Mediterranean Sea
Bangladeshis among 440 migrants rescued from Mediterranean Sea
A total of 440 migrants, including Bangladeshis, have been rescued from an overcrowded fishing boat in international waters off Malta, after a complex 11-hour operation in stormy seas, the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) charity said today..MSF said its Geo Barents vessel struggled with the
5 April 2023, 10:54 AM
Mediterranean Shipwreck: Faridpur families sink deeper into despair
At least 11 young men from Faridpur who were believed to be onboard the recently capsized boat in the Mediterranean Sea remained missing as of yesterday.
17 March 2023, 01:40 AM
Illegal migration to europe: Desperate trips on deadly routes
Kabir Matubbar (not his real name) took an illegal route to Italy from Bangladesh in 2015. The trip included a daring boat journey in the Mediterranean Sea from Libya.
6 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Voyage to Europe: 64 stranded Bangladeshis agree to return home
The 64 Bangladeshi migrants who have been stranded in the Mediterranean Sea off Tunisian coast of Zarzis for 17 days have finally agreed to return home.
17 June 2019, 18:00 PM
64 Bangladeshi Migrants: Still stranded in Mediterranean
Bangladesh Ambassador to Libya Sheikh Sekander Ali made a journey on the Mediterranean Sea, around 10 kilometres off the Tunisian coast of Zarzis, to convince 64 Bangladeshi migrants to return to Bangladesh.
16 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Dozens of migrants drown off Tunisia coast after leaving Libya
At least 65 migrants drowned when their boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the Tunisian coast after they had left Libya hoping to reach Europe, the UN refugee agency UNHCR says.
11 May 2019, 04:04 AM
Russian cruise missiles target Syria
Russian warships in the Mediterranean Sea fire cruise missiles at targets near Aleppo on Friday, a further sign of Moscow's broadening military effort in Syria days after it began to fly bombing missions from an airbase in Iran.
20 August 2016, 05:50 AM
Voice recorder from crashed EgyptAir flight found
The cockpit voice recorder from crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 is found by search teams who were forced to salvage the device over several stages as it was damaged, the Egyptian investigation committee says.
16 June 2016, 04:46 AM
Mouhamad’s journey
Mouhamad, a 40-year-old dentist and poet, lived in Aleppo, Syria, for many years.
14 June 2016, 11:41 AM
Hundreds rescued as migrant boat sinks in the Mediterranean Sea
About 340 migrants are rescued and four bodies are pulled from the sea after a boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, Greek officials say. Others are thought to be missing from the boat which was found in international waters, 75 nautical miles south of the Greek island of Crete.
3 June 2016, 15:48 PM
EgyptAir black box signal detected: French investigators
Investigators have detected a signal from one of the black boxes of EgyptAir flight MS804 which plunged into the Mediterranean in an unexplained crash last month, France's aviation accident bureau says.
1 June 2016, 13:44 PM
EgyptAir: Images released of debris found in plane search
The Egyptian military releases images of life vests and other items found during the search for missing EgyptAir flight MS804.
21 May 2016, 11:00 AM
84 migrants still missing after boat sinks off Libya: IOM
Eighty-four migrants are still missing after an inflatable craft sank off the coast of Libya, according to survivors cited by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
30 April 2016, 15:55 PM
Migrant crisis: 'Many Somalis' feared drowned in Mediterranean
Many people are feared drowned after a boat carrying up to 400 mainly Somali migrants capsized in the Mediterranean off the coast of Egypt.
18 April 2016, 11:33 AM
EU launches operation to seize migrant smugglers' boats
The EU is beginning a new operation to intercept boats smuggling migrants across the southern Mediterranean.
7 October 2015, 04:40 AM
Over 2,200 migrants rescued off Libya: Italy coastguard
Eight rescue operations picked up more than 2,200 people off the Libyan coast, according to the Italian coastguard from 10 boats in distress in the Mediterranean.
19 September 2015, 12:34 PM
Italy's Eni finds 'supergiant' natural gas field off Egypt
The Italian energy company Eni SpA announces it has discovered a "supergiant" natural gas field off Egypt, describing it as the "largest-ever" found in the Mediterranean Sea.
31 August 2015, 05:21 AM
Libya boat capsize: Dead victims, survivors confirmed to be Bangladeshis
Bangladeshi authorities confirm the nationalities of the deceased and survivors who were on boats that perished in the sea off Libyan coast.
30 August 2015, 09:49 AM
European migrant crisis: Italy navy rescues 50 from dinghy
Italy's navy says it has rescued 52 migrants from a sinking rubber dinghy in the Mediterranean, but about 50 others are missing.
12 August 2015, 12:12 PM
Divers find mysterious transparent blob off the coast of Turkey
This amazing video shot by a group of divers off the coast of Turkey shows an enormous transparent blob that nobody was able to explain.
28 July 2015, 11:05 AM