The Latest Breaking News from Red Sea

On Egypt's Red Sea coast, fish swim among thousands of newly planted mangroves, part of a program to boost biodiversity, protect coastlines and fight climate change and its impacts. After decades of destruction that saw the mangroves cleared, all that remained were fragmented patches totaling some 500 hectares (1,200 acres),…

The Yemeni government demanded international deterrence against the Houthi group's threats to international shipping. In a statement carried by Saba news agency, Yemen's Minister of Information Moammar al-Eryani said that the dangerous announcement made by the Houthis that the Red Sea, Bab el-Mandab, and the Arabian Sea are a military…

The UN Security Council said the Houthi militias were responsible for not renewing the truce agreement in Yemen, stressing that the last-minute demands of negotiations to extend the truce in the country impeded the UN mediation efforts. The Security Council stressed the need to avoid the resumption of hostilities inside…

The United Nations said Wednesday it has raised the $75 million necessary to salvage the Safer, a stricken tanker off Yemen, in an emergency operation aimed at averting a disastrous Red Sea oil spill -- and a potential $20 billion cleanup.

Abu Dhabi Ports Group said on Wednesday it completed the acquisition of a 70 percent equity stake in Egypt’s Transmar International Shipping Company (Transmar) and Transcargo International (TCI), with a total value of the deal amounting to $140 million. The acquisition of the two Egypt-based maritime companies is the first…

United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan stressed on Tuesday that his country would lead an ambitious, inclusive and solutions-oriented approach in the 2023 global climate summit. Sheikh Abdullah, who is also the Chairman of the Higher Committee overseeing preparations to host the 28th session of…

Jordan on Tuesday detained a cargo ship arriving from Egypt that was towed away after it strayed close to a natural coral reef reserve near the beach of the Red Sea port of Aqaba, port officials said.

Human Rights Watch says the government has imposed obstacles ahead of the key climate conference.

The Council of Arab and African States bordering the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden will hold its first summit in Jeddah on Thursday, to discuss means to enhance the security of navigation and global trade. The council, which was established in early 2020, seeks to expand political and economic…

The United States military said Monday it flew a pair of nuclear-capable B-52 long-distance bombers over the Middle East in a show of force, the latest such mission in the region as tensions remain high between Washington and Tehran. The bombers took off from the Royal Air Force base at…

The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, will attend the second edition of the Egypt International Cooperation Forum, which is scheduled to be held on September 6 at the New Administrative Capital. Amina will depart to Cairo on September 5 to attend the two-day event, which will be held as…