Factbox-Houthi Attacks on Merchant Ships in the Red Sea More Reuters FILE PHOTO: The Galaxy Leader commercial ship, seized by Yemen's Houthis last month, is anchored off the coast of al-Salif, Yemen December 5, 2023. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo (Reuters) - The leader of Yemen's...
UNITED NATIONS, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations is concerned about the Houthi threat to resume attacks on ships in the Red Sea following U.S. attacks on the Houthis in Yemen, a UN spokesman said on Monday. "The secretary-general calls for full freedom of navigation in the Red ...
The attacks are part of a series of assaults by Houthi forces on ships in the Red Sea. The group claims these actions are "in solidarity with Palestinians" amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. In response to the Houthi maritime attacks, the U.S.-led naval coalition...
Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea have cut box throughput in the region by 90% and, amid escalating insurance costs, it seems it will take more than naval support to lure carriers back to the region any time soon. According to a US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) report, re-...
Since November 2023, the Yemenbased Houthi rebels have been continuously launching attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea, with traffic through the Suez Canal falling dramatically as ships reroute to avoid the area. According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the...
On Monday, oil giantBPsaid it would alsopause shipping activityin the Red Sea as the Yemen-based Houthis continue their attacks. Cargo ships are seen at Israel's Haifa commercial shipping port in the Mediterranean Sea on December 13, 2023. ...
ABC News’s Linsey Davis spoke with maritime expert Ian Ralby, Ph.D. about disruptions to commerce and regional security following Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. February 21, 2024 Additional Live Streams Live ABC News Live Live View of Israel-Gaza border from sout...
Around 5 ships crossing the Red Sea are using their signals to show their links with China, a step taken to avoid attacks by the Houthis in the Red Sea.
The Houthi group has vowed to continue launching missile attacks on Israel-linked vessels, as well as U.S. and British ships, in a move to show its solidarity with the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) fighting Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip since last October.■ ...
The attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have rerouted trade that normally flows through the corridor.