mediterranean Archives - Iran News Daily https://irannewsdaily.com/tag/mediterranean/ Wed, 27 Dec 2017 05:55:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.4 https://irannewsdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-iranlogo-32x32.png mediterranean Archives - Iran News Daily https://irannewsdaily.com/tag/mediterranean/ 32 32 Italy Rescues More Than 250 Migrants in Mediterranean https://irannewsdaily.com/2017/12/italy-rescues-250-migrants-mediterranean/ https://irannewsdaily.com/2017/12/italy-rescues-250-migrants-mediterranean/#respond Wed, 27 Dec 2017 08:00:47 +0000 https://irannewsdaily.com/?p=18709 More than 250 migrants were rescued in the central Mediterranean during the night between Monday and Tuesday, Italy’s Coast Guard said. A statement said the migrants, in one large rubber dinghy and two small boats, were rescued in three missions by two ships, one from a non-governmental organization, Reuters reported. Migrant arrivals to Italy have […]

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]]> More than 250 migrants were rescued in the central Mediterranean during the night between Monday and Tuesday, Italy’s Coast Guard said.

A statement said the migrants, in one large rubber dinghy and two small boats, were rescued in three missions by two ships, one from a non-governmental organization, Reuters reported.

Migrant arrivals to Italy have fallen by two-thirds year on year since July after officials working for the UN-backed government in Tripoli put pressure on people smugglers in the Libyan city of Sabratha to stop boats leaving.

Italy is also bolstering the Libyan coast guard’s ability to turn back boats.

Last week, the United Nations began bringing African refugees to Italy from Libya, evacuating them from detention centers whose conditions have been condemned by rights groups as inhumane.

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]]> TEHRAN – Four Iranian films won awards in the Special Award category of the Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes, the organizers announced on Monday.

“Mermaid” by Amir-Masud Aqababaian was named the best film at the event.

The film is about Yunes, a survivor of a diving team from the Iran-Iraq war, who lives beside the Persian Gulf and tries to prove the oil companies are responsible for the water pollution in the gulf.

Khodadad Jalali was named best director for “A Baby with Red Socks”. The film’s star Samaneh Nasri also received the best actress award.

The film is about Baharnaz, an Afghan refugee in Tehran, who has to run away from her family to save her newborn baby girl.

Sattar Oraki was picked as best composer for his collaboration in “Mermaid” and “A Baby with Red Socks”.

“The Provisional Death of Bees” by Maryam Firuzi was named best short and Robabeh Ruhi was awarded for her short screenplay “Gandoo”.

The Special Award is organized in collaboration with Cineport International Media, an Iranian film distribution company, and the awards are presented to filmmakers from the Middle East.

The Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes is underway in the French town until Thursday.

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