The Mediterranean Blog

Sail away from Istanbul aboard the NCL Jade.

Sail away from Dubrovnik, Croatia.

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The Battle of Calabria, also known as the Battle of Punta Stilo, was a naval battle between ships of Italian Regia Marina and the British Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy. The battle occurred 30 miles to the east of Punta Stilo, the “toe” of Italy (Calabria), on 9 July 1940. It was one of the few pitched battles of the Mediterranean campaign during World War II, involving large numbe…

On the day the EU approved talks on a new partnership agreement with Russia, a report from the United Nations released on Monday (May 26) confirmed that a Russian air force plane shot down an unmanned Georgian spy drone over Abkhazia last month. The U.N. report said radar records showed the fighter jet headed into Russian airspace after shooting down the spy plane over breakaway Abkhazia…

Parliamentary Secretary Mario de Marco tries out the newly-launched Mdina Audio Guide yesterday.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa, perhaps Italy's most photographed tourist attraction, is structurally sound now and will remain upright for another 300 years.

... future membership The initiative, unveiled at an EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels, seeks to ... is spearheading efforts to set up a "Mediterranean Union" to coordinate EU cooperation with the ... year -- which also involves Russia and Turkey. Poland's Sikorski also stressed the importance of ...