Sediment deposits reveal when the longest river in the world started flowing from Ethiopia to the Mediterranean

Eni's chief executive says the Italian company will proceed with more exploratory drilling south of Cyprus over the next 20 months, affirming a "strong engagement and commitment" in a hydrocarbons search off the east Mediterranean island nation.

Low-calorie lacto-ovo-vegetarian and Mediterranean diets appeared equally effective in reducing cardiovascular disease risk factors. Both diets reduced body fat and overall weight by the same amount. Those on the vegetarian diet experienced greater reductions in LDL ('bad') cholesterol while those on the Mediterranean diet experienced greater reductions in triglycerides than those on the other diet.

Researchers from Spain have identified a link between low adherence to the Mediterranean diet and the risk of an ADHD diagnosis in children.

Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling By now, it’s clear geography not only determines destiny but so does economics. They usually precede politics and pre-emptive wars, especially when it comes to life-saving supply chains, functional infrastructures and regional-international alliances. Don’t be surprised, then, if the real conflict and recent airstrikes in Syria is partly due to the Houston-based Noble Energy giant. Indeed, it’s already invested $3.5 billion in the eastern Mediterranean while lobbying U.S. American political and military leaders to battle the Iran-Iraq-Syria Pipeline and sabotage a proposed Qartar-Turkey pipeline. Missing Link to Eurasia Silk Road and New Pax...

The heart-healthy Mediterranean diet also appears to be good for an older woman's bones and muscles, a new study of postmenopausal women in Brazil finds.

Goway Travel reports that it has seen a record number of bookings for Greece. Sales in February 2018 have doubled against bookings taken a year ago, making the sun-kissed Mediterranean favourite one of the company’s top five European destinations. Bronwyn Hodge, general manager of Goway Islands, observed: “The demand for a summer vacation to Greece...

A ROYAL Navy submarine heading towards Syria has been hunted by up to two deadly Russian subs and a number of other vessels in the Mediterranean for days as tensions between the countries ratchet up, it has been revealed.

April 16, 2018 5:00 AM
WASHINGTON • As images of sick or dying children flooded global media all week, the US guided-missile destroyer USS Winston Churchill churned towards the Mediterranean to join a flotilla of allied warships, including another US destroyer, the USS Donald Cook.

A ROYAL Navy submarine heading towards Syria has been hunted by up to two deadly Russian subs and a number of other vessels in the Mediterranean for days as tensions between the countries ratchet up, it has been revealed.