Mediterranean Sea

Israeli, Greek, Cypriot, US gov't officials gather in Knesset as Turkish threat rises

The meeting, held in cooperation with the Middle East Forum, discussed several regional developments and urged greater cooperation against the Turkish threat.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MKs Alon Schuster and Ohad Tal, Middle East Forum’s Alex Selsky and Greg Roman, INSS senior reaserch fellow Galia Lindenstrauss, entrepreneur Yehonatan Adiri, security expert Yossi Kuperwasser, and strategic advisor Liane Polak-David host “The 3+1 Framework” security meeting on February 10, 2026.
Divers carrying amphorae from the fourth century AD Roman shipwreck discovered off the coast of Gallipoli, southern Italy in June 2025.

Authorities reveal discovery of fourth century Roman shipwreck off Italy’s southern coast

According to the ministry, the site has been under constant monitoring by Italy’s financial police to “protect the site from possible looting and to preserve its enormous scientific value.”

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
An aerial view of the Kinneret. To the casual observer, the lake, also known as the Sea of Galilee, appears to be a rare environmental success story in an era of climate uncertainty.

Kinneret remains below red line despite above average rainfall this winter

The lake is currently 4.43 meters from its maximum level of 208.80 meters below sea level, according to the Kinneret Authority, and 23 centimeters below the bottom red line.

|BySIMON GRIVER/GLOBES/TNS
A MEDITERRANEAN view from the roof top bar of NYX Limassol.

How Cyprus quietly became Israel’s favorite island escape across the Mediterranean

“Israelis have discovered that Cypriots remain genuine friends, regardless of circumstances," said Louisa Varaclas, director of the Israel Office at the Cyprus Tourism Ministry.

|ByMOTTI VERSES

The Abraham trade route: A roadmap for peace, power, and prosperity - opinion

The Abraham trade route is not a fantasy – it is a necessity. And the time to make it a reality is now.

FEBRUARY 18, 2025ByCATHERINE PEREZ-SHAKDAM
AN IRANIAN military ship takes part in a drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz, in 2022.

Underwater Mediterranean Sea telescope records most energetic neutrino ever observed

The KM3NeT telescope comprises two detectors, ARCA and ORCA, utilizing seawater to capture Cherenkov light—a bluish glow produced when neutrinos interact with water molecules.

FEBRUARY 13, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Underwater Mediterranean Sea telescope records most energetic neutrino ever observed.

Discover Croatia’s Hidden Gems from the Sea

FEBRUARY 10, 2025ByISAAC KAPLAN

Israel readying for possibility it could face tsunami amid earthquakes in Greece

On Wednesday, the deputy head of the National Security Council convened an urgent discussion on the matter.

FEBRUARY 6, 2025ByYOAV ETIEL
An illustrative image of a tsunami warning sign.

68 billion liters per second: A megaflood refilled the Mediterranean 5 million years ago

"The Zanclean megaflood was an awe-inspiring natural phenomenon, with discharge rates and flow velocities that eclipse all other known floods in Earth's history," said Dr. Aaron Micallef.

JANUARY 24, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
68 billion liters every second: Around 5 million years ago, a megaflood refilled the Mediterranean Sea. Illustration.

Over half of Mediterranean shark species are threatened with extinction due to overfishing

Researchers are calling for increased monitoring to protect threatened species, alongside more public education and incentives for fishers to use equipment that is less threatening to shark species.

JANUARY 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The near-threatened nursehound shark (Scyliorhinus stellaris) off the coast of Malta.

24 hours in Jaffa

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 98.

JANUARY 6, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jaffa Flea Market, Shuk Hapishpishim

Your Taxes: Pirates of the Mediterranean

An operation by the Israeli Police and Israeli Tax Authority lasted over years and exposed tax evasion and money laundering running into nearly one hundred million Shekels.

JANUARY 6, 2025ByLEON HARRIS
Ashdod Port

Phoenician shipwreck 'Mazarrón II' rescued after 2,600 years underwater

The ship, measuring 8.10 meters in length, is exceptional as one of the few complete Phoenician ships found to date.

DECEMBER 24, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Phoenician shipwreck 'Mazarrón II' rescued after 2,600 years underwater.

Russian cargo ship sank in Mediterranean Sea with two crew missing, Russian Foreign Ministry says

Russian military cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean after engine room explosion, with two crew members missing as rescue operations continue off Spanish coast.

DECEMBER 24, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Russian cargo ship Ursa Major transits Istanbul's Bosphorus