Read more Mediterranean Sea stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/9878/mediterranean-sea.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:03:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73306/israel-captures-alleged-iranian-arms-ship.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsrael has seized a cargo ship it says was being used to smuggle hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran to Hezbollah in Lebanon. Though the ship has been sequestered, Israel tells the BBC it does not believe the crew was aware of the operation, and that the weapons were...http://www.newser.com/story/73306/israel-captures-alleged-iranian-arms-ship.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 10:58:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67522/raging-wildfires-force-greeks-to-flee.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDozens of wildfires are raging across Greece today, forcing villagers to flee and threatening to scorch ancient landmarks, the BBC reports. Fanned by gale-force winds, the flames are also creeping up on the nation's capital, where one suburb has already received evacuation orders, the AP reports. "The coming night will...http://www.newser.com/story/67522/raging-wildfires-force-greeks-to-flee.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 22 Aug 2009 17:34:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63208/greenpeace-mediterranean-a-sea-of-hell.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Mediterranean Sea is in crisis because of global warming, according to Greenpeace. The group says its latest research documents the catastrophic effect climate change is having on the environmentally crucial body of water, which it dubs a “sea of hell.” Rising temperatures have sent foreign species like poison puffer...http://www.newser.com/story/63208/greenpeace-mediterranean-a-sea-of-hell.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Jun 2009 14:51:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51250/surveyors-find-sunken-wwi-battleship.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA French battleship famously sunk by Germans in World War I has been found in “extraordinary” condition on the Mediterranean Sea floor, the BBC reports. A geosciences firm came upon the Danton while surveying the waters between Italy and Algeria for a planned gas pipeline, set to be diverted to...http://www.newser.com/story/51250/surveyors-find-sunken-wwi-battleship.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Feb 2009 11:02:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/16575/mediterranean-fishermen-find-theres-a-catch.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOver-fishing is threatening the many species that fill the Mediterranean Sea—not to mention the livelihoods of local fishermen and the diets of the region's populace—but having 21 countries to deal with makes it difficult to wrangle out an agreement that would give stocks a chance to recover, the...http://www.newser.com/story/16575/mediterranean-fishermen-find-theres-a-catch.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Jan 2008 12:48:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/6027/israelis-eye-building-islands.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Israelis want to build artificial islands in the Mediterranean, off the coast of Tel Aviv, and put an international airport on one of them. It's been talked about, on and off, for more than a decade; the project has finally been deemed feasable by a planning committee. The panel’s...http://www.newser.com/story/6027/israelis-eye-building-islands.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Aug 2007 16:02:50 CDT