Maersk, the world's second-largest container line, is preparing to resume shipping through the Red Sea, thanks to a new multi-national maritime task force to protect vessels from attacks by Houthis from Yemen. "We are currently working on plans for the first vessels to make the ...
The American shipping company Flexport Inc. announced on Thursday that nearly 170 ships have been diverted from the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea, and 35 ships have been halted, awaiting instructions from their operating companies. According to a statement by the San Francisco-base...
Yemen's Houthi movement chief warned Wednesday that they would strike back if attacked by U.S. forces. Houthi movement leader Abdel-Malek al-Houthis said in a televised speech today, "If the Americans intend to escalate further, get more involved and commit foolishness by target...
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said Tuesday they would not halt attacks on Red Sea shipping despite the announcement by the United States of a new maritime protection force. Houthi spokesperson Mohammad Abdulsalam said in a statement on X that their attacks aim to support Palestinians a...
Egyptian air defense shot down a drone off the Red Sea coast near the resort town of Dahab on Egypt's eastern Sinai coast, two security sources said on Saturday. A spokesman for Yemen's Iranian-allied Houthis said the group had attacked the Israeli city of Eilat on Saturday with ...
Israel threatened on Tuesday to use force in dealing with Houthis in Yemen amid threats against ships sailing to Israeli ports. "Regarding the Houthi attacks on international cargo ships, these attacks pose a threat to international trade and Israel, and this threat will be dealt wi...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday called for forming an international coalition against Houthi rebels in Yemen. "The Houthis have crossed a red line in the Red Sea," Herzog said on social media platform X. "The US-led international activities against the Houthi t...
Responding to increased attacks on ships in the southern Red Sea by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, the U.S. announced sanctions against 13 people and firms alleged to be providing tens of millions of dollars from the sale and shipment of Iranian commodities to the Houthis in Yemen. Treasu...
On Tuesday, the World Food Program (WFP) said it had paused general food distribution in north Yemen due to limited funding and disagreement with local authorities over how to focus on the poorest there. The WFP said the decision was taken in consultation with donors and came after a yea...
Approximately 10,000 Yemeni families have been displaced since the beginning of 2023, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). In its latest report on Monday, the organization stated that it documented the displacement of 9,643 families (57,858 individuals) who mo...
A British cargo ship is believed to have been hit by rocket fire while in the Red Sea, maritime security company Ambrey said on Sunday. "A British Bahamas-flagged bulk carrier was reportedly attacked by rocket fire while crossing the Red Sea, approximately 34.5 km west-northwest of ...
The UN Security Council on Friday condemned the hijacking of an Israeli-linked vessel in the Red Sea by Yemen's Houthi group. In a press statement, the members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the seizure of the Galaxy Leader with 25 crew members on board in t...
On Thursday, Britain announced that it was sending one of its most advanced naval vessels to the Gulf to shore up its presence in the region. The HMS Diamond, a Type 45 destroyer, will conduct operations to ensure freedom of navigation, reassure merchant vessels and ensure the safe flow ...
Major General Tareq Saleh, a member of the Presidential Council, discussed maritime security threats in the Red Sea with Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh during a meeting in Djibouti, said the state-run News Agency on Wednesday. The two leaders discussed regional and int...
The founding body of the Hadhramout National Council said in a press conference held in Riyadh that it had finished "preparing drafts, projects and all documents and literature for the Council, including the statute, organizational structure and internal regulations of the Hadhramau...
Yemen's internationally recognized government has requested the U.S. and the international community to classify the Houthis as terrorists for jeopardizing shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Yemen Interior Minister Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Haidan said during a meeting with foreign di...
Daily Brief The United Nations has confirmed that Yemen faces two extreme climate conditions: severe drought and intense floods. This has exacerbated economic instability in the country, prompting the UN to choose the Marib governorate as a focal point for transitioning from emergenc...
A suspected Iranian drone hit Friday an Israeli-owned container ship in the Indian Ocean, an American defense official said on Saturday. The attack comes as threats to global shipping increase as a result of the Gaza-Israel conflict, which risks plunging the region into a wider reg...
Thirty-eight Yemeni fishermen returned home on Wednesday after several weeks of detention in Eritrea. Yemeni authorities the 38 men returned after spending more than two months in an Eritrean prison. A group of 54 Yemeni fishermen imprisoned in Eritrea for a year arrived in the Houthi-co...
The Philippine government said on Wednesday that 17 of its citizens are among the 25 sailors held hostage by the Houthis in Yemen. On Sunday, the Houthis seized the Israeli-linked Galaxy Leader, which was traveling under the flag of The Bahamas in the Red Sea. They diverted it to Yemen&#...
