Internet connectivity in multiple countries, including India and Pakistan, has been affected due to subsea cable outages in the Red Sea, with similar disruptions observed in the United Arab Emirates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/08/world/red-sea-cable-internet-asia-middle-east/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #redsea #internet #asia #middleeast
A shadowy contract in Egypt between an unnamed government entity and an investment company to build a resort on one of the country's last undisturbed Red Sea beaches has drawn criticism and public action. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/21/tourism-deal-egypt-wild-shores/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #egypt #wildlife #turtles #environment #oceans #pollution #redsea
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they were behind the deadly sinking of a merchant vessel earlier this week, their second attack in 24 hours as they resumed their campaign against Red Sea shipping. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/10/world/yemen-houthis-red-sea-merchant-ship/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #yemen #houthis #redsea #terrorism #middleeast
A Houthi militant attack on a Liberian-flagged cargo ship in the Red Sea killed at least two crew members in the latest sign that the group is once again escalating its maritime assaults in the vital trade route. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/world/houthi-attack-ship-red-sea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #houthis #redsea #yemen
Two crew members of a Greek-managed vessel were wounded and two were missing in a drone attack off Yemen hours after Iran-aligned Houthi militants claimed an assault on another bulk carrier in the Red Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/08/world/yemen-houthis-attack-greek-ship/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #yemen #redsea #houthis #shipping #terrorism #middleeast
Israel said it carried out a wave of strikes on areas in Yemen held by Houthi rebels, saying they were "in response to the repeated attacks by the Houthi terrorist regime against the State of Israel." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/07/world/israel-houthi-sites-yemen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #yemen #houthis #redsea #middleeast #israel