Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel bombarded the southern Gaza Strip overnight, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to travel to Egypt on Thursday for more talks aimed at containing Israel’s war on Gaza. Hamas’s press office said early Thursday that 62 people had been killed in strikes overnight, including arou...
LONDON (AA) – The US and British navies shot down drones and missiles fired to repel the “largest attack” from Yemen’s Houthis in the Red Sea, the British Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. “Overnight, HMS DIAMOND, along with US warships, successfully repelled the largest attack from the Iranian-backed Houthis in the Red Sea to da...
LONDON (AA) – Ship traffic in the Red Sea decreased by 20% in December 2023, as shipping companies suspended their operations or shifted their routes to the Cape of Good Hope after the Houthis in Yemen attacked commercial vessels in the Red Sea linked to Israel. Yemen’s Houthi group, officially known as Ansar Allah, has […]
United Nations, United States – AFP Eighteen shipping companies are re-routing their vessels around Africa to avoid the Red Sea amid an upsurge in attacks on shipping, blamed by Western countries on Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the UN’s maritime agency said Wednesday. “A significant number of companies, around 18 shipping com...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel kept bombing Gaza on Wednesday after the army said it is ready for “any scenario” following a drone strike in Lebanon which killed the deputy leader of Hamas, stoking fears of a regional escalation. Although Israel did not claim the Beirut assassination on Tuesday evening, it was widely as...
LONDON (AA) – Britain is preparing to launch a wave of air strikes against Houthis in Yemen who have been targeting Israel-bound vessels in the Red Sea, according to a media report. Under the plans, the UK would join with the US and possibly another European country to unleash a salvo of missiles against preplanned […]
LONDON (AA) – British Foreign Secretary David Cameron held a phone call on Sunday with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian to discuss the attacks by Yemen’s Houthis on vessels in the Red Sea. Cameron told Amir-Abdollahian that the attacks “threaten innocent lives and the global economy.” “I made clear that Iran ...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – Yemen’s Houthi rebel group said Sunday that 10 of its members had been killed in a US attack in the Red Sea. A statement by rebel spokesman Yahya Saree said three Houthi boats were attacked by US forces in the Red Sea. “The attack took place as Houthi naval forces were […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Shipping giant Maersk said Sunday it halted its operations through the Red Sea following a missile attack on a vessel by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. In a statement, the Danish company said operations through the Red Sea would be suspended for 48 hours. The move came shortly after container ship Maersk Hangzhou reported [&helli...
Palestinian Territories – AFP The US military said on Saturday one of its destroyers shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired from Yemen territory controlled by the Houthis. The Houthis have repeatedly targeted vessels in the vital Red Sea shipping lane with strikes they say are in support of Palestinians in Gaza who have been [&...
