26 juveniles rescued by Ocean Viking in the Mediterranean have gone missing in southern France

More than two dozen unaccompanied minors rescued by the humanitarian ship Ocean Viking and taken in by France have gone missing from their receiving center, according to local officials.

The council in the southern Var department stated the public prosecutor had been informed that 26 of...

MSC Thailand Using Digital Approach for Deliveries

The Mediterranean Shipping Company Thailand has implemented the CODEX Electronic Delivery order Service for digitalizing deliveries.

Kale Logistics Solutions, an IT solution provider developed this product that was brought to Thailand by TIFFA EDI for supporting local users during the p...

The Decision on Qatar and UAE Becoming Full Members of Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean

The formalization of the inclusion of the Federal National Council UAE and the Shoura Council of Qatar will take place at the 16th plenary session of PAM on March 9-10.

The UAE's and Qatar's parliaments will become full members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean,...

Oil spill from Syrian refinery and spreads across the Mediterranean Sea and could soon reach Cyprus Island

Highlights

• Oil spill from the largest refinery of Syria
• It has spread across the Mediterranean Sea and can reach Cyprus Island soon

In the coastal city of Baniyas, there has been a leakage in a tank filled with 15000 tons of fuel at ...

Syrian oil slick spreads across Mediterranean coast

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• An oil spill has occurred in Baniyas oil refinery
• Teams are trying to clean up the spill from the coast

An oil slick originated from a power plant on Syria's Mediterranean coast, the authorities in Cyprus are still mon...

TURKEY AND GREECE KEEPS ON SWAPPING THE VERBAL SHOTS OVER EAST MEDITERRANEAN REGION

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• Greece and Turkey are keeping on swapping the verbal shots over the Mediterranean conflicts
• The planned talks between both the countries have broken off after Greece made a maritime deal with Egypt

There is still a lot of...

TURKEY REJECTS THE TALKS FOR THE AEGEAN AND EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGION WITH GREECE

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• Turkey have rejected the talks for the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean maritime zones with Greece
• The prime minister of Greece has also pulled back its demands for the sanctions before a meeting with Turkey

As signal...

TURKEY ONCE AGAIN EXTENDED NATURAL GAS EXPLORATION MISSION IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGION

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• The government of Greece will be closing most of the bars, restaurants and the cultural venues as the corona virus cases increase
• The restrictions will be applied across half of the country which will be including northern Greece and the A...

CYPRUS AND GREECE SEEKS EU TO STOP SURVEY OF TURKEY IN EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGION

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• Cyprus and Greece are seeking more pressure of the European Union for stopping the natural gas survey in the Mediterranean region
• Turkey said that, it will restart the operations of the survey ship that was removed from the region in the l...

ICG SAID, EUROPEAN UNION SHOULD CONTINUE ITS PATH OF DIPLOMACY ON EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN

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• A report by the International Crisis Group or ICG have urged the European union to continue mediating the tensions between Greece and Turkey
• France and Greece are attempting to push the sanctions against Turkey at the European Union level<...

GREECE SAID TALKS ON EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN DISPUTE WITH TURKEY COULD RESTART SOON

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• Greece said that, the talks on the eastern Mediterranean issue can restart soon
• The Greek official said that, they will be making an announcement when the meeting is finalized

Greek official said that, Greece and Turkey w...

BACTERIAL INFECTION PLAGUES NORTHWEST CHINA IN SEVERE OUTBREAK FROM BIOPHARMA LEAK

• Several thousand people in northwest China took being plagued with a bacterial disease by testing positive for it, authorities said on Tuesday, in a massive outbreak caused by a leak at a biopharmaceutical company last year.
• The Health Advisory of Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu ...

TURKEY AND GREECE ARE HEADING FOR NEW CRISIS IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGION

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• Greece and Turkey are heading for another crisis in the eastern Mediterranean region
• Athens is building a network of the important military collaborations as a joint exercise

As the world was thinking that, Greece and Tur...

EUROPEAN UNION HAVE URGED TURKEY TO STOP GAS HUNT IN EAST MEDITERRANEAN

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• The European Union have urged Turkey to immediately stop the search for gas in the disputed area of the eastern Mediterranean region
• This act by Turkey have brought tensions and insecurity in the eastern Mediterranean region

EUROPEAN UNION IS CONCERNED ABOUT MILITARY MOVEMENTS IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGION

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• The European Union is worried about the movements of the military in the eastern Mediterranean region
• Greece and Egypt have signed an agreement to separate the maritime borders between the two countries

On Sunday, Joseph ...

MORE MASKS THAN JELLYFISH IN OCEANS: BY PRODUCT OF COVID-19 CRISIS

As the world continues to battle against COVID-19 pandemic, it may soon have to face another crisis any time soon. This time the crisis will be in form of waste that is being dumped in the ocean. Conservationists are warning that the COVID-19 pandemic may increase the level of pollution in oceans...

HOW TO GO ON A MEDITERRANEAN DIET

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• The Mediterranean diet was awarded the Best Diet by US News in the year 2018
• The diet has strong scientific evidence of being beneficial for health

Interest in the Mediterranean diet skyrocketed in the 1960s. It was boost...

MEDITERRANEAN DIET MAY HELP INCREASE PHYSICAL STRENGTH AND LONGEVITY IN OLD AGE

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• In a recent study on Mediterranean foods, researchers found several beneficial changes to the gut microbiomes which may do wonders for the elderly.
• The latest study suggested a Mediterranean diet for a year may help reduce frailty in old a...

UAE-based Grandweld Shipyard concluded 2019 with exceptional performance

Continuing to grow its business, Grandweld Shipyard, the UAE-based shipyard specializing in ship and boat design, construction and maintenance, concluded 2019 with exceptional performance, giving it a strong momentum to achieve better results in 2020. The shipyard signed an agreement with Khalid ...

Ishinomaki, a tsunami-hit, cold area, hopes hanging on the production of olives

In November, the landscape of olive trees bearing green and black fruit is becoming familiar to Ishinomaki residents in Miyagi's northeastern Japanese prefecture, which usually sees winter temperatures below freezing.

"When I heard the project for olive growing, I wondered if w...