Category: Maritime security in the Red Sea
Dubai (AFP) – A rescue mission for an oil tanker still ablaze after being attacked by Houthi rebels off the coast of Yemen last month, is about to begin, the European Union’s Red Sea naval mission said late Monday. © –…
Dubai (AFP) – An oil tanker’s crew has been rescued after an attack in the Red Sea off Yemen but the stricken ship now poses an “environmental hazard”, an EU naval mission said Thursday. The Iran-backed Huthis have launched a flurry…
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Thursday the Royal Navy warship HMS Diamond had shot down a missile fired by the Iran-backed Houthis from Yemen targeting a merchant vessel. “The UK continues to be at the forefront of the international…
Most British exporters and manufacturers have felt an impact from disruption in the Red Sea caused by attacks on shipping by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, according to a survey. This handout satellite picture shows the recently seized Israeli-linked Galaxy Leader…
CAIRO (Reuters) – A sharp downturn in revenue after sea attacks by Yemen’s Houthis diverted away shipping away from the Suez Canal has struck a painful new blow to Egypt’s already deteriorating economy, adding urgency to the need for reforms…
Sanaa (AFP) – More than 20 humanitarian groups have expressed serious concern about the military escalation in Yemen, warning it will delay shipments and push up prices in the heavily aid-dependent country. After weeks of Huthi rebel attacks on Israel-linked shipping…
Washington (AFP) – Twelve nations led by the United States on Wednesday jointly warned Yemen’s Huthi rebels of unspecified consequences unless they halt sea attacks that are increasingly disrupting global commerce. The Iranian-backed rebels, who control much of Yemen including the…
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council may meet as early as Wednesday on the situation in the Red Sea, the French ambassador to the United Nations, whose country assumed the council presidency, said on Tuesday. “It’s likely the…
COPENHAGEN/DUBAI/CAIRO (Reuters) –U.S. helicopters repelled an attack by Iran-backed Houthi militants on a Maersk container vessel in the Red Sea, sinking three ships and killing 10 militants, according to accounts by American, Maersk, and Houthi officials on Sunday. The naval…
DUBAI (Reuters) –Explosions in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen were reported on Tuesday after sightings of unmanned aircraft and missiles in two separate incidents, a British maritime authority said. Two unmanned aircraft were observed before two explosions…
