Egypt’s tourism push puts pristine Red Sea beach at risk, say environmentalists
Ras Hankorab, Egypt Reuters Ras Hankorab Beach, a pristine spot on southern Egypt’s Red Sea coast with crystal clear waters and flat white sands, is the jewel of Egypt’s Wadi el-Gemal National Park, home to one of the country’s last untouched marine ecosystems. Today, the beach, a 90-minute drive from Marsa Alam international airport, and […]
Six Russians dead, 39 tourists rescued after submarine sinks in Red Sea off Egypt
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Six Russians died on Thursday and 39 foreign tourists were rescued when a viewing submarine sank off the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Hurghada, the local Governor’s office said on Facebook, adding that no passengers or crew were still missing. The Red Sea Governorate said the submarine, named Sindbad, had 50 people […]
Yemen’s Houthis free crew of ‘Galaxy Leader’ after over a year, Al Masirah TV reports
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis have released the crew of the Galaxy Leader more than a year after they seized the Bahamas-flagged vessel off the Yemeni Red Sea coast, Houthi-owned Al Masirah TV reported on Wednesday. It said the crew were handed to Oman “in coordination” with the three-day-old ceasefire in Gaza’s […]
Sixteen missing after tourist boat sinks off Egypt’s Red Sea coast
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Sixteen people including 12 foreign nationals are missing after a tourist boat sank off Egypt’s Red Sea coast, the local government said on Monday. The Sea Story was carrying 44 including 31 tourists and 13 crew on a multi-day diving trip when it went down near the town of Marsa Alam, the […]
As salvage starts, no oil spilling from tanker set ablaze by Houthis in Red Sea
Athens Greece Reuters As salvage operations began on an abandoned Greek-flagged oil tanker with deck fires still burning from Houthi rebel attacks, the EU’s Red Sea naval mission Aspides said on Thursday that no oil spill has been detected. Yemen’s Houthi militants carried out multiple assaults, including planting bombs on the already disabled 274.2-meter Sounion […]
Yemen’s Houthis target three vessels, including oil tanker, in Red, Mediterranean seas
Reuters Yemen’s Houthis targeted three vessels, including an oil tanker, in the Red and Mediterranean seas with ballistic missiles, drones and booby-trapped boats, they said on Monday. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the latest Houthi military operations were a response to the Israeli airstrike on the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis on […]
“A bigger challenge now”: Trauma from Red Sea attacks adds to seafarer shortage
RENEE MALTEZOU and JONATHAN SAUL, of Reuters, report…
Houthi Red Sea attacks decline in last week as navies act, Greece says
Athens, Greece Reuters Closer international cooperation between naval missions in the Red Sea has reduced the number of attacks by Yemen’s Houthis over the past week, Greek Shipping Minister Christos Stylianides told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday. Greece is the home of the headquarters of the European Union’s naval operation in the Red Sea, […]
Yemen: Fishermen left high and dry by conflict, extreme weather
NAZIH OSSEIRAN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports that climate change and conflict are forcing Yemen’s fishermen to abandon their trade or seek out riskier routes off East Africa…
Ship sunk by Houthis threatens Red Sea environment, Yemeni Government says
Aden, Yemen Reuters The UK-owned Rubymar, attacked by Houthi militants last month, has sunk in the Red Sea, Yemen’s internationally recognised government said on Saturday, warning of an “environmental catastrophe” from the ship’s cargo of fertiliser. If confirmed, it would be the first vessel lost since the Houthis began targeting commercial shipping in November, forcing […]