Washington, United States – AFP American and allied forces shot down six drones launched by Yemen’s Houthis that were likely targeting warships in the area, the US military said Thursday. The Iran-backed Houthis have continued attacks on shipping despite repeated American and British strikes aimed at degrading their ability to thre...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Israeli army said Thursday morning that it had intercepted a missile coming from the Red Sea aimed at the southern city of Eilat. Air defenses intercepted a missile that was en route to Israeli territory from the Red Sea, the Israeli army spokesperson wrote on X The missile was “apparently launched […]
ANKARA (AA) – Seeking to counter a series of attacks on sea lanes by Yemen’s Houthi group, the European Union on Monday launched a new naval escort and protection operation in the Red Sea, according to a statement. “Operation ASPIDES will ensure an EU naval presence in the area where numerous Houthi attacks have targeted [&he...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – Yemeni Houthis said on Saturday that they had targeted a British oil ship in the Red Sea with several missiles. “Yemeni naval forces targeted a British oil ship (POLLUX) in the Red Sea with a large number of suitable naval missiles,” the group’s spokesperson Yahya Saree said in a statement. “The […]
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – Yemen’s Houthis claimed on Monday to have attacked a US ship in the Red Sea. Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said the Star Iris ship was targeted with “appropriate naval missiles,” resulting in direct hits. The operation “stands as a victory for the just cause of the Palestinian people and as a […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US carried out “self-defense strikes” against Houthi targets in Yemen, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Sunday. “On February 10, between 4 – 5 pm, (Sanaa time) (1300-1400GMT), US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces successfully conducted self-defense strikes against two unmanned surface vess...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Attacks against Israel-bound vessels in the Red Sea have halted Israeli ship traffic in the Red Sea, the leader of Yemen’s Houthi group has said. “Israeli ships have completely stopped in Bab al-Mandab and the Red Sea. This is a real achievement and victory,” Abdulmalik al-Houthi said in a televised speech. “The […...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – AFP Yemen’s Houthi group said Tuesday it struck US and British ships in two separate attacks in the Red Sea, one of which was confirmed by a security firm. In a statement, Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said the “the first attack targeted the American ship Star Nasia, while the other […]
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – The US and the UK have carried out 300 airstrikes in Yemen since last month, according to the Houthi group. “The US is attacking Yemen and it will not escape punishment,” Hussein al-Ezzi, a Houthi official in their Foreign Ministry, told a press conference cited by the Houthi-run Al-Masirah Television. “We […]...
ROME (AA) – Italy would not be intimidated by threats from Yemen’s Houthis and will respond to their attacks, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has said. “We defend mercantile ships’ traffic. We don’t attack anybody, but we don’t want anybody to attack us,” he told reporters at the sidelines of an event in Rome. “There is […]...