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Maersk halts ships' passage via Red Sea strait for 48 hours

Maersk halts ships' passage via Red Sea strait for 48 hours

Shipping giant Maersk said on Sunday it was suspending the passage of vessels through a key Red Sea strait for 48 hours, after Yemeni rebels attack…

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Yemen : "Iran shares responsibility for preventing Red Sea attacks" , UK’s Cameron Says

Yemen : "Iran shares responsibility for preventing Red Sea attacks" , UK’s Cameron Says

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Sunday he had made clear in a call with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian that Iran…

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Yemen : "Houthis show no sign of ending Red Sea attacks as trade traffic picks up", US commander Says

Yemen : "Houthis show no sign of ending Red Sea attacks as trade traffic picks up", US commander Says

Yemen’s Houthi rebels show no signs of ending their “reckless” attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, the top commander of U…

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Yemen : UN envoy welcomes ‘significant step’ towards ceasefire

Yemen : UN envoy welcomes ‘significant step’ towards ceasefire

The UN Special Envoy for Yemen has welcomed steps towards a ceasefire in the war-torn country, where Government forces, backed by a Saudi-led coali…

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Iran denies US claims it is involved in Houthi ship attacks

Iran denies US claims it is involved in Houthi ship attacks

Yemen's Houthi rebels have launched more than 100 drone and missile attacks, targeting 10 merchant vessels in the Red Sea, linked with Israel, in s…

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US joint statement on Yemen: Houthi attacks in Red Sea threaten international commerce and maritime security

US joint statement on Yemen: Houthi attacks in Red Sea threaten international commerce and maritime security

A joint statement was issued today, Wednesday, by the US State Department, High Representative Josep Borrell on behalf of the European Union, Secre…

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US pushes naval coalition as Yemen rebels vow to attack more ships

US pushes naval coalition as Yemen rebels vow to attack more ships

The Iran-backed Huthis say their missile and drone strikes on passing container ships are in support of Palestinians in the Gaza war raging between…

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55 ships divert to Cape of Good Hope and 2,128 cross Suez Canal since 19 Nov: SCA

55 ships divert to Cape of Good Hope and 2,128 cross Suez Canal since 19 Nov: SCA

Rabie stressed that the navigation traffic in the Suez Canal is normal, adding that the SCA is closely following the ongoing tensions in the Red Se…

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Global shipping firms to avoid Suez Canal as attacks from Yemen's Houthi rebels increase

Global shipping firms to avoid Suez Canal as attacks from Yemen's Houthi rebels increase

The announcement by Italian-Swiss giant MSC and France's CMA CGM follows a similar decision on Friday by two of the world's largest shipping compan…

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Houthi attacks won't help a single Palestinian

Houthi attacks won't help a single Palestinian

Waging war and negotiating peace are serious businesses, especially so when the lives of millions hang in the balance. Yemen is a particularly appo…

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"Who are Yemen's Houthis?" ... Iran-allied group threatens Red Sea shipping

"Who are Yemen's Houthis?" ... Iran-allied group threatens Red Sea shipping

The Iran-aligned Houthis of Yemen are playing an escalating role in the conflict in the Middle East, attacking shipping in the Red Sea and firing d…

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Yemen: Houthis Attack Civilian Ships

Yemen: Houthis Attack Civilian Ships

The Houthi armed group that controls part of Yemen has targeted several commercial ships carrying civilian crews in the Red Sea over the last few w…

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Yemen peace plan at risk over Houthi attacks in shipping channels, says US

Yemen peace plan at risk over Houthi attacks in shipping channels, says US

The US has warned Houthi rebels that the peace plan for Yemen that was negotiated with Saudi Arabia and handed to the UN peace envoy will fail if a…

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Delhi HC directs Centre to allow Kerala woman to travel to Yemen to save daughter

Delhi HC directs Centre to allow Kerala woman to travel to Yemen to save daughter

The Delhi high court on Tuesday directed Centre to allow the mother of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, who has been sentenced to death in Yemen for mur…

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Downing of drones in Red Sea ‘legitimate defense’: France

Downing of drones in Red Sea ‘legitimate defense’: France

A French frigate that shot down two drones in the Red Sea was acting in self-defense after coming under attack from the unmanned aerial vehicles, t…

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Iran Looks to Houthi Proxies to Escalate Fight With Israel

Iran Looks to Houthi Proxies to Escalate Fight With Israel

The Houthis, Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen who have launched recent drone and missile attacks on Israeli and American targets, are emerging as an…

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UKMTO receives reports of vessel ordered to alter course in southern Red Sea

UKMTO receives reports of vessel ordered to alter course in southern Red Sea

Britain’s Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said on Friday it received reports of an entity declaring itself to be the Yemeni authorit…

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Biden aide says Iran helps plan, execute attacks by Yemen's Houthis

Biden aide says Iran helps plan, execute attacks by Yemen's Houthis

The United States believes that Iran is involved in the planning and execution of drone and missile attacks by Yemen's Houthi group on Israel and s…

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Galaxy Leader ship seized by Yemen’s Houthis becomes a tourist attraction

Galaxy Leader ship seized by Yemen’s Houthis becomes a tourist attraction

The Galaxy Leader commercial ship, seized by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militants last month, has been turned into a tourist attraction for Y…

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US stock rally could wobble if tensions spike after Red Sea attacks

US stock rally could wobble if tensions spike after Red Sea attacks

An attack on an American warship and commercial vessels in the Red Sea on Sunday risks reigniting investor worries about a widening of the war betw…

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