Atlanta, United States (CNN) – On Wednesday, the UN Security Council approved a resolution calling on the Houthi rebels in Yemen to stop their attacks in the Red Sea and violate international law. The vote came with a majority of 11 votes, with four abstentions, including Russia and China. US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said, “The … Read more
(CNN) – US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said, on Monday, via the “X” platform, that he discussed with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in the winter camp in Al-Ula Governorate in Saudi Arabia, “the importance of urgently responding to the humanitarian needs in Gaza, and preventing further attacks.” Spread of conflict. According to … Read more
A day after Israel assassinated the Deputy Head of the Hamas Political Bureau, Saleh Al-Arouri, in Beirut, Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah appeared yesterday evening, Wednesday, January 3rd, in a pre-programmed speech that was widely followed in the region because many analysts expected it to include an announcement. About escalatory steps to respond to the … Read more
Since the Houthis in Yemen declared war on Israeli ships or those heading to Israeli ports through the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the Red Sea front has witnessed continuous escalations between the features of the war looming over the region and the gathering of Western battleships and aircraft carriers off the coast of Yemen, to the … Read more
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – The Houthi group in Yemen announced that it had targeted a new container ship in the Red Sea, on Wednesday, saying it was heading to Israeli ports. The spokesman for the Yemeni forces affiliated with the Houthi group, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, said in a statement published on the … Read more
In light of global shipping companies suffering from the consequences of attacks launched by the Houthis in the Red Sea, the Danish shipping company Maersk announced on Sunday the postponement of all transit operations from this sea for 48 hours. This came the day after the Houthis, allied with Iran, launched an attack on a … Read more
This came in a new report by the Wall Street Journal, which revealed that tracking information collected by a surveillance ship in the Red Sea belonging to Iranian military forces was handed over to the Houthis, who used it to attack commercial ships passing through the Bab al-Mandab Strait in recent days. Earlier this week, … Read more
Macron told French soldiers deployed in Jordan that in this region, which is essential for global maritime transport, “the threat posed by the Houthis to freedom of navigation is unacceptable.” The French President praised the “pivotal role” played by the French Navy in recent days to confront the Houthi threat in the Red Sea. On … Read more
The United States on Tuesday launched a multinational operation to protect trade in the Red Sea, where Houthi attacks have forced major shipping companies to change their routes, raising concerns about ongoing disruptions to global trade. Since last month, the Houthi group has launched drones and missiles at international ships sailing through the Red Sea, … Read more
Atlanta, United States (CNN) – CMA CGM Group, the third largest shipping company in the world, has instructed all of its container ships in the Red Sea region to temporarily stop their trips after a series of attacks on commercial ships at sea. Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi forces are targeting commercial ships, claiming that the attacks … Read more