Tag: Red Sea

Yemen’s Houthis reach strategic island at mouth of vital shipping lane

September 11, 2026 admin

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis on Friday (September 11, 2026) reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, four Yemeni government sources told Reuters, potentially tightening their grip on one of ⁠the world’s vital shipping routes. Earlier, two sources from the Saudi-backed, internationally recognised Yemeni government said its forces had withdrawn from Perim and…

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Indian-flagged vessel comes under attack in Red Sea

August 4, 2026 admin

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters An Indian-flagged merchant vessel with 13 Indian nationals aboard came under attack off the coast of Yemen on Tuesday (August 4, 2026), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. All the Indians have been rescued, it said. New Delhi condemned the attack and said targeting…

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Tanker Hit By Houthis Salvaged, Red Sea Disaster Averted

January 13, 2025 admin

Athens: A risky operation to salvage an oil tanker attacked by Houthi militants in the Red Sea and avert what could have been one of the largest oil spills in recorded history has been completed, British maritime security company Ambrey and Greece have said. The 900-foot Greek-registered MT Sounion, carrying 150,000 tonnes of crude oil,…

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Top 10 key developments since the October 7 attacks on Israel

October 4, 2024 admin

(Clockwise from top left): People, who fled their villages in southern Lebanon, take refuge at a school turned temporary shelter in the capital Beirut; Smoke billows over southern Lebanon as pictured from Marjayoun, near the border with Israel; Firefighters work to extinguish a fire after a rocket, fired from Lebanon, hit a local municipality storage…

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Yemen’s Houthis Attack 2 Ships In Red Sea For Using Israeli Ports

July 16, 2024 admin

File photo Dubai: Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Monday said they targeted two tankers in the Red Sea with missiles and drones after a British security agency reported several attacks in the troubled waterway. In a statement on social media platform X, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree identified the two ships as BENTLEY I, a Panama-flagged…

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Indian Ship Captain, Crew Win “Exceptional Bravery” Awards For Red Sea Rescue Op

July 11, 2024 admin

Captain Avhilash Rawat and his crew were declared winners by the IMO London: Captain Avhilash Rawat and his crew of an oil tanker have been named among the winners of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) 2024 Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea for their “extraordinary courage” shown in a Red Sea rescue mission. Mr Rawat…

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U.S. forces destroy one Houthi drone, ballistic missiles in Red Sea, CENTCOM says

June 2, 2024 admin

U.S. forces on June 1 destroyed one Iran-backed Houthi uncrewed aerial system in the southern Red Sea and saw two others crash into Red Sea, U.S. Central Command said. The Central Command forces also destroyed two Houthi anti-ship ballistic missiles fired in direction of the USS Gravely, it said. No injuries or damage were reported…

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Houthis Attack US Carrier In Red Sea Following Deadly Strikes On Yemen

May 31, 2024 admin

Yemen’s Houthi rebels say that they have launched a missile strike on a US aircraft carrier in Red Sea. Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi rebels say that they have launched a missile strike on a United States aircraft carrier in the Red Sea in retaliation for recent deadly strikes by the US and UK in Yemen, Al…

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Ships Entering Yemeni Waters Must Obtain Permit: Houthi Minister

March 4, 2024 admin

Ships will have to obtain a permit from Yemen’s Houthi-controlled waters, Houthi minister said. Cairo: Ships will have to obtain a permit from Yemen’s Houthi-controlled Maritime Affairs Authority before entering Yemeni waters, Houthi Telecommunications Minister Misfer Al-Numair said on Monday. Houthi militants have repeatedly launched drones and missiles against international commercial shipping in the Gulf…

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Mysterious Sea Urchin Deaths Threaten Red Sea Corals

September 24, 2023 admin

Reports in January claimed that a sea urchin species off Eilat was dying rapidly. Eilat, Israel: The Red Sea’s spectacular coral reefs face a new threat, marine biologists warn — the mass death of sea urchins that may be caused by a mystery disease. Because the long-spined creatures feed on algae that can suffocate corals,…

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