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Turkish archaeologists claim to have found world’s oldest shipwreck: ‘We’re the first to touch these objects in 5,000 years’
Although the ship's wooden hull has not survived, more than 30 ceramic vessels used to transport and store goods have been found on the seabed, along with three large stone anchors


Erdogan recalls battle of Preveza in 1538 with provocative post about Barbarossa: “You turned the Mediterranean into a Turkish sea”
The Battle of Preveza took place on 28 September 1538 and saw the Ottomans emerge victorious against the fleet of the Holy League
Calabria’s Grecanico speakers battle to keep an ancient Greek dialect alive
Cultural associations, musicians and educators across Calabria, Italy and the diaspora are reviving Grecanico through video lessons, festivals and Alessandra Talarico's new album Aionia, as native speakers of the 2,800-year-old language continue to steadily dwindle

The Peloponnese emerges as Greece’s affordable holiday hotspot and top investment magnet
Peloponnese hotel bookings jumped 63.8 percent this year as ferry costs push Greek families toward the mainland, while Costa Navarino, luxury resort brands and a privatised Kalamata airport drive a 1.2 billion euro wave of tourism investment

Drone attack hits US-owned LNG vessel in Damietta, Egypt: Unprecedented strike in the Mediterranean
Operations at the facilities are expected to resume within the coming hours

Archaeological discoveries in Libya reshape understanding of the Mediterranean: Ancient theatre and a unique Greek hippodrome uncovered
The director of the French Archaeological Mission in Libya said that the Greek hippodrome is unique, with no known equivalent elsewhere in Cyrenaica or across the wider Mediterranean region




