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Red Sea

Read the latest political and environmental news surrounding the vital waterway, including infrastructure, internet cables shipping, the Suez Canal and militant threats

Graffiti in Sanaa depicts a Houthi fighter stopping a ship off the coast of Yemen. EPA

Ship traffic in Bab Al Mandeb strait halves as Houthis seize control of key island

EnergySeptember 12, 2026
Ships wait in the Strait of Hormuz, which has been effectively closed by Iran, sparking oil supply concerns. AFP

Oil prices hit $105 per barrel as Houthis seize key Red Sea port

EnergySeptember 10, 2026
A man rests outside the hotel's arched stone entrance. Photo: El Quseir Hotel

How a tribal chief's house became a boutique hotel on Egypt's Red Sea

MENAAugust 21, 2026
A Houthi drone launching from Yemen. The weapon is part of the rebel group's growing arsenal that threatens the global economy. EPA
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How Houthis gained enough firepower to be major military force

MENAAugust 12, 2026
Saudi Houthi Gif

Red Sea crisis escalates with Houthi strikes on port and refinery

GulfAugust 09, 2026
Admiral Abdullah Al Shehri will oversee the alliance's joint naval command, co-ordinate planning and supervise operations. SPA

Saudi Arabia names commander of multinational maritime defence alliance

GulfAugust 06, 2026
Ships move through the Suez Canal near Ismailia, Egypt. Reuters

Saudi Arabia shifts to Suez for oil exports in response to Houthi attacks

EnergyJuly 26, 2026
A member of the pro-government forces in the Yemeni port of Mokha. AFP

Bahrain tells UN Iran is using key maritime chokepoints as 'blackmail'

USJuly 14, 2026
The latest suspected Houthi attack took place off the coast of Yemen. EPA

Cargo vessel attacked by armed assailants off Yemen

MENAJuly 05, 2026
Dramatic landscapes make a long drive to the ancient city of AlUla worth it. Photo: Royal Commission for AlUla

How to road trip from Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast to the ancient city of AlUla

TravelJune 15, 2026
One of the stainless steel overwater villas. Photo: Shebara

An otherworldly stay at Saudi Arabia’s spaceship-like Red Sea resort

TravelJanuary 09, 2026
Hamza Ismail at the Red Bull King of The Air Tarifa Qualifier. Photo: Jason Broderick

Hamza Ismail, the Bedouin kiteboarder lifting Egypt on to the world stage

LifestyleJanuary 06, 2026
Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and model Georgina Rodriguez have bought two villas at seashell-inspired Nujuma in Saudi Arabia. Photo: Ritz-Carlton

Ronaldo scores two goals with one investment at Nujuma in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea

TravelDecember 23, 2025
Saudi filmmaker Shahad Ameen screened Hijra in her hometown of Jeddah during the Red Sea International Film Festival. Getty Images

Hijra director Shahad Ameen returns home with Saudi Arabia’s Oscar contender

Film & TVDecember 11, 2025
Amir El-Masry as boxer Prince Naseem Hamed and Pierce Brosnan as his trainer Brendan Ingle in Giant

Prince Naseem Hamed biopic opens Red Sea Film Festival

Film & TVDecember 05, 2025
The container ship Benjamin Franklin, the largest container ship to transit the Suez Canal in two years. Photo: Suez Canal

First ultra-large cargo ship makes Red Sea transit since start of Israel-Gaza war

MENANovember 12, 2025
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