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Region
5/20/2022 1:40:59 PM
Three people were found dead and another 10 went missing after their boat capsized off Tunisia during an attempt to reach Europe, the country's coast guard said Friday.
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World
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Region
4/30/2022 1:32:25 PM
A week ago, the boat carrying Bilal Dandashi, his relatives, and dozens of others hoping to escape Lebanon and reach Europe sank in the Mediterranean. Dandashi still doesn't know if his wife and children are alive or dead.
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World
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Region
4/25/2022 8:58:22 PM
Funerals were held across northern Lebanon on Monday for seven people killed when a boat packed with migrants sank over the weekend as the Lebanese navy tried to force it back to shore.
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World
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Region
4/24/2022 8:21:00 PM
Survivors of a doomed migrant boat blamed the Lebanese navy on Sunday for sinking it, saying a naval vessel rammed the packed ship while trying to force it back to shore.
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World
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Region
4/23/2022 11:37:33 PM
A boat carrying 60 migrants capsized Saturday night off the Lebanese coast, the Lebanese Red Cross said. It was not immediately clear if there were any deaths.
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World
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Region
4/16/2022 9:11:49 PM
A migrant boat has capsized off the Libyan coast, leaving at least 35 people dead or presumed dead, the U.N. migration agency said Saturday. It was the second tragedy in less than a week involving migrants departing from North Africa to seek a better life in Europe.
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World
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Region
4/9/2022 11:57:09 AM
Iran's Revolutionary Guards have seized a foreign boat smuggling fuel in the Gulf and arrested its 11 crew members, a senior justice official said Saturday.
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