March 25, 2011

Mediterranean Announces Election of New Director

Vancouver, B.C., Mediterranean Resources Ltd. (TSX: MNR; Frankfurt: MHM1) ("Mediterranean") announces that the Board of the Company has elected Dr. Kerim Sener as a Director of the Company.

Dr. Sener is the Managing Director of AIM-listed and Turkey focused gold exploration company, Ariana Resources PLC (AIM:AAU). He graduated from the University of Southampton with a first-class BSc (Hons) degree in Geology in 1997 and from the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, with an MSc in Mineral Exploration in 1998. After working for Independence Gold Mining Pvt. Ltd. (Lonmin Zimbabwe) he completed a PhD at the University of Western Australia, during which time he was also involved in several exploration projects in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. In 2002 he established Ariana Resources and acted as its Exploration Director between 2004 and 2006, becoming its Managing Director in 2007. As a Turkish national, he completed his military service obligations in Turkey in 2009. He is currently based in Izmir, Turkey.

He is a Fellow of The Geological Society of London, Member of The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, Member of the Chamber of Geological Engineers in Turkey and a member of the Society of Economic Geologists. He is a non-executive director of ASX-listed Genesis Resources Limited in Australia.

Signed on behalf of the Board of Directors.

For further information please contact:

Christopher Ecclestone
Interim Chief Executive Officer
604-669-3397
www.medresources.ca

The TSX does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.