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 [&...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Nine Israeli soldiers were injured by an anti-tank missile fired by Lebanon’s Hezbollah group, Israel’s army said on Tuesday. Israel’s war on Gaza has heightened regional tensions. A British maritime agency said explosions were heard and missiles were sighted off the coast of Yemen, where Iran...
ISTANBUL, Türkiye (AA) – 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-based company, about 170 container sh...
ISTANBUL (AA) – China has opposed any attack on ships in the Red Sea amid security concerns following Houthi attacks in retaliation for Israel’s war on Gaza. “The Red Sea is an important international route for trade and energy, and maintaining security and stability in the region is in the common interest of the international […]...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – – AFP The Houthis have vowed to continue attacks on Red Sea shipping “even if America succeeds in mobilising the entire world”. The United States has condemned “unprecedented” attacks by Yemeni rebels on Red Sea shipping as the Houthis vowed to continue military operations as lo...
Tel Aviv, Israel – AFP US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Friday Yemen’s Houthi rebels are a “threat to freedom of navigation to commercial shipping”, after the Iran-backed group claimed a series of attacks. “The United States is working with the international community, with partners from the region ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A ballistic missile was fired Thursday from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen toward the international shipping lane north of the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, the US military said. “There were no injuries or damage. Following the missile launch, the M/V Maersk Gibraltar was hai...
JERUSALEM (AA) – 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 terror-pirates must be bolstered and strengthened, in th...
Sanaa, Yemen – AFP/AA Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Sunday said they had attacked two ships off the Yemeni coast, adding the “Israeli” vessels were targeted over the war in Gaza. In a statement posted on social media, the Houthis said they carried out an “operation against two Israeli ships in the Bab al-Ma...
