The Philippines has been working with other governments to secure the release of the Filipino seafarers held hostage aboard the Galaxy Leader vessel, but Yemeni Houthis appear steadfast in their demand to allow this only once the war in Gaza ends, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) ...
US and British warplanes launched fresh airstrikes in Yemen's coastal province of Al-Hudaydah on Monday, the Houthi group said. The Houthi-run Al-Masirah television said three strikes targeted the Al-Arj area, northwest of Al-Hudaydah. Three airstrikes were also reported in Ras Isa d...
Over 4.5 million people remain displaced in Yemen amid a years-long conflict in the Arab country, the United Nations humanitarian office said Sunday. "I urge the international community to continue to give generously to the people of Yemen, to support them to rebuild their lives wit...
US and allied forces shot down 15 one-way attack drones fired by Yemen's Houthis into the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden on Saturday, the US military said. Shortly afterwards, the Houthis claimed the attack, saying they had fired missiles at an "American" commercial ship and laun...
A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthis on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden caused "fatalities" and forced the crew to abandon the vessel on Wednesday, authorities said. But a shipping source said three sailors were missing from the Barbados-flagged bulk carrier, and fou...
Container ship MSC Sky II was continuing its voyage to Djibouti on Tuesday after being hit by a missile a day earlier near Yemen's port city of Aden, its operator MSC said. MSC Sky II was hit by a missile about 85 miles southeast of Aden and 170 miles east-southeast of the Bab al-Man...
The crew of a container ship were tackling a fire after their vessel suffered an explosion in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen. The ship was about 91 miles southeast of the city of Aden when the blast occurred, the UK Navy said in an update. They said it followed an earlier explosion near the...
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis vowed on Sunday to continue targeting British ships in the Gulf of Aden following the sinking of a UK-linked vessel. The U.S. military confirmed on Saturday that the Rubymarhad sunk after being struck by an anti-ship ballistic missile fired ...
A ship attacked by Yemen's Houthis has sunk in the Red Sea after days of taking on water, officials said Saturday, the first vessel to be fully destroyed as part of their campaign over Israel's war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The sinking of the Rubymar comes as shipping thro...
German Navy’s Sachsen-class frigate Hessen (F221) today intercepted two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) launched by Yemeni-based Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. According to reports from the German news agency DPA, the UAVs were identified as Iranian-funded one-way attack (OWA) drone...
Yemen's Houthis will introduce military "surprises" in their Red Sea operations, the Iran-aligned group's leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi said in a televised speech on Thursday."Our military operations will continue and advance and we have surprises that our enemies w...
At least one person was killed and eight others injured in the latest US-UK airstrikes on the capital Sana'a and other Yemen's provinces, the Sanaa-based Ministry of Health said. The ministry pointed out that the American-British raids on the Maqbana district in Taiz province led...
Britain on Tuesday imposed sanctions on units of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), targeting those who it said were enabling the work of the Houthis, the Iran-linked group responsible for attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. The sanctions were imposed in coordination wi...
Yemen's Houthi group said it would prevent the rescue of a leaking UK-linked ship in the Red Sea before humanitarian aid can reach Gaza. Mohammed Ali Al-Houthi, a Houthi leader, said that they would only allow the moving of the leaking ship if people in Gaza had access to f...
Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, on Friday overwhelmingly approved a new mandate committing the Bundeswehr to deploy as many as 700 soldiers, as well as materiel including the navy frigate Hessen, to the Red Sea as part of an EU mission aimed at providing safe passage to commerci...
A commercial vessel abandoned four days ago in the Gulf of Aden after missiles fired by Yemen's Houthis hit it is still floating despite taking in water and could be towed to nearby Djibouti, industry sources said on Wednesday. Shipping risks have increased due to repeated drone and ...
The Yemeni Houthi group on Tuesday threatened to respond to any attempt to protect the Israeli ships in the Red Sea, following an EU announcement of a naval mission to protect vessels in the Red Sea. "We say to the Europeans, don't play with fire. You don't need to back the ...
The United States conducted five self-defense strikes in areas of Yemen controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia, U.S. Central Command said on Sunday. It said it struck three mobile anti-ship cruise missiles, one unmanned underwater vessel and one unmanned surface vessel on Saturd...
The European Union on Monday formally launched a bespoke naval mission to protect commercial vessels in the Red Sea from attacks by Iran-backed Houthis. Mission ‘Aspides’ - Greek for shield - will aim to preserve freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and the Gulf of ...
A bomb explosion in the southern Yemeni city of Aden killed two people and injured three civilians on Friday, a local security said. The official said that an improvised explosive device was attached to the official vehicle of Colonel Ahmed Almarhaby, a military official of the Southern ...
