Red Sea
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| Area | 438000 |
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| Max. width | 355 km (221 mi) |
| Max. depth | 3,040 m (9,970 ft) |
| Max. length | 2,250 km (1,400 mi) |
| Islands | Tiran Island |
| Jabal al-Tair Island | |
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| Rocky Island | |
| Hanish Islands | |
| Did you know | Approximately 40% of the Red Sea is quite shallow (under 100 m/330 ft), and about 25% is under 50 meters (164 feet) deep. |
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| ID | 809258 |
About Red Sea
The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. To the north lie the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez. The Red Sea is a Global 200 ecoregion.
US warship downs drones fired from Houthi-held Yemen in Red Sea
...A US warship engaged and shot down three drones after three commercial vessels came under attack in the Red Sea, US Central Command has said...
Royal Navy sends second warship to Gulf
... A US destroyer in the Red Sea has already intercepted missiles and drones - reported to have been launched by Houthi rebels in Yemen...
Japan condemns Yemen's Houthi rebels hijack of cargo ship in Red Sea
...By Emily McGarveyBBC NewsJapan s government has strongly condemned the hijacking of a Japanese-operated cargo ship in the Red Sea by Iran-backed Houthi rebels...
Yemen's Houthi rebels hijack cargo ship in Red Sea
...Yemen s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels say they have seized an Israeli cargo ship in the Red Sea...
Sudan conflict: ‘Our lives have become a piece of hell'
... " Even those who escaped from Khartoum to the relative safety of Port Sudan, on the Red Sea coast, are often struggling to survive...
Arab and Muslim leaders blame West for Gaza misery
... Washington s strategic alliance with the oil-rich Gulf Arab states dates back to 1945 and a wartime meeting on a US warship in the Red Sea between President Roosevelt and the founder of modern Saudi Arabia, King Abdulaziz...
Rumbling Middle East fault lines make this Israel-Gaza war different
... They have all been brought down, so far, by Israel s air defences or by US Navy warships in the Red Sea...
Iran-backed Yemeni rebels shoot down US drone
... This includes troops being stationed onboard military vessels in the Red Sea, which lies between Yemen and Israel...
The Papers: Parliament 'puts brakes on Brexit'
The papers are dominated by Tuesday's momentous votes on Boris Johnson 's Brexit deal.
The papers are dominated by Tuesday's momentous votes on Boris Johnson 's Brexit deal.
Several of them are critical of MPs - After they backed the Prime Minister 's withdrawal agreement, but rejected his plan to get the legislation through Parliament This Week .
The has a photograph of Mr Johnson addressing The Commons alongside the headline "Trust this lot to turn triumph into disaster!"
The is also dismayed, arguing the "historic" deal was "soured by fresh parliamentary skulduggery from Remainers. . on an evening of high farce at Westminster".
"," according to The Daily Telegraph.
There's widespread agreement that Tuesday's defeat has ended Mr Johnson's hopes of leading the UK out of the EU at the end of the month.
insists he "doesn't stand a Ghost Of a chance of leaving on Halloween After A Nightmare in The Commons ".
But suggests Mr Johnson could continue to try to steer his deal through parliament, rather than push for an election as he threatened.
It says he may be "swayed" by the larger-than-expected government majority in the vote on The Principle of his deal.
Several papers call for an election.
According to The Sun , Last Night as politicians got trapped in a never-ending circle, leaving The Nation "stuck in limbo".
"Voters", it says, "are desperate to fire this abysmal parliament".
For the Telegraph, given its inability to resolve The Greatest political issue of recent times.
The Paper 's leader column argues that any credibility Jeremy Corbyn has left "will be shredded" if he refuses an election for a third time, given that the Labour leader has consistently demanded the opportunity to challenge the government at the ballot box.
The Lead story in The Times highlights how, following the development of a drug which appears to slow the disease if it is caught in its earliest stages.
A study of patients who took high doses of the drug found they experienced 25% less mental decline After 18 months.
According to The Paper , Alzheimer's charities are "excited" by the research, which The Times suggests could be "one of The Most stunning reversals in the history of pharmaceutical development".
Like several similar products, the drug had originally failed in trials.
There could, according to the Financial Times.
The Paper says China is drawing up plans to replace Carrie Lam with an interim chief executive following violent protests against her administration.
Sources have told The Paper that Ms Lam's successor could be installed by March.
Leading candidates are said to include the former head of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Norman Chan , and the former chief secretary of The Territory , Henry Tang .
The FT says Chinese officials want The Situation in Hong Kong to stabilise before they make a final decision on whether to replace Ms Lam, as they don't want to be seen to be giving in to violence.
Finally, the papers have welcomed the government's decision to lift a ban on direct flights between the UK and Sharm el-Sheikh, following improvements in airport security at The Egyptian resort.
The, as other Red Sea destinations are "not in the same league".
- for holidaymakers and the beleaguered local Economy - and says it expects bookings to be open "very Soon . "
Source of news: bbc.com
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