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Houthi movement

  • Thursday, 29 August, 2024
    Middle East conflict
    Houthi rebels to allow burning Red Sea oil tanker to be salvaged

    Fire onboard the Greek-owned Sounion had sparked warning of an imminent ‘ecological disaster’

    Flames and smoke rising from the Sounion oil tanker in the Red Sea on August 25 2024
  • Wednesday, 28 August, 2024
    Middle East conflict
    Maritime chief warns of oil spill risk from stricken Red Sea vessel

    The Sounion has a cargo of 1mn barrels of crude and is on fire after being attacked by Houthi rebels in Yemen

    A photo of the stricken Sounion oil tanker
  • Tuesday, 27 August, 2024
    Pentagon warns Red Sea tanker risks ‘environmental catastrophe’

    US says vessel targeted by Houthis appears to be leaking crude from its 1mn-barrel cargo

    Flames and smoke rise from the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion
  • Sunday, 25 August, 2024
    Shipping
    Banks to curb lending for shipowners who put seafarers’ welfare at risk

    Red Sea attacks lead banks such as ING and Citigroup to monitor whether safety measures are being followed

    Ships docked at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah in Yemen
  • Saturday, 24 August, 2024
    Attack on oil tanker in Red Sea threatens ‘severe ecological disaster’

    Warning from EU task force comes after Houthis claim to have struck vessel carrying 150,000 tonnes of crude

  • Thursday, 22 August, 2024
    EU naval mission rescues crew from oil tanker set ablaze in Red Sea

    Iran-backed Houthi rebels claim responsibility for strikes on Greek-owned vessel near Yemeni port

    The Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion is seen heading into the Finnart Ocean Terminal in the UK, with a backdrop of forested hills and snow-capped mountains. The vessel has ‘Delta Tankers’ written on its side
  • Friday, 9 August, 2024
    News in-depthMiddle East conflict
    Israel braces for biggest test of air defences from Iran-led attack

    Israeli officials expect huge test for multi-layered array that includes Iron Dome to come in days ahead

  • Sunday, 21 July, 2024
    Israel-Hamas war
    Israeli jets hit Houthi targets in Yemen in response to drone attack

    Energy infrastructure in port city of Hodeida targeted in retaliation against fatal strike in Tel Aviv

    Smoke and flames rise in the background
  • Friday, 19 July, 2024
    Israel-Hamas war
    Yemen’s Houthis claim drone attack on Tel Aviv

    Iran-backed group carries out first attack on Israeli business hub

    Police officers collecting evidence at the scene of the explosion in Tel Aviv
  • Wednesday, 12 June, 2024
    Iran-backed Houthis hit ship with sea drone

    The Liberian-flagged dry bulk carrier is taking on water and no longer under the command of its crew

    Houthi supporters attend a protest against the US and Israel
  • Friday, 31 May, 2024
    Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim 16 killed in US-UK strikes

    Western allies step up strikes aimed at deterring Iranian-backed militants from attacks on shipping

    A Yemeni man brandishes a rifle during a march in the Sana’a
  • Sunday, 26 May, 2024
    Container shipping
    Shipping rates spike as businesses expect more Red Sea attacks

    Companies prepare to ship goods for festive season early as attacks by Yemen’s Houthis force ships to take longer route

    Person watches a container ship docked at port
  • Wednesday, 1 May, 2024
    Houthis extend attacks on shipping to wider Indian Ocean

    Maritime experts see new round of threats from Yemen after drone strike on container vessel

    The four men’s faces are covered as they look forward out of the windows of the vessel
  • Sunday, 21 April, 2024
    News in-depthShipping
    Surge in maritime violence boosts demand for private security forces

    Shipowners pay for advice and armed guards as navies unable to fully protect vessels from pirates and Houthi attacks

    Men training as maritime guards
  • Saturday, 16 March, 2024
    Technology
    Telecoms groups reroute Red Sea internet traffic after Houthi attacks

    Companies act after reports that submarine cables were cut by an anchor from a sunken ship

    The Rubymar sinks
  • Thursday, 14 March, 2024
    Trade SecretsAlan Beattie
    Suez, Schmuez: how global trade is shrugging off the Houthi attacks

    Blocking cargo ships’ passage through the Red Sea hasn’t noticeably hurt global growth or pushed up inflation

    A laden cargo ship sits in the Suez Canal
  • Thursday, 14 March, 2024
    US-Iran tensions
    US held secret talks with Iran over Red Sea attacks

    Indirect negotiations in Oman aimed to end strikes against shipping by Tehran-backed Houthis

    Houthi fighter, foreground, Rubymar ship sunk and True Confidence ablaze
  • Saturday, 9 March, 2024
    The mysterious Iranian ship accused of lining up the next Houthi targets

    Maritime experts believe the Behshad provides data to help Yemeni rebels strike vessels in Gulf of Aden

  • Thursday, 7 March, 2024
    Three killed in Houthi attack on cargo ship off Yemeni coast

    Vessel owned until recently by US private equity group Oaktree Capital is latest to be hit in Gulf of Aden

    True Confidence after being hit by a missile
  • Tuesday, 5 March, 2024
    News in-depthMiddle East
    Houthis blow open murky world of ship nationality

    Missile attacks aimed at Israeli, US and British vessels sailing near Yemen expose flag and ownership ambiguities

    A montage of Houthi fighters with rifles, a residential block in Southampton, and the Rubymar cargo ship sinking
  • Monday, 4 March, 2024
    US officials say Houthi bombing campaign hindered by intel gaps

    Iran-backed group still poses threat to Red Sea shipping despite enduring weeks of missile strikes

    Houthi supporter holds up a mock drone during a protest against the US and Israel and in support of Palestinians, in Sana’a, Yemen,
  • Saturday, 24 February, 2024
    US and UK launch fresh air strikes against Houthis in Yemen

    Latest military action follows series of attacks by militant group on commercial shipping in the Red Sea

  • Monday, 19 February, 2024
    Crew abandons ship in most damaging strike yet by Yemen’s Houthis

    Attack on bulk carrier follows US report that rebel movement now has submarine drone in its arsenal

    The cargo ship Rubymar
  • Thursday, 15 February, 2024
    News in-depth
    Houthi militancy drags troubled Yemen back into conflict

    Intervention in Israel-Hamas war risks further hardship for long-suffering population

    Tribesmen loyal to the Houthis brandish weapons
  • Monday, 12 February, 2024
    Shipping
    Ships shun Red Sea and Suez Canal despite reduced Houthi menace

    Attacks by US and UK forces have curtailed but not eliminated risks to marine traffic from militants in Yemen

    A Greek-owned bulk carrier undergoes repairs in Egypt after damage caused by a Houthi attack in the Red Sea last month
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