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Young Palestinians in Gaza are turning to surfing as a way to cope with war, displacement and psychological trauma.
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Gaza surfers turn to the sea to cope with war and displacement

Young Palestinians in Gaza are turning to surfing to cope with trauma, displacement and life under war.

Sally Ibrahim
24 June, 2026
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Lebanon link resurfaces in Italy’s toxic waste scandal

Matteo Chiani
22 May, 2026
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Egypt repatriates 1,300 from Libya in illegal migration cases

The New Arab Staff
10 May, 2026
Rescue operation of the Italian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea at 20 miles of the coasts of Libya.
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Migrants missing after Mediterranean capsize: NGOs

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 April, 2026
People gather in the Lavapies neighborhood of Madrid, Spain, to commemorate the twelfth anniversary of the deaths of 14 African migrants on Tarajal beach while they attempt to cross from Morocco to Ceuta.
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At least 606 migrants dead or missing in Med since start of 2026

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 February, 2026
The oil tanker "Grinch" (R), suspected of belonging to the Russian's shadow fleet, is seen outside the coast of Martigues near the port of Marseille-Fos on January 25, 2026, as it's surveilled by the French Navy. France on January 25, 2026 took into custody the Indian captain of an oil tanker suspected of belonging to Russia's sanctions-busting "shadow fleet" for the vessel failing to fly a flag, prosecutors said.
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French authorities detain captain of suspected Russian tanker

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 January, 2026
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Navigating harsh seas and Israeli navy, Gaza's fishermen return

Sally Ibrahim
24 December, 2025
A Naval Coast Guard boat patrols during a daily reconnaissance and rescue operation in the Mediterranean Sea
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NGO says Libyan patrol vessel shot at migrant rescue ship

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 September, 2025
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How the flotilla to Gaza is reclaiming the Mediterranean Sea

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Gaia Caramazza

17 September, 2025
Libyan Patrol Boats Intercept Two Migrant Boats In The Sar Zones Of
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Humanitarian group says Libya's coast guard fired on vessel

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 August, 2025
Greta Thunberg joins Freedom Flotilla aid ship for Gaza in Italy
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Gaza freedom flotilla says rescues migrants en route to Gaza

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 June, 2025
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Inside the search to bring home Morocco's migrants lost at sea

The New Arab Staff

Imane Bellamine

29 April, 2025
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African migrants stuck and harassed in Sfax's olive fields

Jakob Plaschke is a freelance journalist and MA student at Georgetown University's Center for Contemporary Arab Studies.

Jakob Plaschke

18 April, 2024
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UAE-funded aid ship sets sail for north Gaza as famine grips

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 March, 2024
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Libya's coast guard rams into a dingy with some 50 migrants

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 September, 2023
Gaza's open-air cinema offers temporary escape from blockade
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Gaza's open-air cinema offers temporary escape from blockade

Hamza M.Salha

Hamza Salha

21 September, 2023
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Gazans take to the waves to tackle suffocating Israeli siege

Sally Ibrahim
15 June, 2023
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Two migrants dead, 20 missing in Mediterranean: NGO

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 April, 2023
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Italy: Migrants brought ashore as locals march for victims

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 March, 2023
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Hundreds of migrants originating from Lebanon dock in Italy

William Christou
22 September, 2022
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Lebanon negotiator in U.S. to conclude Israeli border talks

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 September, 2022