THE Israel-Hamas conflict has steadily continued into 2024 and has now moved into the wider Middle East, with the Iran-aligned Houthis of Yemen launching attacks on commercial shipping transiting the Red Sea and firing missiles at Israel in reaction to its campaign. The attacks have raised ...
Who are the Houthis? The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have sharply escalated their attacks in the Red Sea. Houthi rebels swept down from their northern stronghold in Yemen and seized the capital, Sanaa, in 2014, launching a grinding war. ...
Ryder said the Houthis are "attacking the economic wellbeing and prosperity of nations around the world," effectively becoming "bandits along the international highway that is the Red Sea," AFP reports. Coalition forces will "serve as a highway patrol of sorts, patrolling the Red Sea and the...
The harsh economic reality worsened by the ongoing crisis in the Red Sea has completely soured the festive spirit of a day that marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. "This year is harsher than ever. There are fewer customers even than the previous years," sighs Mohamed Abu a...
"Sadly the conflict in the region has escalated, with further attacks on commercial vessels that are increasingly more sophisticated." The ITF, which is the leading union organisation for seafarers, has urged governments to secure the release of 25 mariners held by th...
Global shipping has become a targetduring thewar between Israel and Hamaswhich, like the Houthis, is backed by Iran. Thedramatic hijacking of a cargo shipon 19 November marked one of the most significant attacks by Yemen's Houthis in the Red Sea. ...
Since November 2023, the Houthis have targeted what they describe as "Israeli-linked" cargo ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to show solidarity with the Palestinians amid the ongoing Gaza conflict. The Houthis have controlled much of northern Yemen since late 2014, forcing the inter...
Norah O'Donnell: How long does this go on? Admiral Brad Cooper: Well, I have a pretty clear-- endgame in mind, and that is the restoration of the free flow of commerce and safe navigation in the southern Red Sea. Four months after our report first aired, the ...
TheHouthis are Iranian-backed rebelswho seized most of northern Yemen and the country’s capital of Sanaa in 2014. The following year, a Saudi-led coalition entered the conflict, seeking to restore Yemen’s internationally recognized government to power. ...
Russia, Moscow began to consider striking back on a new front by providing modern anti-ship missiles to Yemen’s Houthis (Middle East Eye, June 28). The provision of sophisticated arms for Houthi use against Western shipping would represent a dangerous expansion of the conflict in Ukraine that...