Red Sea

Red Sea Geopolitics / The colour of war?

Today’s Red Sea skirmishes raise multifaceted concerns, which range from the war in Gaza widening and awakening old wounds, to geopolitical frontlines being rewritten by shifting chokepoints.

Bangladeshi vessels start avoiding Red Sea amid rising tension

Govt guidelines issued for ships using the route

Maersk extends suspension of Red Sea passage

Shipping giant Maersk said on Tuesday it would not resume passage through a key Red Sea strait "until further notice,"

Maersk suspends vessels' passage through Red Sea strait for 48 hours

Maersk suspending its vessels' passage through a key Red Sea strait for 48 hours, following an attack by Yemeni rebels on one of its merchant ships

Maersk schedules dozens of vessels to travel via Suez Canal

Maersk has scheduled several dozen container vessels to travel via the Suez Canal and the Red Sea

Shipping giant Maersk prepares to resume operations in Red Sea

 Denmark's Maersk is preparing to resume shipping operations in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, the company said on Sunday, citing the deployment of a US-led military operation designed to ensure the safety of commerce in the area

Red Sea attacks force rerouting of vessels, disrupting supply chains

Attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militants on ships in the Red Sea are disrupting maritime trade and prompting US efforts to build a coalition to deal with the threat, as freight firms reroute around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid the Suez Canal.

More shipping giants suspend passage via Red Sea after attacks

Two more major shipping firms, Mediterranean Shipping Company and CMA CGM, said on Saturday they were suspending passage through a Red Sea strait vital for global trade, after Yemeni rebel attacks in the area.

Dead Sea's revival with Red Sea canal edges closer to reality

Israel and Jordan have long pursued a common goal to stop the Dead Sea from shrinking while slaking their shared thirst for drinking water with a pipeline from the Red Sea some 200 kilometres away.

October 8, 2015
October 8, 2015

At least 13 killed, 38 wounded in Yemen wedding bombing: medic

At least 13 people were killed and 38 others wounded in the bombing of a wedding in a rebel-held Yemeni town, a medical source said on Thursday.

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