Germany said today it will send a new frigate to the Red Sea in August to help secure maritime traffic, disrupted for months due to attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis. Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said that the 'Hamburg' will replace the 'Hessen', which left t...
Hadramout and Al-Mahra witnessed torrential rains, causing massive floods in the two provinces in South Yemen. The heavy rainfall caused significant property damage, sweeping away cars and destroying shops and homes, while no civilian casualties have been reported. Police patrols called ...
Yemen's Houthi group said Thursday it has targeted 98 Israeli, U.S., and British ships in the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea, and the Indian Ocean since November 2023. The leader of Yemen's Houthi movement, Abdul Malik Al-Houthi, said today the group had launched 14 operations in two w...
The United Nations on Monday expressed concern about the uptick in cholera cases in Yemen, especially in areas of the war-ravaged country controlled by Houthi rebels, where 75 people have died since October. "Since October last year, we have seen an alarming resurgence of cholera ac...
The commander of a European Union naval mission in the Red Sea wants to significantly increase its size to better defend against possible attacks by Houthis based in Yemen, as just four warships are patrolling an area twice the size of the 27-nation bloc. The EU mission — dubbed As...
Houthi forces in Yemen said on Sunday they had launched rockets and drones at British, U.S., and Israeli ships, the latest in a campaign of attacks on shipping in support of Palestinians in the Gaza war. The Iran-aligned group said it had targeted a British ship and a number of U.S. frig...
British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Saturday it had received information that a vessel had been targeted around 61 nautical miles southwest of Al-Hudaydah in Yemen. Separately, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said it had received a report of ...
A fierce confrontation erupted on the Karsh front, situated on the border between Taiz and Lahj governorates, as Houthis launched an attack on a site belonging to pro-government forces on Wednesday. The attack resulted in the loss of at least 11 soldiers from the Yemeni forces with several others ...
The U.S. designation of the Houthis as a terrorist group puts "additional pressure" on the group that may discourage attacks on ships in the Red Sea, but ultimately, a diplomatic solution will have to be found in Yemen, the U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen said on Wednesday. Envoy ...
The United Nations has revealed that the volume of fuel imports to the Al-Hudaydah port, controlled by the Houthi group, has increased, while imports of oil derivatives have decreased through the ports of Aden and Mukalla in government-controlled areas. According to a report by the World...
More than a quarter of Yemenis—over eight million people—suffer from mental disorders such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and schizophrenia, the Action Against Hunger (AAH) said in a recent report. According to the report, the continuing conflict, forced displ...
The U.S. military said Sunday its forces destroyed one unmanned aerial vehicle in a Houthi-held area of war-ravaged Yemen and another over a crucial shipping route in the Red Sea. It was the latest development in months of tension between the Iran-backed rebels and the U.S. The...
Yemen's Houthi group said that they have attacked 86 vessels in the Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and Indian Ocean linked to Israel, the US and the UK since November last year. In a televised speech on Thursday, Houthi leader Abdulmalik al-Houthi said the Yemeni Navy stated that it tar...
The United States on Tuesday imposed counter-terrorism sanctions on what it described as finance and trade facilitators for Yemen's Houthis, Iran's Quds Force, and the Lebanese group Hezbollah. The sanctions target six entities, one individual and two tankers based or registered ...
Russian warships from the Pacific Fleet have crossed the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and entered the Red Sea, the state-run Tass news agency said, venturing into a maritime region plagued by Houthi attacks and crowded with naval vessels. The detachment included the missile cruiser Varyag and fr...
A Navy sailor assigned to the 5th Fleet died this week in what the Department of Defense said was a non-combat-related injury. Aviation Machinist Mate 2nd Class Oriola Michael Aregbesola died on Wednesday, March 20, the Pentagon announced today. Aregbesola was serving aboard the destroye...
The escalation of the Red Sea crisis is poised to accelerate the increase in shipping costs, delay the delivery of essential food or lead to a complete suspension of trade routes and closure of Yemeni ports, a new report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nat...
The Ansar Allah (Houthi) group's spokesperson, Mohammed Abdul-Salam, reiterated on Saturday that the Yemeni Armed Forces will continue their maritime operations to pressure Israel into ending its aggression on people in Gaza and to end its blockade there. His remarks came hours after...
The Yemen's Houthis have told China and Russia their ships can sail through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden without being attacked, according to several sources familiar with the matter. China and Russia reached an understanding following talks between their diplomats in Oman and Mohamm...
The United States has imposed sanctions on a shipping company it accused of facilitating the transfer of Iranian commodities linked to a Houthi official to China. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the measures against the firm Vishnu Inc, registered in the Marsh...
