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...
CAIRO (AA) – A senior Yemeni military official was found dead in Cairo, the Yemeni Embassy confirmed on Sunday. A statement by the embassy said Maj. Gen. Hassan bin Jalal al-Obaidi was found murdered in his apartment. The embassy said it is following up investigations with Egyptian security authorities into the killing. According to Yeme...
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 […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – The US Coast Guard seized advanced weapons from Iran, destined for Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen in the Red Sea on January 28, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) has claimed. “The U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel-class fast-response cutter USCGC Clarence Sutphin Jr (WPC 1147), assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command...
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...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have said that their delegation’s meeting with Saudi Arabia addressed “the most important obstacles” regarding the roadmap presented by the UN for resolving the current crisis. In an interview with the Saudi newspaper Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdul-Salam said that...
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 […...
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 […]...
