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Egypt to Host UNCCD COP18 in 2028: What a Desertification Summit Means for the Red Sea
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Egypt to Host UNCCD COP18 in 2028: What a Desertification Summit Means for the Red Sea

Egypt will host the UNCCD COP18 in 2028, completing its set of all three major Rio conventions. This pivotal conference will tackle critical land issues like desertification and dr…

04 Sept 2026

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Fish is not one group of animals, and it never has been. The split between the sharks and rays on one side and the bony fishes on the other happened b…

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Hurghada
29° sea28° air22 km/h
Marsa Alam
30° sea28° air19 km/h
Sharm El Sheikh
29° sea28° air5 km/h
Dahab
28° sea29° air16 km/h
Aqaba
29° sea28° air7 km/h
Yanbu
27° sea32° air11 km/h
Jeddah
31° sea31° air1 km/h
Port Sudan
32° sea32° air12 km/h
Massawa
34° sea34° air5 km/h
Djibouti
32° sea33° air4 km/h
Did you know

The Napoleon Wrasse can live up to 30 years and change sex from female to male as it matures.