Sampling the far northern Red Sea, The Word Editor Mark Ellen manages to combine Blue Planet moments with a touch of The Fear. Pictures, Chris Kennedy and Ron Abbotson more...

A new artificial reef, one of the most colourful wrecks in the Red Sea, corals in good nick, a wide range of marine life - and then there's Petra. Gavin Anderson wonders why Jordan, realm of a scuba-diving monarch, isn't on every diver's wishlist more...

Seventeen miles of coastline to explore, that is, but Jordan's little corner of the northern Red Sea offers rich pickings for the visiting diver, as John Liddiard discovers more...

JORDAN'S Red Sea coast is twice the size of Israel's popular strip, and lies next to virgin waters. Now a marine park looks set to make Jordan a mecca for divers, says Bernard Eaton more...