Sunday, November 17, 2024

Yemen’s Houthis Fired Ballistic Missile Toward USS Laboon in the Red Sea, US Says

CAIRO, March 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said the Iran-aligned Houthis fired on Tuesday one close-range ballistic missile from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward USS Laboon in the Red Sea, but it did...

US-British Forces Strike Iran Regime-Backed Houthi Targets, Killing 11, Yemen Government Says

By Mohammed Ghobari ADEN, Yemen, March 11 (Reuters) - Airstrikes attributed to a U.S.-British coalition hit port cities and small towns in western Yemen on Monday, killing at least 11 people and injuring 14 while defending commercial...

Iran, China and Russia to Hold Warship Drills

MOSCOW, March 11 (Reuters) - Russia said a group of its warships had arrived in Iran to take part in drills with Iran and China in the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. The joint exercises,...

Missile-Related Incident Reported off Yemen’s Hodeidah

DUBAI, March 11 (Reuters) - A missile-related incident has been reported west of Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Monday. Separately, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency...

US, UK, French Military Shoot Down Houthi Drones After Attacks on Vessels

CAIRO, March 9 (Reuters) - U.S., French and British forces downed dozens of drones in the Red Sea area overnight and on Saturday after Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis targeted bulk carrier Propel Fortune and U.S. destroyers in the region,...

EU Says Maritime Aid Corridor to Gaza Could Open This Weekend

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Michele Kambas CAIRO/LARNACA, Cyprus, March 8 (Reuters) - The head of the European Commission said on Friday a maritime aid corridor could start operating between Cyprus and Gaza this weekend, part of accelerating...

Iran Regime-Aligned Houthis Say They Targeted Cargo Vessel and US War Destroyers in Red...

CAIRO, March 9 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis targeted bulk carrier Propel Fortune in the Gulf of Aden, the group's military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a televised speech early on Saturday. The Houthis have been attacking ships in...

US to Build Temporary Port to Deliver Gaza Aid

By Jonathan Landay and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, March 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. military will build a temporary port on Gaza's Mediterranean coast to receive humanitarian aid by sea, President Joe Biden said in his State of...

South Africa Again Asks World Court to Intervene in Israel-Gaza War

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Bassam Masoud CAIRO/RAFAH, Gaza Strip, March 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. said on Wednesday that talks on a ceasefire and release of hostages in Gaza could still reach an agreement between Hamas and Israel as...

Three Killed in First Fatal Houthi Attack on Red Sea Shipping

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - A Houthi missile attack killed three seafarers on a Red Sea merchant ship on Wednesday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said, the first fatalities reported since the Iran-aligned...