Dubai: A Liberian-flagged cargo ship attacked by Yemen‘s Houthi rebels sank on Wednesday in the Red Sea, and a European naval force in the Mideast said only six of the 25 people who were on board have been rescued. The attack on the Eternity C, which also killed at least three of the crew, represents … Read more
ATHENS: Rescuers pulled six crew members alive from the Red Sea after Houthi militants attacked and sank a second ship this week, while the fate of another 15 was unknown after the Iran-aligned group said they held some of the seafarers. The Houthis claimed responsibility for the assault that maritime officials say killed four of … Read more
An F/A-18 fighter jet landing on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea went overboard, forcing its two pilots to eject, a defense official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The incident Tuesday marks the latest mishap to mar the deployment of the Truman, which has been essential in the airstrike … Read more
Large plumes of black smoke billowed over Sudan’s de facto wartime capital on Tuesday, as attacks on a city that had become a haven for civilians fleeing civil war stretched into a third day. The Sudanese paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces has launched a series of drone attacks on the military-controlled Red … Read more
The U.S. insisted it would continue to carry out its airstrikes, which began March 15 under U.S. President Donald Trump as he seeks a deal with Iran over its rapidly advancing nuclear programme. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s capital killed at least eight people overnight, the Houthi rebels said Monday (April … Read more
The oil market appears to be bracing for a weeks-long disruption to shipping in the southern Red Sea, where Houthi militants have for months been attacking merchant vessels in response to Israel‘s war in Gaza. Charters of tankers to haul crude and fuels – which for some vessels are arranged up to a month in … Read more
A man holds up a Palestinian flag during a demonstration in which worshippers show their support of Palestinians and condemning the U.S. and British militaries strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen, after Friday prayer in Tehran, Iran, on January 12, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Iran on Friday condemned the U.S.-British attack on Houthis in … Read more
The crude oil tanker RN Polaris and a bulk carrier sail in Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia, | Photo Credit: Reuters Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis have been targeting vessels in the Red Sea since November to show their support for the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in its war against Israel. This has … Read more
Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels fired two missiles late Tuesday toward merchant ships travelling in the Red Sea near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the US military said following a report by the British maritime security agency UKMTO. United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations had initially reported explosions near a cargo ship sailing between the coasts of … Read more
Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attend the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding agreement, that allows Ethiopia to use a Somaliland port, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Somalia’s cabinet will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss a pact Ethiopia signed with … Read more