The Latest Breaking News from Red Sea

Fatal shark attack victim’s final words to husband before ‘arm torn off’ snorkelling in Red Sea

Former Austrian councillor named as first victim as Romanian tourist killed in second attack just 650ft away

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2022

Shark in Egypt’s Red Sea kills two tourists, an Austrian and a Romanian

Both the attacks took place within 600 metres of each other

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2022

Jordan Dismisses Officials in Wake of Aqaba Port Incident

Jordan on Sunday dismissed senior officials at the country's main Red Sea port of Aqaba after finding gross negligence was behind the deaths of 13 people following a chlorine gas leak at a major berth. The cabinet took the decision to fire the director general of state-owned Aqaba Company for…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 4, 2022

Last words of tourist killed in horror shark attack on final day of holiday revealed

The 68-year-old Austrian woman died in an ambulance from "shock" after "losing an arm and leg" in the horror shark attack at a popular Egyptian resort on Friday

Daily Mirror · Jul 3, 2022

Jordan port workers suspend work to protest deaths in chlorine gas leak

Workers at Jordan's Red Sea port of Aqaba began a work stoppage on Sunday to protest poor safety precautions following the deaths of thirteen people in a chlorine gas leak accident at a major berth, unionists said.

Reuters · Jul 3, 2022

Second woman killed in shark attack in Egypt's Red Sea

Two women were killed in shark attacks in Egypt's Red Sea, south of the city of Hurghada, the Egyptian Ministry of Environment said on Sunday.

Reuters · Jul 3, 2022

Woman dies after shark rips off leg and arm in horrifying attack at beach resort

The woman died of shock as doctors desperately tried to save her following the terrifying ordeal at a resort on the Red Sea in Egypt.

Daily Record · Jul 2, 2022

Red Sea Development Company Adopts Green Strategy to Support Tourism

As part of its commitment to developing a comprehensive sustainable landscape strategy to embrace the pristine environmental components and enhance biodiversity in the Red Sea region, the Red Sea Development Company - a subsidiary of the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) - is seeking to rely on local and regional…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 2, 2022

Tourist dies after losing arm and leg in horrific shark attack at popular resort

The woman, 68, later died in an ambulance from “shock” after the Red Sea horror. Video footage shows her desperately swimming back to shore after “losing an arm and leg” in front of horrified families in Egypt

Daily Mirror · Jul 2, 2022

Largest Study Reveals Diversity of Habitats in Red Sea

The Red Sea Development Company, the developer of the world's most ambitious renewable tourism projects, has published the results of one of the largest environmental studies on the ecosystems of living organisms, which it conducted in the Red Sea region. The research study was released at the five-day UN Ocean…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 30, 2022