Since 1976, according to official figures, the Dead Sea’s surface area has almost halved and its elevation has dropped more than 50 meters (164 feet) — from 390 meters (1,280 feet) below sea ...

The turquoise waters of the Dead Sea have a salt concentration of 34%, that’s 10 times more than ocean water. Visitors explore a salt formation in the Dead Sea near Ein Bokeq, Israel, October 30 ...

Nine times saltier than the ocean, the sea has no marine life except for brine shrimp. At 11 miles wide and 50 miles long, it makes a bizarre and beautiful vista in the middle of an arid and ...

In fact, the Dead Sea, nestled where Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian territory meet, has famously been dying for years. Now, with war raging in the Middle East, efforts to tackle this ever ...

Dead Sea soak a hidden oasis. From CNN's Richard Quest. He is 400 m above the water, but Richard is at sea level. ... The Dead Sea, over 400 meters beneath me, is the lowest place on Earth.

Dead Sea an 'ecological disaster', but no one can agree how to fix it. Ein Gedi (Israel) (AFP) – An abandoned lifeguard cabin, a rusty pier and mangled umbrellas are all that is left of Ein Gedi ...

Back to homepage / Live news Dead Sea an 'ecological disaster', but no one can agree how to fix it. Ein Gedi (Israel) (AFP) – An abandoned lifeguard cabin, a rusty pier and mangled umbrellas are ...

Back at the Dead Sea, bus driver Benny, 40, was soaking up the winter sun at one of the warm sulphur-infused sinkhole pools. "The situation is very frustrating," he said about the sea's new ...