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Mocha’s name comes from Al-Mokha, a Red Sea port city steeped in trade in the late Middle Ages and still contested today, as the Houthis, or Ansar Allah, who control northern and northwestern Yemen, hold onto this strategic redoubt. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto With every sip of a mocha, caffeine fiends ingest a slice…
Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said on Wednesday (August 5, 2026) that they attacked two Saudi oil tankers, as the rebels pressed on with their maritime blockade of the kingdom. These were the eighth and ninth Saudi oil tankers targeted since the start of the blockade last…
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“We declare a complete and total ban on Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea,” said a statement from the Houthis’ armed forces. (File photo used for representational purpose only) | Photo Credit: Reuters Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels announced a missile attack on Israel on Monday (June 8, 2026) and declared a ban on Israeli shipping…
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The coalition now demands the withdrawal of STC forces from the two governorates, with local authorities back to overseeing them, and the handover of their military camps. File | Photo Credit: AP The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen warned Saturday (December 27, 2025) it would immediately respond to any military movements of separatists backed by the…
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This image released by the state-run Oman News Agency show the crew of the Galaxy Leader arriving in Muscat, Oman, after being released by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on January 22, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Wednesday (January 22, 2025) released the crew of the Galaxy Leader, a vehicle carrier seized in…
Syrian naval vessels and small civilian ships are seen destroyed by an Israeli airstrike last week in the port of Latakia, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. AP/PTI(AP12_14_2024_000446B) | Photo Credit: AP Yemen’s Houthi rebels have signalled they will now limit their attacks in the Red Sea corridor to only Israeli-affiliated ships, just as a ceasefire…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sultan of Oman Haitham Bin Tarik hold bilateral talks at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: ANI India and Oman will sign a trade deal in the coming months, two Indian government officials said, as New Delhi seeks to expand its ties in the Middle East, where rising…
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Armed Houthi followers. Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: REUTERS An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Friday set off explosions ahead of a Singapore-flagged vessel in the Gulf of Aden, authorities said. The attack targeted the bulk carrier Propel Fortune, which continued on its way, according to the United States military’s…
This picture taken on February 27, 2024 shows a speed boat and the Rubymar cargo ship (L) sinking off the coast of Yemen. Rubymar, a Belize-flagged, British-registered and Lebanese-operated cargo ship carrying combustible fertilizer, was damaged in a missile strike on February 25 claimed by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. | Photo Credit: AFP A ship…
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