Scientists have uncovered evidence of a new ocean forming in East Africa, potentially splitting the continent in two. This ...

The Red Sea is one of the youngest oceans in the world ... rare places where this process can be witnessed first hand. The rift is a narrow crack under the water which at some points is no more ...

US Central Command (CENTCOM) acknowledged in a 22 December statement the investigation into the shoot-down of an F/A-18 over ...

Egyptian rescuers found four bodies and five survivors on Tuesday during a Red Sea search operation after a tourist boat carrying 44 people sank on Monday. A total of 33 people have been rescued ...

By Yan Zhuang and Matthew Mpoke Bigg A U.S. Navy ship mistakenly shot down an American fighter jet over the Red Sea early Sunday, the U.S. military said, highlighting the potential risks for ...

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Egyptian authorities say 16 people are missing, including foreigners, and 28 have been rescued after a tourist boat sank in the Red Sea. Two of those missing are British, the BBC understands.

Along the Red Sea coast are the Dahlak Islands, which are sparsely inhabited. In contrast with the plateau's steep scarps along the Great Rift Valley and in the north, the western and southwestern ...