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 [&...
ANKARA (AA) – The Israeli Embassy in Seoul has removed a controversial video from social media channels following strong reactions from South Koreans, according to media reports. The embassy had uploaded a video that featured an imaginary attack on Seoul on Christmas by Hamas. It prompted a strong reaction from the South Korean governmen...
Sanaa, Yemen – AFP Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Tuesday claimed a missile strike on a vessel in the Red Sea and a drone attack towards Israel in solidarity with Gaza. In a statement, the rebels said they carried out an operation against a commercial ship they identified as MSC UNITED, and launched a number of […]
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...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Monday they attacked two cargo ships in the Red Sea over suspected links to Israel. Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said two drones targeted Swan Atlantic and MSC Clara in the Red Sea. “The attack was launched after the two ships refused to obey orders of the Yemeni […]
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...
ANKARA (AA) – The US has asked Australia to join a maritime task force in the Red Sea to stop the Houthi group’s targeting of Israeli vessels, local media said on Thursday. Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said Canberra is considering the request by Washington but that the focus is on naval efforts closer to […]
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...
