Mediterranean

It was all about economics: keep the land in the family

Abducts, extorts and murders East African migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea

Healthy diet, but a lack of job security and affordable child care have great impact

As a stand-off continued over people saved at sea by NGO-run search-and-rescue ships, conservative Deputy Premier and Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini said Monday that it was time to stop "organized trips" for migrants across the Mediterranean, implying that the migrants...

The African anticyclone Hannibal is set to bring the year's first real heatwave to Italy starting this weekend and peaking Tuesday, forecasters said Friday. \ Italy is already seeing temperatures eight degrees above the seasonal average and the heat wave...

More than 3,000 people died or went missing while attempting to cross the Mediterranean and the Atlantic last year, hoping to reach Europe, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday, appealing for $163.5 million to assist and protect thousands...

“I am appalled by the continuing loss of life in the Central Mediterranean and the lack of action to tackle this ongoing tragedy,” said Federico Soda, Libya Chief of Mission for the International Organization for Migration (IOM). On 12 March, a boat...

When "Phase Two" was announced, as most of the limitations remained in place, many Italians seemed unable to clearly see the difference with the so-called “Phase One,” except for one thing: while Italy was enduring the longest and strictest lockdown...

In her new book, author Stephanie Malia Hom argues that Italy’s response to today’s migrant crisis is rooted in the nation’s imperial history. The main way empire’s Mobius strip operates, its looping of past and present, of colonial imperialism and...

In sifting through "Delirious Naples", it becomes clear that there is more to uncover in Naples than just a really good meal and a nice spot to take a selfie. There’s trash and treasure, old and new, foreign and familiar,...