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Red Sea Crisis : UK ‘reserves right to respond’ after oil tanker set alight off Yemen

Red Sea Crisis : UK ‘reserves right to respond’ after oil tanker set alight off Yemen

The UK government has said Britain and its allies “reserve the right to respond appropriately” after an oil tanker was struck and set a…

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US intercepts missile from Houthi-controlled part of Yemen -statement

US intercepts missile from Houthi-controlled part of Yemen -statement

The US military has intercepted an anti-ship cruise missile fired from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen towards the USS Laboon, which was operatin…

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Yemen : UKMTO reports missiles incident southwest of Aden

Yemen : UKMTO reports missiles incident southwest of Aden

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Friday it had received a report of two missiles exploding in waters near a ship off Ye…

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Yemen : Houthi leader "claims" launching 250 drones, missiles against Israel and Red Sea ships

Yemen : Houthi leader "claims" launching 250 drones, missiles against Israel and Red Sea ships

Abdul Malik Al-Houthi, the leader of Yemen’s Houthi militia, said on Thursday that they had launched over 200 explosives-rigged drones and 50…

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Yemen : UK , US Sanction Senior Houthis Over Red Sea Shipping Attacks

Yemen : UK , US Sanction Senior Houthis Over Red Sea Shipping Attacks

Britain and the United States on Thursday said they had sanctioned four senior Houthi officials for their roles in supporting or directing attacks…

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Explosion near vessel off Yemen’s south coast: UK agency

Explosion near vessel off Yemen’s south coast: UK agency

An explosion went off near a vessel south of Yemen on Wednesday, a British maritime security agency said, in the latest suspected attack on Red Sea…

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Houthis ask British and US aid workers to leave Yemen within 30 days

Houthis ask British and US aid workers to leave Yemen within 30 days

British and US aid workers have been asked to leave Yemen by Houthi authorities in the country. In the letter to the country's United Natio…

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Yemen : UK issues statement from 24 nations on strikes on Houthi rebels

Yemen : UK issues statement from 24 nations on strikes on Houthi rebels

Britain said in a joint statement on Tuesday that 24 countries, including the United States, Germany and Australia, conducted additional strikes on…

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Yemen : Latest strikes on Yemen’s Houthis destroyed intended targets, UK says

Yemen : Latest strikes on Yemen’s Houthis destroyed intended targets, UK says

US and British forces carried out a new round of strikes on Monday in Yemen, targeting a Houthi underground storage site as well as missile and sur…

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Yemen : UKMTO reports uncrewed aerial system activity in vicinity of Mokha

Yemen : UKMTO reports uncrewed aerial system activity in vicinity of Mokha

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said on Tuesday that it received a report of uncrewed aerial system activity in the vic…

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Rishi Sunak says UK 'not seeking confrontation' with Yemen's Houthi fighters after second round of strikes

Rishi Sunak says UK 'not seeking confrontation' with Yemen's Houthi fighters after second round of strikes

Rishi Sunak has said the UK is "not seeking a confrontation" with Yemen's Houthi fighters - but it will strike again if their attacks in the Red Se…

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How the Red Sea crisis is fuelling a fierce debate in America’s Yemeni quarter

How the Red Sea crisis is fuelling a fierce debate in America’s Yemeni quarter

At a Yemeni-owned coffee shop in Dearborn, the Michigan city where more than half the population is Arab American, the continuing attacks by Houthi…

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Houthi official says aim of Red Sea attacks is to stop 'Gaza carnage'

Houthi official says aim of Red Sea attacks is to stop 'Gaza carnage'

In an interview published by Russian outlet Izvestia on Friday, Mohammed Al-Bukhaiti, a member of the Houthi Political Bureau, said using the Houth…

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UKMTO says drone hits vessel off Yemen

UKMTO says drone hits vessel off Yemen

A drone hit a vessel in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen, a British maritime security agency said Wednesday, shortly after Yemen's Houthi rebels vowed mo…

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Mariners maintain Red Sea shipping cover despite continued Houthi attacks

Mariners maintain Red Sea shipping cover despite continued Houthi attacks

Lloyd’s and London market marine insurers are continuing to provide cover for vessels and cargo travelling through the Red Sea despite rising…

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Yemen : More oil tankers shun southern Red Sea after US-led strikes

Yemen : More oil tankers shun southern Red Sea after US-led strikes

At least six more oil tankers were steering clear of the southern Red Sea on Monday, as disruptions increase on the vital route for energy shipping…

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Houthis threaten ‘strong and effective response’ to latest US strike in Yemen

Houthis threaten ‘strong and effective response’ to latest US strike in Yemen

The Houthi militia has threatened a “strong and effective response” after the US carried out another strike in Yemen overnight,  r…

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UK will back words with actions against Houthis in Yemen - Cameron

UK will back words with actions against Houthis in Yemen - Cameron

Foreign Secretary David Cameron said the UK is "prepared to back our words with actions" against the Houthis, after taking military action in Yemen…

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US escalates Yemen conflict with fresh raid on Houthi radar in Sana’a

US escalates Yemen conflict with fresh raid on Houthi radar in Sana’a

The Houthi rebel group in Yemen accused the United States of a fresh air strike on the Al-Dailami Air Base in the capital Sana’a on Saturday…

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Yemen : US carries out fresh strikes as Houthis vow to "keep attacking ships" in Red Sea

Yemen : US carries out fresh strikes as Houthis vow to "keep attacking ships" in Red Sea

The strike on a Houthi radar site comes a day after scores of attacks across the country heightened fears that Israel's war with Palestinian milita…

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