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Explainer-Who are Yemen's Houthis and why are they under attack by the US?
U.S. President Donald Trump has launched the biggest military operation in the Middle East since taking office against Yemen's...
Mar 183 min read


Yemen's Houthis will let salvage crews access oil tanker they set ablaze in Red Sea
UNITED NATIONS/ADEN - Yemen's Houthi group has agreed to allow tugboats and rescue ships to reach a damaged crude oil tanker in the Red...
Aug 29, 20242 min read


Oil tanker Sounion 'poses environmental risk' after Houthi attack in Red Sea
DUBAI/ATHENS - A Greek-flagged oil tanker carrying 150,000 tonnes of crude that was evacuated by its crew after being attacked in the Red...
Aug 23, 20243 min read


Tanker adrift after multiple attacks in Red Sea, UK maritime agency says
DUBAI - A Greek-flagged tanker was adrift in the Red Sea on Wednesday after repeated attacks that started a fire on the vessel and caused...
Aug 22, 20242 min read


Ethiopia's Abiy visits Sudan's army chief on Red Sea coast
CAIRO - Ethiopian Premier Abiy Ahmed met Sudan's army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Tuesday, becoming the first foreign leader...
Jul 10, 20242 min read


Russia's Sovcomflot says its ship rescued crew from tanker off Yemen
LONDON - A ship operated by Russian shipping group Sovcomflot rescued the crew of a tanker taking in water off Yemen's coast this week,...
Jun 27, 20242 min read


Indian Army prepares for future drone wars with deadly ‘Nagastra-1’
New Delhi, June 15 - When tech billionaire Elon Musk says that future wars will be won by nations with the most effective drones, he is...
Jun 15, 20242 min read


Missile defence successes in Gulf, Ukraine fuel global urgency to acquire systems
The success of ballistic missile defences facing their first complex, high-stakes combat scenarios in Israel, the Red Sea and Ukraine...
May 3, 20245 min read


Investors wait to see Red Sea in shippers' Q1 numbers
European shipping firms Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are unlikely to get a big boost from soaring freight rates due to the Red Sea crisis in...
May 1, 20242 min read


Houthis claim targeting US, Israeli ships
Sanaa, April 25 - Yemen's Houthi group has claimed responsibility for launching three attacks, targeting two US ships in the Gulf of Aden...
Apr 25, 20242 min read


Scholz warns Iran as attacks on Israel overshadow China trip
CHONGQING/BERLIN -Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned Iran against further attacks on Israel on Sunday as the escalating conflict in the...
Apr 14, 20243 min read


Chinese firms helping military get AI chips added to US export blacklist
WASHINGTON - The United States is adding four Chinese companies to an export blacklist for seeking to acquire AI chips for China's...
Apr 11, 20243 min read
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