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: Oil pipeline in Shabwa sabotaged by unidentified gunmen

A group of unidentified gunmen carried out an attack and sabotaged a crude oil pipeline in southern Yemen’s oil-rich province of Shabwa, a government official said on Monday. The gunmen used explosives to bomb the main crude pipeline near the 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 …

U.S. Navy Detains 5 After Failed Attempt to Capture Merchant Ship, IKE in Persian Gulf

Five people suspected of attempting to hijack a merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden are in U.S. Navy custody, a defense official confirmed to USNI News on Sunday. The five had boarded and attempted to take control of the 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 …

Drones target US troops in Iraq, causing minor injuries

The first attack early on Wednesday involved two one-way drones that targeted al-Asad base, two U.S. officials said. One of the drones was intercepted but still managed to explode, causing the minor injuries and damaging some equipment. Some U.S. troops Read More …

Yemeni soldier killed, others hurt in Houthi drone attack in Saada

A Yemeni government soldier was killed and several others were injured in a Houthi drone attack in the northern province of Saada on Saturday, the second such incident in a week. Hadi Tarshan, governor of Saada, told Arab News that Read More …

Yemen: Explosion kills 5 soldiers during patrol

An improvised explosive device (IED) detonated during a Yemeni military patrol in the turbulent southern province of Abyan, killing at least five soldiers. The local security official said on condition of anonymity that the attack took place on Sunday night Read More …

Yemen’s explosives contamination ‘among world’s worst’

Yemen has one of the world’s highest rates of contamination with landmines and other deadly explosives, the International Committee of the Red Cross has warned, nine years after the start of the brutal civil war. The impoverished Arab nation, plunged Read More …

Cluster Munitions: New Use, Transfers Challenge Total Ban

Civilian harm from new use of cluster munitions and recent transfers of the weapon show the urgent need for all countries to join the international ban on cluster munitions, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing the 96-page global “Cluster Read More …

Yemen: Dozens of civilian casualties due to coalition remnants

During August, dozens of civilians have been documented as killed and injured due to the explosion of the coalition’s remnants and its factions in Yemen. According to the Executive Center for Mine Action, “37 civilians were killed, including 12 children, Read More …

UNSC: Terrorist Groups Remain Significant Threat in Conflict Zones, Neighbouring States

Despite the threat level remaining low in non-conflict areas, Da’esh and its affiliates continue to constitute a serious threat in conflict zones and neighbouring countries, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today, underscoring that the use of Read More …

Yemen: Al-Qaeda attack kills senior commander of paramilitary force in Abyan province

A senior commander of the Security Belt Forces (SBF), a paramilitary force based in southern Yemen, was killed in an attack by al-Qaeda militants in the southern province of Abyan on Thursday, a government official said. Abdul-Latif Al-Sayed, commander of Read More …

UN Sends Mine-Clearing Equipment to Houthis, Sparking Anger Among Yemenis

The UN Development Program (UNDP) in Yemen sparked anger among Yemeni governmental and human rights activists after handing over $750,000 worth of demining equipment and devices to the Houthis in al-Hodeida. Yemeni Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani expressed his surprise at Read More …

Yemen: 2 soldiers killed in blast in Taiz province

Two soldiers of Yemen’s government forces were killed on Tuesday in a bomb blast in the southwestern province of Taiz, a military official told Xinhua. The official, who asked to remain anonymous, said that seven others were also injured when Read More …