1. The Suez Canal is a 193-km artificial waterway that connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean through the Isthmus of Suez. Story continues below this ad 2. Officially opened to ships on November 17 ...

The canal is a major source of hard currency for Egypt. The Red Sea is linked to the Mediterranean by the Egyptian Suez Canal, creating the shortest shipping route between Europe and Asia.

The seizure of the Galaxy Leader marked the start of the Houthi campaign against shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. This campaign has sunk two ships, killed four seafarers and added ...

The methodology can also be used to analyze the ongoing crisis in the Red Sea. On 23 March 2021, the container ship Ever Given ran aground in the Suez Canal. The blockage lasted six days and ...

The crisis has disproportionately affected vulnerable populations, including the mostly-Muslim Rohingya minority, with hundreds risking dangerous journeys at sea to flee persecution and violence.

ABUJA, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The United Nations will this week appeal for $910 million to help tackle a humanitarian crisis in northeastern Nigeria, which has been in the grip of an Islamist ...

The U.S. Navy’s premier anti-submarine (ASW) and anti-surface (ASuW) helicopter, the MH-60R Seahawk, has shot down its first drone, marking a new milestone for the service. During an address on Jan.

The canal is 193 km long in total. Egypt's Suez Canal connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, and is the fastest way to ship fuel, food and consumer goods from Asia and the Middle East to Europe.

Researchers studying crustaceans in Vietnam have identified a new "supergiant" sea bug species that bears a surprising resemblance to a classic movie villain. Deep-sea sea bugs, or the Bathynomus ...

Shortly after Midnight on Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he was firing Brian Hook, the head of the Wilson Center for Scholars and a prominent Iran hawk. Hook had ...

Marco Rubio, US Senator from Florida considered Israel backer and a China hawk, was unanimously confirmed as the Secretary of State on Monday, marking him as the first appointment of newly sworn i ...

There is beefed-up aerial security along the Manitoba-U.S. border. Regular Black Hawk helicopter flights targeting illegal activity started patrolling the area around the 49th parallel on Sunday, ...