• Aid boat ready to set sail from Cyprus for Gaza

    A boat laden with food for Palestinians in war-ravaged Gaza was "ready" to set sail from Cyprus, an NGO said, as fighting raged between Israeli troops and Hamas ahead of Ramadan. The sea route aims to counter aid access restrictions, which humanitarians and foreign governments have blamed on Israel.
  • Dubai International Boat Show helps in marine business

    DUBAI, UAE – Dubai International Boat Show has wrapped up following a hugely successful week of high-value boat sales, important discussions addressing industry developments, groundbreaking agreements and partnerships set to shape the future of the yachting world. The exhibition, which concluded on Sunday, is recognized as one of the most...
  • ‘Super-sized’ cosmic explosion dwarfs solar system

    Astronomers have observed a fireball 100 times the size of our solar system that suddenly began blazing in the distant universe more than three years ago.
  • Saudi evacuation party brings 65 Iranians from Sudan

    JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - The first Iranian evacuees to escape the Sudan conflict through Saudi Arabia arrived on Saturday in Jeddah, relieved that their country has settled its differences with the regional rival. The 65 Iranians were among about 1,900 people on the latest boat to arrive from Port Sudan as...
  • 20 sub-Saharan migrants missing after boat sinks off Tunisia coast

    They were among 37 people aboard the vessel which had left from Tunisia's coast and then "sank on Friday afternoon", Faouzi Masmoudi, the court spokesman in Sfax city, told AFP, adding that 17 people were rescued.
  • Tunisian footballer reaches Italy on migrant boat, says club

    TUNIS, TUNISIA -  A goalkeeper at a top-flight Tunisian football club has reached Italy as a clandestine migrant, his club said Friday, as the dire economy pushes thousands into making similar journeys. "Due to the financial crisis facing the club, and difficult living conditions (in Tunisia), the goalkeeper of Avenir Sportif...
  • Thai Navy searches for 31 sailors after vessel sinks

    The HTMS Sukhothai which capsized late on Sunday night after its electronic system had been damaged, was commissioned in 1987 and built in the United States by the now-defunct Tacoma Boatbuilding Company, according to the US Naval Institute.
  • Pentagon says Iran seized, and later released, US navy vessel

    The US Central Command's 5th Fleet said a support ship from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, the Shahid Baziar, was spotted towing the seven-meter (23-foot) Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessel (USV) late Monday.
  • Six dead, 48 rescued after migrant ship capsizes off Lebanon

    At least six people died, including a little girl, and almost 50 others were rescued after a migrant boat capsized off Lebanon, state media said, in the latest tragedy at sea off the crisis-hit country. The boat capsized on Saturday night near the northern port city of Tripoli, the departure...
  • Six dead, 29 missing after migrant boat capsizes off Libya

    Six people were found dead and 29 are missing and presumed dead after their boat capsized off the coast of Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Saturday. "A small wooden boat carrying around 35 migrants capsized off Sabratha, #Libya yesterday," the IOM tweeted.
  • Iran seizes fuel-filled boat in Gulf, arrest 11

    Iran's Revolutionary Guards have seized a foreign boat smuggling fuel in the Gulf and arrested its 11 crew members, a senior justice official said Saturday.
  • 44 migrants drown in boat capsize off Morocco’s coast

    The European Union said this week it wanted to bolster cooperation with Morocco to stem the flow of illegal migrants entering the bloc.
  • Dubai International Boat Show to feature 800 brands from 54 countries

    Dubai International Boat Show (DIBS), which will be held from March 9 to March 13, will witness 34 launches and feature global marine attractions from more than 800 brands. This is MENA yachting industry's first international in-person event since the COVID-19 pandemic. It will run at Dubai Harbour. Exhibitors from...
  • MENA marinas attract luxury yachts

    The Middle East now accounts for more than 12.6 percent of the world’s luxury yachts as the services match the most renowned marinas across the globe. Dubai's foreign commerce in marine-related items, for example, increased by 30 percent in the first half of 2021, adding that Dubai has 17 marinas...
  • 57 Europe-bound migrants drown as boat sinks off Libya

    The ship sank off the Libyan port of Khoms, some 120 kilometres east of the capital Tripoli, a key gateway for Europe-bound migrants