LONDON (AA) – In a joint statement, 24 countries have condemned the targeting of ships in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthis. “In response to continued illegal and reckless Houthi attacks against vessels transiting the Red Sea and surrounding waterways, the armed forces of the United States and the United Kingdom, with support from Aus...
MOSCOW (AA) – A Russian diplomat has said that strikes by the US and the UK on Yemen, launched in response to Houthi attacks on Israel-bound vessels in the Red Sea, may cross out two years of settlement efforts in the war-torn Arab country. Speaking in an interview with Russian state news agency TASS, Russian […]
ANKARA (AA) — Yemen’s Houthis vowed on Tuesday to retaliate against several overnight strikes conducted by the US and UK against the group. In a statement, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said US and UK warplanes carried out 18 strikes late on Monday, 12 in the capital Sanaa, three in the western province of Hodeidah, […]
ANKARA (AA) – Two of the UK Royal Navy’s ships based in Bahrain had a collision on Saturday, according to an official statement. The HMS Chiddingfold rammed into the docked HMS Bangor. In a statement, Rear Adm. Edward Ahlgren said: “I am aware of a recent incident that took place between two minehunters in Bahrain […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US on Saturday destroyed a Houthi anti-ship missile that was aimed at the Gulf of Aden, according to the American military. “U.S. CENTCOM Destroys Houthi Terrorists’ Anti-Ship Missile as part of ongoing efforts to protect freedom of navigation and prevent attacks on maritime vessels, on Jan. 20 at approximatel...
BIRMINGHAM, England (AA) — The UK on Friday proscribed Hizb ut-Tahrir, making it a criminal offence to belong to the group, or invite support for it. The Home Office made the announcement after the House of Commons approved a draft order laid on Monday. “This order makes belonging to Hizb ut-Tahrir or inviting support for […]
Tehran, Iran – AFP Iran urged Monday the United States and Britain to “stop the war against Yemen” following their recent strikes on targets of the Tehran-backed Houthis. US and British forces have hit scores of targets in Yemen after weeks of Houthi attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, who say they are acting […]
The US and UK’s strikes on Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis rebels, aimed at stopping their attacks on Red Sea shipping, were designed to send a “very strong message” to Tehran, says Melanie Garson, Associate Professor in International Conflict Resolution at University College London. “In the absence of having been det...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Voicing concern over rising tensions in the Red Sea, China has called on “all relevant parties” to avoid a further escalation of conflicts in the region. Beijing said the parties should “remain calm and exercise restraint,” daily Global Times reported. The US and UK carried out airstrikes on multiple targets inside Yemen ...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russia has strongly condemned the airstrikes by the US and UK on Yemen’s Houthis. Russia’s concerns, voiced during discussion earlier this week of a US-sponsored UN Security Council resolution against Houthi attacks on ships, that the document will be “misinterpreted” and used to justify “illegal act...
