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...
Palestinian Territories – AFP A tanker linked to an Israel-affiliated company was seized off Yemen on Sunday by armed individuals, US defence officials said, following a series of incidents on the same shipping route. American and coalition forces responded to the emergency and the crew of the M/V Central Park was safe, one of the offici...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Philippines has said that 17 Filipino seafarers were taken prisoner as Houthi rebels seized an Israel-linked ship in the Red Sea. Houthi rebels seized Galaxy Leader, holding 25 people, including 17 Filipinos, said Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega, Manila-based daily Phil Star reported. De Vega expressed concer...
