TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel is betting its economic future on high-tech exports but faces a low-tech bottleneck in state-owned seaports subject to work stoppages and slowdowns because of the enormous strength of their unions.Full story
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian navy forces seized a ship carrying heavy weapons as it entered Egyptian territorial waters in the Red Sea late on Wednesday, a military spokesman said on Thursday. Full story
A canyon more than 800-foot-deep has been discovered on the floor of the Red Sea by the U.K. Royal Navy's HMS Enterprise, using an echo sounder that produce 3D images of the feature. Full story
Israeli police explosives experts walk near a rocket which was fired into the Red Sea resort city of Eilat April 17, 2013. Two rockets fired from Egypt's Sinai peninsula struck Israel's Red Sea resort of Eilat on Wednesday, causing no casualties or damage, the Israeli military said. REUTERS/Lior G
The amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce is seen underway in the U.S. 5th fleet area of responsibility in the Red Sea in this February 16, 2011 handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy. REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Scott Pittman/Handout
Maintenance labourers work at Sudan Railway maintenance complex in Khartoum February 14, 2013. Sudan was once home to Africa's largest railway network, with more than 5,000 kilometres (3,100 miles) of track running from the Egyptian border to Darfur in the west, Port Sudan on the Red Sea coast and W
