ANKARA (AA) – Electric carmaker Tesla has said it will halt production at its facility in Germany for two weeks, citing supply chain disruptions due to the Red Sea shipping attacks. “Due to a lack of components, we are therefore forced to suspend vehicle production at GigaBerlin for the period between January 29 and February [&hell...
LONDON- (AA) Amid criticism from members of parliament, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defended the country’s recent military strikes on targets associated with the Yemeni Houthi group, labeling them as an act of “self-defense” to protect crucial shipping lanes. “The United Kingdom will always stand up for freedom o...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden said Friday that he believes that the Yemen-based Houthis are a “terrorist” group. “I think they are,” Biden said when asked if he is willing to call the Houthis a terror group. “We will make sure that we respond to the Houthis if they continue this outrageous behavior […]...
ALGIERS, Algeria (AA) – Algeria described the US-British airstrikes in Yemen on Friday as a “dangerous escalation” that will undermine UN “efforts to find a solution to the conflict” in the country. The Foreign Ministry expressed in a statement the “deep concern and regret” about the airstrikes “that targete...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US conducted a strike Saturday against a Houthi radar site in Yemen, according to the American military. “At 3:45 a.m. (Sana’a time) on Jan 13., U.S. forces conducted a strike against a Houthi radar site in Yemen. “This strike was conducted by the USS Carney (DDG 64) using Tomahawk Land Attack […]...
TEHRAN (AA) – Iran reacted strongly to US and UK missile strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, saying the attacks violated Yemen’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The bombings constitute a “clear violation” of the Arab country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity as well as a “violation of internatio...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) — Yemen’s Houthi group announced Friday that US and British forces launched 73 strikes on Yemen, killing five of its fighters. In a statement, the group’s military spokesman, Yahya Saree, said “the American-British enemy, in the context of its support for the continuation of the Israeli crimes in Gaza, launched a ...
Sanaa, Yemen – AFP US and British forces struck parts of Yemen early on Friday and Houthis warned the two countries “will have to prepare to pay a heavy price”. In recent weeks, the Houthis, acting in solidarity with people of Gaza, have carried out a growing number of attacks on what they deem to […]
LONDON (AA) – The US and British navies shot down drones and missiles fired to repel the “largest attack” from Yemen’s Houthis in the Red Sea, the British Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. “Overnight, HMS DIAMOND, along with US warships, successfully repelled the largest attack from the Iranian-backed Houthis in the Red Sea to da...
LONDON (AA) – Ship traffic in the Red Sea decreased by 20% in December 2023, as shipping companies suspended their operations or shifted their routes to the Cape of Good Hope after the Houthis in Yemen attacked commercial vessels in the Red Sea linked to Israel. Yemen’s Houthi group, officially known as Ansar Allah, has […]