Egypt confirms oil tanker hijacking off Yemen coast
Egypt confirmed on May 11, 2026 that an oil tanker carrying Egyptian crew members was hijacked off the coast of...
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UN: Nearly 8,000 migrants dead or missing in 2025
The United Nations have reported that nearly 8,000 migrants went missing or died as they attempted to seek refuge from...
Farea al-Muslimi: The Houthis have joined the war – what consequences?
The Houthis, the Iran-aligned group in Yemen, launched a missile attack on Israel on 28 March. A statement by the group...
UN says 2025 deadliest year on Red Sea migrant route
The United Nations has said 2025 was the deadliest year on record for migrants travelling along the “Eastern Route” from...
Houthis halt Red Sea shipping attacks despite Iran war escalation
Yemen’s Houthi movement has not carried out attacks on Red Sea shipping since the start of the war involving Iran,...
Somalia opposes proposed Israeli military base in Somaliland
Somalia warned against reported plans to establish an Israeli military base in Somaliland, saying the move would violate the country’s...
UAE dismisses Ethiopian RSF camp allegations
The UAE has firmly denied allegations that it financed and supported an RSF training camp in Ethiopia, according to The...
Yemen coastline sees spike in Africa to Gulf migration
According to data from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the Yemeni coastline saw a spike in illegal migrants originating...
Houthis to end attacks on Israel after Gaza ceasefire
Yemen’s Houthis have indicated through a letter to Hamas that they will halt attacks on Israel and vessels in the...
Amnesty: US airstrike on Yemen jail could be a war crime
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has said that the April 28th US airstrike on a Yemeni jail should be investigated...
Greece to deploy ship to Red Sea following Houthi attacks
Greece plans to send a salvage ship to the Red Sea to help with maritime emergencies and to safeguard both...
Human Rights Watch: Yemen’s Houthi ship attacks are war crimes
Human Rights Watch on July 23rd declared that Yemen’s Houthi rebels committed war crimes by carrying out fatal assaults that...
Israel launches air strikes on Yemen’s Houthi-controlled port
Israel launched air strikes on Yemen’s Houthi-controlled port of Hodeida on July 21st, marking the second such strike of the...
Crew of ship attacked by Houthis arrive in Saudi Arabia
Ten crew members from a Greek-owned ship which sunk due to an attack from Yemen’s Houthi rebels have arrived in...
Four dead, 15 missing following Greek ship attack
A second ship sunk in the Red Sea, as suspected Houthi attackers escalated assaults on commercial shipping, Asharq Al-Awsat reported...
