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The expedition postponed to 2022 due to the immobilisation of the Fleur de Passion following an incident in the Gulf of Aqaba
Le Transnational Red Sea Center was forced to suspend its first expedition season along the Sudanese coasts
A little more than a month after her arrival in the Gulf of Aqaba and sometimes tedious logistical preparations
First days at the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat pier
Watch the video of the official launch of the first expedition season
It is now official: the Transnational Red Sea Center at EPFL will conduct its first expedition season
Swiss sailboat Fleur de Passion arrived safely in Aqaba, Jordan, on June 10th after a six-week navigation
"More science in diplomacy, more diplomacy in science" evoked by the Federal Councillor, Ignazio Cassis
Discover the ceremony organized in Seville at the Three Cultures of the Mediterranean Foundation
A new research gives additional insight into the specific genetic factors that allow Red Sea corals to survive
Fair winds to Swiss sailboat Fleur de Passion and her crew, who set sails from Seville towards the Red Sea
The departure of Fleur de Passion for the Red Sea was the subject of a series of events organised in Seville
Ambassador Alexandre Fasel’s mission will be to strengthen Geneva's role as a digital governance hub
A major discovery helps explain the symbiotic relationship between corals and algae
The official launch of the Transnational Red Sea Center in March 2019 in the Swiss federal capital Bern
The Sudan expedition postponed to 2022
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The Sudan expedition temporarily put on hold
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Heading for Sudan, for good… and heat
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Oil and corals, a critical cohabitation
Mongabay news —
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Public outreach visits at IUI in Eilat
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In the Gulf of Aqaba, where it all begun
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Red Sea uncharted geopolitical waters
Le Temps —
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Expedition year 1: heading for Sudan
Swiss Ambassador to Jordan, Lukas Gasser —
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Yet another miracle in the Red Sea
NZZamSonntag —
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Warm welcome from a key regional partner
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Meanwhile off the coast of war-torn Yemen…
Mongabay —
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The Red Sea corals get Wired
Wired —
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Geneva, a city by the (Red) sea
Geneva Solutions —
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Swiss Foreign Minister on science diplomacy
Admin.ch —
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Lake Geneva newspapers with a coral view
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Super corals on the French headlines
Le Figaro —
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A musical prelude to the expedition
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Fast and pervasive resilience, says study
PNAS —
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El Païs praises joint expedition
El Païs —
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Bye-bye Seville, heading for the red sea
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A three-voice dialogue on the air
RTS —
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A longstanding tradition of dialogue
Le Temps —
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An official ceremony before setting sails
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A Swiss Ambassador for science diplomacy
Eda.Admin —
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Oil sword of Damocles over the Red Sea
OrientXXI —
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«A ray, or rather reef of hope»
BBC —
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Coral-symbiotic algae relationship explained
PNAS —
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Bern, transnational capital of the Red Sea
Eda.Admin —
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