The Red Sea is vital to the free flow of global trade, but the Yemen-based Houthis and the fallout from the Iran war threaten to choke off the Mideast waterway, with major consequences for the global ...
Scientists at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have provided conclusive evidence that the Red Sea completely dried out about 6.2 million years ago, before being suddenly ...
Some 6.2 million years ago, the Red Sea basin was not recognizable as the deep blue waters of the ocean it is now. Instead, it was a desolate wasteland, cut off from Earth’s oceans, and inundated by ...
Weeks after a Houthi rebel missile attacked the Rubymar in the globally important Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the ship dumped fuel into the sea and could still pour environmentally damaging fertilizer into ...
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG-87), sails in the Red Sea in support of Operation Prosperity Guardian (OPG) Jan. 31, 2024. US Navy Photo NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, Calif. – ...
Due to its vital waterways and strategic location, the Red Sea is a contested geographical space where both great powers and regional powers vie for influence and conflicts perpetuate. However, it is ...
State Department calls Houthi Red Sea shipping ban unacceptable as experts warn of potential escalation and Israeli and U.S. strikes on Yemen targets.
Oil prices would spike if Iran's Houthi allies started attacking ships passing through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.