Red Sea
Published on 28 Mar 2025
• The Yemeni Houthi had attacked two ships in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.
• The Red Sea separates the Arabian Peninsula from northeastern Africa.
• Normally the water is blue-green and red algae turns the water reddish brown, hence the name.
• On the east it is bordered by the Arabian countries of Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
• The African countries of Egypt, Sudan, and Eritrea lie to the west.
• In the south Bab al-Mandab strait connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and then with the Arabian Sea.
• In the north the Suez Canal connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.