51.   Lebanese authorities on Friday closed shipping routes with Libya.

52.   Lebanon, meanwhile, has closed shipping routes to Libya and imposed strict new entry visa restrictions on Palestinians expelled by Tripoli.

53.   The disputed areas lie close to major shipping routes and are believed to sit atop rich mineral and oil reserves.

54.   The island, in Italian territory, lies between Tunisia, Sicily and Malta on a shipping route which is used by many people trying to enter Italy illegally.

55.   The island, on Italian territory, lies between Tunisia, Sicily and Malta on a shipping route which is used by many people trying to enter Italy illegally.

56.   The islands are also close to Djibouti where France has a large military base designed to protect Red Sea shipping routes.