A background essay on the Ming Dynasty, its powerful trade networks and diplomatic missions as far as Africa and the Red Sea, and the domestic tensions ... the Maldives; ports on the Indian coast; and ...

The airstrip, on Abd al-Kuri Island, which rises out of the Indian Ocean near the mouth of the Gulf of Aden ... Meanwhile, ...

There are sharks in the sea inlet of the Indian Ocean, but encounters with them are ... people and sank after being hit by a wave in the Red Sea at around 5.30am local time on 25 November.

A mysterious airstrip being built on a remote island in Yemen is nearing completion, according to satellite photos analyzed ...