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Migrants wait to be rescued by the Aquarius rescue ship run by NGO organisations “SOS Mediterranee” and “Medecins Sans Frontieres” (Doctors Without Borders) in the Mediterranean Sea, 30 nautic miles from the Libyan coast, on August 2, 2017 (AFP Photo/Angelos Tzortzinis)

Romania Coastguard Intercepted Two Fishing Boats Carrying Migrants

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 9, 2017 | World

Romania’s coastguard stopped two vessels in the Black Sea carrying over 200 migrants, border police said Saturday. Authorities have opened an investigation to determine where the boat came from, Ionela Pasat, coastguard spokeswoman in the Black Sea city of...

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Ambulances in Russia. SERGEI VENYAVSKY / AFP

Bus Drives Off a Pier in Russia, Killing 18 People

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 25, 2017 | World

At least 18 people were killed in southern Russia when a bus carrying construction workers plunged into the Black Sea on Friday, Russian investigators said. Eight more people were injured, five of whom were in a serious condition, Interfax news agency reported, citing...

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Safranbolu: A Gem of the Black Sea on Silk Road

by Said Abdul Razzak | Sep 28, 2016 | Features

Ankara- Safranbolu is a typical Ottoman city that has survived to the present day. Its stone walls, architectural forms and old Albanian roads speak of its originality and a remote history. Asharq Al-Awsat wandered in Safranbolu city situated in Karabuk Province on...