The Latest Breaking News from Mediterranean

No respite from record-breaking temperatures as the ocean warms and wildfires rage on land

High temperatures across Europe this month have unleashed a prolonged marine heatwave in the Mediterranean Sea that could ravage ecosystems and kill off several species in the coming weeks, scientists have warned. The extreme heat in recent weeks has already sparked wildfires and led to thousands of heat-related deaths in…

Every month there seems to be a new diet doing the rounds online. One of the latest is the Nordic diet, which some claim could be better for your health than the Mediterranean diet. And research is starting to suggest it could at least have some similar benefits.

The magnificent roof in a Spanish Airbnb has a mesmerising snakeskin effect which glistens in the sunshine and appears to mirror the waves of the Mediterranean Sea

Greece and Cyprus accused rival Turkey on Thursday of stoking tensions as Ankara prepared to dispatch a drill ship to the Mediterranean next month in a search for natural gas.

In the wake of statements by Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah about bombing all Israeli gas fields in the Mediterranean, the Israeli army revealed that it has been conducting extensive exercises to deter such attacks. Defense Minister Benny Gantz said his army would respond painfully to any offensive, stressing that the…

Sunbathe with endangered wildlife and dive for ancient treasure off the island of Alonissos, one of the world’s ‘most sustainable’ destinations

Ghostly swarms of jellyfish along Israel's coast have banished summer bathers from the Mediterranean waters and raised warnings about the dangers of ecological imbalance due to climate change.

From Meedu Saad’s fried courgettes in garlic vinegar to Giorgio Locatelli’s pasta with sardines and Claudia Roden’s rice pudding with apricots, here are our favourite recipes from the north and south of the Mediterranean