Ex-Military Officers Criticize Spain’s Government and Praise Franco - The New York Times

Ex-Military Officers Criticize Spain’s Government and Praise Franco - The New York Times

Not good.

Battered Turkish Economy Puts a Powerful Erdogan to the Test - The New York Times

Battered Turkish Economy Puts a Powerful Erdogan to the Test - The New York Times

Everyone has to eat. 

Italy Turns to Flower Power to Help Spread Vaccine Message - The New York Times

Italy Turns to Flower Power to Help Spread Vaccine Message - The New York Times

To read.

Israel and Morocco establish diplomatic ties. Western Sahara addressed in deal. - The Washington Post

Israel and Morocco establish diplomatic ties. Western Sahara addressed in deal. - The Washington Post

So much symbolism.

Photo of Egyptian and Israeli singers stirs uproar - The Washington Post

Photo of Egyptian and Israeli singers stirs uproar - The Washington Post 

So much work to be done.

Quiet Reflections on the Enchanting Italian Village of Panicale - The New York Times

Quiet Reflections on the Enchanting Italian Village of Panicale - The New York Times

Lovely!

7.0 Magnitude Quake Strikes In Aegean Sea; At Least 14 Dead In Turkey And Greece : NPR

Tragic.

A Low-Income Quarter Needs to Grow. A Prized Forest Could Pay the Price. - The New York Times

Why this story? It is interesting, but is this the only city in the world with such an issue? Why is it that the Times keeps putting Israel on some sort of priority list? One day maybe we will see this extreme bias fade away but someday is obviously not today.

Golden Dawn Found Guilty of Running Criminal Organization in Greece - The New York Times

Need to pay more attention.

Hopes Fade for New Political Course in Algeria a Year After Popular Uprising - The New York Times

It has been so long since we have seen a mention of Algreria. Too long.

Pasta, Wine and Inflatable Pools: How Amazon Conquered Italy in the Pandemic - The New York Times

Surely notable.

Cuties: Netflix Sorry for Poster Slammed for Sexualizing Little Girls - Variety

Right, maybe.

The tourists are leaving Italy. Now catastrophe looms | CNN Travel

What bleak picture.

Accusé de diffamation par des Tchétchènes, Christian Estrosi entendu par la police ce mercredi - Nice-Matin

Pas bon.

NM

Really bad for Nice.

France’s Charlie Hebdo magazine to reprint cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad | The World from PRX

Danger lurks, I'm afraid.

Expédition "Planète Méditerranée" : une plongée inédite d'un mois à 120 mètres de profondeur

May be worth seeing.

Opinion | Turkey and Greece Have Let Their Latest Feud Get Too Hot - The New York Times

A very bad situation.

French Magazine Sparks Outrage Over Racist Depiction of Black Lawmaker - The New York Times

The worst sometimes seems within reach. This is awful!

Film Crew Spent 3 Years in Remote Balkan Hamlet. Will They Ever Leave? - The New York Times

Huge amount more to report on such situations around the Mediterranean.

Dancing Ban Aimed at Young People Breaks the Rhythm of Many Older Italians - The New York Times

Sad reality.

Taking Hard Line, Greece Turns Back Migrants by Abandoning Them at Sea - The New York Times

I hope that all involved have to answer for this.

Coronavirus Spares Gaza, but Travel Restrictions Do Not - The New York Times

So many challenges.

A Promising Life Is Cut Short, Becoming a Symbol of Lebanon’s Heartache - The New York Times

So much grief.

Turkish Aggression Is NATO’s ‘Elephant in the Room’ - The New York Times

Turkey is such a key player for good or evil.

‘I Am Scared’: Italian Sex Workers Face Poverty and Illness in the Pandemic - The New York Times

Our economies have so many angles.

How Italy Turned Around Its Coronavirus Calamity - The New York Times

Go Italy!

Opinion | Slowly, Italy Is Waking From the Coronavirus Nightmare - The New York Times

I want to be optimistic, but...

Opinion | The Next Global Flash Point - The New York Times

We are largely missin so many important stories in the world.

For Palestinian Police, Much to Lose if Israel Annexes West Bank Land - The New York Times

I wonder if this merits the attention I think it does.

Bartering Child’s Dress for Food: Life in Lebanon’s Economic Crisis - The New York Times

How does Lebanon get out of this?

Turkish Court Clears Way for Hagia Sophia to Be Used as a Mosque Again - The New York Times

Not good.

Serbia Protests Meet Violent Response in Europe’s 1st Major Virus Unrest - The New York Times

Imagine all of the other places where this scenario may get repeated.

Israel's outbreak: Coronavirus spikes after epidemic initially crushed - The Washington Post

Sounds bad.

Virus Revives Italy’s Age-Old Shadow Safety Net: The Pawnshop - The New York Times

Interesting slice of Italian life.

5 BRs, Pool/Hot Tub, Mediterranean Vu; Too Far to Commute to Jerusalem - The New York Times

Raises so many issues. We need to learn so much more.

Lockdown, Safety Measures Bear Success In Italy : NPR

Good piece.

A covid-free town in Italy reopens to travelers and coronavirus risk - The Washington Post

It does not sound like a lot of seriousness. I hope they succeed.

The Haunting Beauty of a Hut-to-Hut Hike in the Dolomites - The New York Times

Super!

Salvatore Scilanga, Who Rescued Migrants at Sea, Dies at 51 - The New York Times

I feel very touched by this story, and wish that I had met him and could meet his family.

Coronavirus live updates: As coronavirus infections surge nationwide, 21 states see increase in average daily new cases - The Washington Post

Mixed feelings.

Lebanon’s Currency Plunges, and Protesters Surge Into Streets - The New York Times

As Italy Reopens, Tour Guides Plead for More Aid, and Tourists - The New York Times

This will take a very long time.

Older Italians Warily Eye Young Crowds, Fearing 2nd Coronavirus Wave - The New York Times

Stories like this add to the confusion. It's great to have the reporting but please do a better job of relating it to the  best health advice available and not just about complaints. That does not help inform or educate people. This is a time when we cannot afford to interfere with either.

UNC Hospital interpreter dies from coronavirus, GoFundMe set up :: WRAL.com

One of only a few of these tragic scenes that we have seen. We need to do so much more making sure that their deaths are both understood and their loss at least makes a positive contribution to the understanding of this awful monster. See the GoFundMe page here. I bet she is counted in Alamance County if the funeral is there but we may never know.

Italians Flock to Beaches, Hoping Tourists Will Follow - The New York Times

I fear they will learn a sad lesson, but I hope not, for sure.

The Artisans Behind Italian Fashion Tremble at Their Future - The New York Times

So much change.

For Some Italians, the Future of Work Looks Like the Past - The New York Times

Big changes.

In Stunning Reversal, Turkey Emerges as Libya Kingmaker - The New York Times

Need to follow this more closely.

Coronavirus World News: Live Updates on U.K., Europe, Asia and Latin America - The New York Times

The MANAFORT Model.

Lebanon’s Economic Crisis Explodes, Threatening Decades of Prosperity - The New York Times

Could be more than Lebanon.

As coronavirus spreads in Egypt, Sissi sees opportunity to tighten his grip - The Washington Post

What a shame.

Coronavirus in Italy has led to 30,000 deaths, recession and soaring euroskepticism - The Washington Post

The Mediterranean will probably always remain a work in motion.

Herd Immunity, or Big 2nd Wave? Israel Antibody Testing Hopes to Find Out - The New York Times

How is the Mediterranean doing?

Coronavirus World Updates - The New York Times

What if we have reached the breaking point?

Greece Curbs Coronavirus, Defying Expectations - The New York Times

Impressive.

Lebanon's economic crisis spurs protests and violence - The Washington Post

Serious.

Spain, France, Greece: Coronavirus World News Live Updates - The New York Times

Huge problem.

Description du produit | Boutique Le 1

Really tough.

Presstalis : "Nous avons trois dangers de mort immédiats", s'alarme Éric Fottorino

Awful situation.

Comic Insults Aside, Mayors Act as Sentinels in Italy’s Coronavirus Tragedy - The New York Times

May be needed for a long time.

Tux, Gown, Masks: Arab Couples Scramble to Marry During a Pandemic - The New York Times

Will this help get us through the pandemic?

Isolating the Sick at Home, Italy Stores Up Family Tragedies - The New York Times

More of the same.

World Coronavirus News: Live Coverage - The New York Times

What more?

As Coronavirus Eases, More Italians Say, ‘I Want Justice’ - The New York Times

This could be messy.

Slow to Close Businesses, Italy’s Economic Hub Can’t Shake Off Coronavirus - WSJ

What will this mean? Who can possibly know?

Coronavirus World Updates: Missouri Sues China Over Outbreak - The New York Times

I imagine we will see much more of this. With what result?

Coronavirus World News: Live Updates - The New York Times

Very sad for Italy.

Coronavrus Dims Ramadan Celebrations - The New York Times

Weird for all of us.

In Spain, a Call to ‘Free Our Children’ From Coronavirus Confinement - The New York Times

Understandable. How long are we to rremain united in fighting this disease?

Le maire de Nice Christian Estrosi gagne son procès en appel contre le journaliste David Thomson - Nice-Matin

Hmm.

Italy coronavirus: As north ravaged by pandemic, there's trouble brewing down south - CNN

What a depressing picture.

Egypt’s Female Lion Tamers Show the Men How to Do It - The New York Times

Good, I guess.

When the World Stops, Traveling in John Keats’s ‘Realms of Gold’ - The New York Times

Why have other refuges not emerged?

Jordan Keeps Coronavirus In Check With One Of The World's Strictest Lockdowns : Coronavirus Live Updates : NPR

Offensive but perhaps brilliant.

‘We Take the Dead From Morning Till Night’ - The New York Times

Forever changed, I fear.

A Deluged System Leaves Some Elderly to Die, Rocking Spain’s Self-Image - The New York Times

The Mediterranean toll is incalculable.

Middle East refugee camps menaced by coronavirus epidemic - The Washington Post

The world is under assault,

Italy

Chilling account.

A New Hurt in Italy From the Coronavirus: A Banking Crisis - The New York Times

I am not reassured.

Netanyahu’s Bold Moves: Fighting a Virus or Risking Democracy? - The New York Times

How is the Mediterranean doing in confronting Covid-19?

Coronavirus obituaries fill the newspaper in Bergamo, Italy - The Washington Post

Such an incredibly sad part of this story.

Italy’s Coronavirus Victims Face Death Alone, With Funerals Postponed - The New York Times

Unimaginable.

Spain goes on nationwide lockdown as coronavirus cases surge - The Washington Post

So hard to imagine.

As Italy shuts down from the novel coronavirus, air pollution declines steeply - The Washington Post

How do we continue the good of all this, like this number?

Woody Allen’s French publisher vows to push through with memoir’s release - The Washington Post

Hmmm.

Italy Announces Restrictions Over Entire Country in Attempt to Halt Coronavirus - The New York Times

Unimaginable.

Opinion | This Is Life Under Lockdown in Italy - The New York Times

I cannot imagine this being sustainable.

On Day 1 of Lockdown, Italian Officials Urge Citizens to Abide by Rules - The New York Times

Good luck.

Coronavirus: Northern Italy to 'quarantine 16 million people' - BBC News

Astounding.

Greece, Turkey trade barbs over migrants crossing into Europe | News | Al Jazeera

Borders pose such a painful problem and reflect so much more than a line.

Election-Weary Israelis Vote for Third Time to Try to Break Deadlock - WSJ

Why is this the only election in the region that ever gets much coverage? Is it that important?

Turkey and Syria

Where will this end?

Libya

Need more of this.

‘It’s Like the End of the World’ - The New York Times

Horrific.

He Observed a Protest. Now He Faces a Possible Life Sentence. - The New York Times

Justice means so many different things, especially int he hands of tyrannical people.

800,000 Syrians Have Fled in Three Months. This Is What it Looks Like. - The New York Times

So hard to grasp the real impact of all this on the people involved. It must be worse than anything we can imagine.

Thalassa - Replay et vidéos en streaming - France tv

Such an important series!

Why Matteo Salvini Wouldn’t Mind Being Prosecuted - The New York Times

Italy is like that.

A Knight in Gucci Armor Helps Charge a Geothermal Dragon - The New York Times

How to power ourselves and our things has become mystifyingly complicated.

Italy Election Deals Blow to Nationalist Leader Salvini - The New York Times

Like so many places in the world, including the US, the divisions are stark and entrenched. Generations.

Italian Prosecutor Fights the Mafia—and Fears for His Life - WSJ

Hard to grasp.

Salvini Remains at the Eye of Italy’s Political Storm - The New York Times

Dark clouds.

What’s Behind the EU’s Decline - WSJ

Seems like a lot of troubled water ahead.

U.S. journalist detained during Lebanon protests on suspicion of sending footage to Israel - The Washington Post

Bad news.

As Libya Descends Into Chaos, Foreign Powers Look for a Way Out - The New York Times

And the other....

As Five Star Party Risks Implosion, Italy Fears the Fallout - The New York Times

One side of the Mediterranean.

Troubles at an Aging Steel Mill Mirror Italy’s Own - The New York Times

The world may be changing far more and more quickly than we realize.

Mediterranean diet tops U.S. News 2020 Best Diets | PhillyVoice

Yes!

Mario Balotelli’s Italian Homecoming - The New York Times

Hmm.

Erdogan Prepares a New Military Intervention, This Time in Libya - The New York Times

Not sure what to make of this.

Netanyahu Seeks Immunity From Israeli Corruption Charges - The New York Times

Why so much interest in this? Interesting, but important in the grand scheme of Mediterranean things?