Mediterranean Sea

There’s no indication that the crash was the result of hostile action, Defense Department says.

The lionfish probably slipped in from the Red Sea with the widening of the Suez Canal.

Over 700 migrants are feared dead in three Mediterranean Sea shipwrecks south of Italy in the last few days as they tried desperately to reach Europe in unseaworthy smuggling boats, the U.N. refugee agency said Sunday.

Relatives of the 400 refugees, mostly Somalians, confirmed the boats capsized while on their way to Italy.

21 migrants killed in 2 boat disasters off Turkey

If it manages to overcome some rather formidable obstacles, Egypt’s much touted “mega project of the century”—the Suez Canal Corridor Project (SCCP)—has the potential to transform the country into a world-class center for trade and industry.

The Russian navy should have a permanent presence in the Mediterranean Sea amid the conflict in Syria, said Russian President Vladimir Putin.