transcontinental bridge linking Yemen and Djibouti via Perim Island, the Bridge of the Horns, was announced by a Dubai-based company, Al Noor Holding Investments. At around , it would be one of the longest bridges in the world and its suspension portion the longest. However, in June 2010 it was announced that the start of Phase I, the bridge between the mainland of Yemen and Perim, was being delayed indefinitely until after a framework agreement between Djibouti and Yemen could be signed. References The Times, London, 1799, 1857, 1858, 1963 Islands of the Red Sea Uninhabited islands of Yemen Russian and Soviet Navy bases British Empire Colony of Aden Miocene volcanoes Volcanic islands