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Killer shark circles man and eats him alive before it's beaten to death by mob

The Russian man had gone swimming off one of Egypt’s Red Sea resorts when a tiger shark emerged in the waters near the city of Hurghada and grabbed him then mauled him to death

Daily Mirror

Egypt shark attacks: How rare is the deadly mauling off the busy tourist beach?

After a video of a shark attack in Egypt went viral Tara Cobham investigates recent incidents across the world

The Independent UK

Russian man dies after being mauled by shark off Egyptian Red Sea resort

Authorities close off 46-mile stretch of coastline after man attacked by tiger shark near Hurghada

The Guardian - UK

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Mystery pathogen is stripping sea urchins of their flesh and turning them to skeletons — and it's spreading fast

A mysterious epidemic that began in the Mediterranean at the start of the year looks set to wipe out all of the Mediterranean and Red Sea’s urchins, and possibly their coral reefs too.

LiveScience

Red Sea corals threatened by mass sea urchin die-off, Israeli researchers say

Scientists say that sea urchins in Israel's Gulf of Eilat in the Red Sea are dying at an alarming rate, threatening the sea's prized coral reef ecosystems

The Independent UK

Red Sea epidemic kills off sea urchins, imperilling coral

A deadly epidemic that is spreading through the Red Sea has killed off an entire species of sea urchin in the Gulf of Aqaba, imperilling the region's uniquely resilient coral reefs, an Israeli research team has found.

Reuters

Rival Sudan forces urged to respect ceasefire to allow humanitarian convoys

Sudan's warring parties were continuing face-to-face talks on Monday in the Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah as international mediators pressed to end a conflict that has left nearly 600 people dead forced thousands to flee the country.

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Sudan paramilitary RSF to attend Jeddah talks with armed forces

Envoys from Sudan's warring military factions - the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces - were in Jeddah for talks on Saturday, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said, as international mediators pressed for an end to the three-week old conflict.

Reuters

Thousands fleeing Sudan are stuck on Red Sea shore

Hanadi Al-Sir was among thousands who rushed to Port Sudan, hoping to get on a boat or a plane to escape fierce fighting between the army and rival paramilitary forces.

Reuters

UN Conference Seeks Final Funds for Yemen Safer Oil Tanker Operation

The United Nations on Thursday aims to raise the final $29 million needed to start salvaging 1.1 million barrels of oil from a decaying vessel moored off war-torn Yemen's coast and avert an environmental disaster. UN officials have been warning for years that the Red Sea and Yemen's coastline was…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Red Sea Global Reveals New Adventure Sports Company for Saudi Kingdom

Red Sea Global (RSG), the developer behind the world’s most ambitious regenerative tourism destinations, the Red Sea and Amaala, has launched Akun, a new adventure sports brand that creates authentic and unique experiences for guests at RSG destinations. Akun operates in line with the responsible ethos of the group, state…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudan war threatens Red Sea shipping lanes that supply oil for NZ

Malign external actors' role in intra-state conflict reinforces a longstanding NZ conviction that the United Nations Security Council is not fit for purpose and must be reformed.

Newsroom.co.nz

Egypt: 37 People Rescued from Sunken Tourist Boat in Red Sea

The Red Sea operations room rescued on Tuesday 37 people from drowning, including foreign tourists, after their tourist boat sank north of the Egyptian city of Hurghada in the Red Sea. The operations room received a Mayday that a tourist boat carrying the name “Carlton” sank north of Hurghada after…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK Foreign Secretary coordinates war response from NZ situation room

New Zealand has an indirect but potentially significant strategic and political interest in Sudan’s unfolding conflict, as its oil tankers pass through the Red Sea. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

ACWA Power to Develop $677 Mln Desalination Project in Saudi Arabia

ACWA Power has signed water purchase agreements for the 600,000 cubic meter per day Rabigh 4 Independent Water Plant (IWP) in Saudi Arabia. Valued at around SAR 2.54 billion ($677 million), the reverse osmosis plant will serve Makkah and Madinah regions, which typically see a spike in demand during Ramadan…

Tribune News Service

Bobby Ghosh: At last, some good news from Yemen

It’s been so long since there was any cause for optimism in Yemen that you might want to cross your fingers before you read on: The likelihood of an environmental catastrophe in the Red Sea, one of the country’s many calamities, is abating.

Zenger

Underwater WWII Wreck Has Become A Refuge For Marine Life

It has been demonstrated that coral reefs can grow remarkably well on artificial substrates made from sunken battleships.

Asharq Al-Awsat

International Brand Selected for Establishment of Saudi Arabia's First Wellness Resort

Saudi Arabia chose a signature international brand to implement the first wellness resort in the Triple Bay area, which is located within the Amaala project in the west of the Kingdom. Red Sea Global announced on Monday its partnership with Jayasom, saying that work was in full swing to receive…

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Financial Times

Wanted: one supertanker to stop environmental disaster in the Red Sea

Ship needed to transfer 1mn barrels of oil from stricken FSO Safer moored off the coast of Yemen

Reuters

Egypt taps private firms and long-delayed museum to revitalise tourism

Egypt, home to ancient pyramids and Red Sea resorts, aims to boost tourism by up to 30% annually over the next five years, bringing in private firms to operate sites and inaugurating a huge museum around the end of 2023, its tourism minister said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Aqaba Meeting: Israelis, Palestinians Pledge to Curb Violence

Israel committed to stop authorization of any settler outposts in the occupied West Bank for six months during a meeting on Sunday with Palestinian officials in Jordan when the sides pledged to prevent more violence. In a joint statement at the end of a meeting in the Red Sea resort…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jordan King Tells McGurk of Urgent Need to Reduce Escalation

Jordan's King Abdullah II told US President Joe Biden's top Middle East advisor attending an Israeli-Palestinian meeting on Sunday that efforts should be intensified to bring "calm and reduce escalation" in Palestinian territories, state media reported. Brett McGurk attended the meeting in the Red Sea port of Aqaba hosted by…

The Independent UK

Egypt’s Red Sea resorts are the cost effective choice for UK holidaymakers, says new analysis

The fall of the Egyptian pound could work favourably for travellers to the region

The Independent UK

Red Sea resorts may be cost-effective choice for UK holidaymakers

But sterling has fallen in value against some currencies which have seen strong sales growth, according to Post Office Travel Money.

Asharq Al-Awsat

China to Invest $5 Bn in Egypt

Egypt's Suez Canal Economic Zone is in negotiations with Chinese companies to implement investment projects worth $5 billion, according to an official statement from the Suez Canal Authority. The deputy chairman of the southern part of the Zone, Walid Youssef, visited the Chinese industrial zone TEDA in Ain Sukhna on…

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