Mediterranean Sea

 REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Temples for ancient gods found in Egypt’s Mediterranean coast by underwater researchers

One of the sites is for the Egyptian god of air Amun, while the other is thought to have been for the Greek goddess of love Aphrodite.

Man drowns after trying to board departing ferry in Greece's Piraeus port

Footage online shows the crew accidentally pushing the man into the ocean when he tried to re-enter the ship

By REUTERS
06/09/2023

Forty-one feared dead in migrant shipwreck in central Mediterranean

A tragic shipwreck last week leaves the majority of people on board missing, only four survivors found

By REUTERS
09/08/2023

Haifa U. researchers awarded $100,000 to discover shark survival secrets

78% of shark and ray species in the Red Sea are classified as threatened, including around 40 species on Israel's coast.

Shark Awareness Day: One-third of sharks and rays at risk of extinction

BioDB CEO says shark and ray species are threatened in Israel’s Mediterranean Sea.

The East Mediterranean great gas game isn't over - opinion

In order to increase its energy security, Israel must therefore continue to seek ways of diversifying its export options and regional partners.

By GABRIEL MITCHELL
12/07/2023
Jellyfish

Israeli jellyfish experts predict a summer jellyfish-free on Israel's shores

Usually, at this time of the year, huge swarms of jellyfish would have already reached Israel’s beaches, but now, they're almost completely free of them.

Levels of microplastics in the Mediterranean a threat to wildlife

A sea of plastic, the Mediterranean is the area of the world most at risk for endangered seabirds.

Two dead, four seriously injured by drowning across Israel's beaches

Two people were confirmed dead ,while four people almost died and are in serious to critical condition after they almost drowned in the sea on Saturday morning.

Spanish archaeologists plan rescue of 2,500-year-old Phoenician shipwreck

After it sank, it remained buried in sediment for more than two millennia until changes in sea currents due to construction on the shore unearthed it almost 30 years ago.

By REUTERS
30/06/2023
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