Norwegian tanker attacked in Red Sea from Houthi-controlled Yemen

A petrochemical tanker has been attacked in the Red Sea by projectiles fired from Yemen, with the Houthis claiming responsibility, saying they launched a drone attack on a cargo vessel. The M/V Swan Atlantic, a chemical and oil products tanker, Read More …

Houthis fire at, attempt to divert several vessels off coast of Yemen

The Iran-backed Houthi militia continued attacks on maritime traffic in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden on Friday morning, with UK authorities reporting that one vessel was hit by an unknown object, sparking a fire, while another was ordered Read More …

Yemen’s Houthis warn they will target all Israel-bound ships in Red Sea

Yemen’s Houthi movement says it will target all ships heading to Israel, regardless of their nationality, and warned all international shipping companies against dealing with Israeli ports. “If Gaza does not receive the food and medicines it needs, all ships Read More …

Yemen’s Houthis say they targeted two Israeli ships in Red Sea

Yemen’s Houthi movement says it has targeted two Israeli ships with an armed drone and a naval missile, reports a spokesperson for the group’s military. The spokesperson said the two ships, Unity Explorer and Number Nine, were targeted after they Read More …

US intercepts explosive-laden drones launched from Yemen

The Pentagon announced this morning that a US destroyer intercepted several explosive-laden drones launched from Yemen from areas controlled by the Houthis. The US Central Military Command, Centcom, said in a post on X: “On the morning (Yemen time) of Read More …

Yemen’s Houthis have launched strikes at Israel during the war in Gaza. What threat do they pose?

For years, the Houthi rebels controlling northern Yemen have chanted slogans at their mass rallies calling for the destruction of Israel. But they never acted on it until the Israel-Hamas war began on Oct. 7. Since then, the Iran-backed Shiite Read More …

Yemen’s Houthis say they launched missiles, drones at Israel

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi group said it launched a “large number” of drones and ballistic missiles towards Israel on Tuesday, after Israel’s military said it downed an approaching “aerial target” off the Red Sea city of Eilat. The operation was the Read More …

Egypt reveals details of Taba, Nuweiba incidents

Egypt’s military spokesperson Colonel Gharib Abdel-Hafez announced new details regarding the two incidents of a foreign projectile falling in Nuweiba and a drone in Taba. The military spokesperson has revealed that the two drones were heading from the south of Read More …

Saudi-led coalition destroys explosives-laden Houthi boat in Red Sea

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-aligned Houthi forces in Yemen said it had destroyed a small Houthi boat in the south of the Red Sea that was loaded with explosives, Saudi state television reported on Friday. The coalition added that the Read More …

Saudi Arabia says it foiled boat attack off Yanbu port

Saudi Arabia says it intercepted an explosive-laden boat off the Red Sea port of Yanbu after maritime security firms cited “unconfirmed reports” of an attack on a vessel in the area. A Saudi defence ministry statement did not say whether Read More …

Saudi Arabia: Explosives-laden boat hits fuel ship at Jeddah port, ministry says

Saudi Arabia said on Monday that a fuel transport ship anchored at a Jeddah terminal was hit by an explosive-laden boat in what it called a terrorist attack, after shipping firm Hafnia said one of its tankers was struck by Read More …

Saudi-led coalition in Yemen says explosive boats destroyed in Red Sea

The Saudi-led military coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthi group in Yemen destroyed two explosive-laden boats in the Red Sea on Thursday, its spokesman said. The two remotely controlled boats belonged to Houthi forces and were threatening navigation, his statement carried Read More …

Arab Coalition forces destroy two explosive-laden unmanned boats in the south of Red Sea

Naval Arab Coalition forces intercepted and destroyed two Houthi unmanned boats loaded with explosives, Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Tuesday. The boats, which were launched from Hodeidah, were trying to perform a terrorist attack in the south of Read More …