Mediterranean Sea

More than 230 migrants crossing the Mediterranean in small boats from North Africa reached Greece's southern island of Crete over the weekend, Greek authorities said Monday.

The arrivals, in six separate crossings, far outnumbered the few dozen migrants who took the more common route from Turkey to the nearby eastern Aegean islands over the weekend.

Egypt's announcement that 12 plots will be available for hydrocarbon exploration is seen as a message of stability and the will for constructive relations with all players in the Eastern Mediterranean. Of these, 10 are in the Mediterranean and the first four have been demarcated in a way that also reflects some long-term trends in Egyptian foreign policy.

The United States should seriously reconsider its policy in the Eastern Mediterranean. 

Turkey is playing its own geopolitical game, believing that whatever Alliance obligations it ignores there will be no consequences, due to the inexhaustible tolerance of part of the state apparatus in the US.

Officials from nine southern European Union countries have pledged to work together to develop more water-saving technologies in agriculture as the prospect of worsening droughts puts additional strain on farmers and threatens food security.

A substantial fine of 387,141 Turkish Liras will be imposed for picking the endangered sea daffodils that bloom along the Mediterranean province of Antalya's Alanya beaches, as part of efforts to enforce strict protection for these rare coastal plants.

Athens and Piraeus have moved up to seventh place in the global ranking of the largest shipping metropolitan centers. It is the heart of Greek-owned shipping, which is the biggest force in the international shipping industry, and is home to Greek and foreign shipping companies as well as Greek and foreign shipping companies.

Athens is closely observing Ankara's plans to enhance its fleet for hydrocarbon exploration and extraction. 

Ankara has made the Black Sea the focus of its efforts to explore for gas and oil. The Black Sea is where almost all of its floating drilling vessels are currently active, the latest being the seventh-generation Abdulhamid Han.

Türkiye's seventh-generation drill ship, Abdülhamid Han, has set sails for the Black Sea to start drilling in the region.

Abdülhamid Han vessel will move to its new location in the Black Sea, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar told reporters on board the vessel, which is the fourth ship in Türkiye's deep sea drilling fleet.

In an interview published on Friday by the Turkish newspaper Sabah, Turkey's Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar announced that Ankara is seeking to conduct offshore surveys for hydrocarbons in Libyan maritime zones.

Greece's famed islands are grappling with a water crisis just as they brace for a surge in tourist arrivals during peak season. On Naxos, the largest reservoir has dried up completely, now serving only as a refuge for turtles navigating its muddy shallows.