Middle East - The Red Sea Region: ‘A vital artery for the world economy’ - note EU-Digest - "but also more than that" - by Alex de Waal

From the Suez Canal that links it to the Mediterranean, to the straits of the Bab al Mandab that connect it to the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea is a vital artery for the world economy. Upwards of 10% of seaborne cargo sails through its waters every year including the majority of Asian trade with Europe.

For any navy aspiring to transoceanic reach, the Red Sea is a crucial chokepoint, and it is no accident that China chose to establish its first overseas naval facility at Djibouti. Fifteen years ago, the upsurge in piracy in the Gulf of Aden and the western Indian Ocean led to an international maritime police operation.

Note EU-Digest: Armageddon as predicted in the Bible, could well take place in this area.Professor Tom Meyer, who memorised more than 20 books from the Bible, said: "The Rapture, which is the first event that kicks-off the beginning of the end, has no signs that precede it. The truth is that Christ also gave a chronological order of end times events, or signs of the times, for the seven-year tribulation, also called the 70th week of Daniel, but these events do not begin until sometime after the Rapture of Christians."

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