Following several days of public demonstrations over frequent power outages and fuel shortages in the Yemeni port city of Aden, local security forces began extensive patrols Wednesday evening as part of a massive, coordinated response to prevent further protests. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org Crowds of frustrated residents took … Read more
China and Russia can sail through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden without being attacked, Yemen’s Houthis have told the countries, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. Chief negotiator for the Houthi movement, Mohammed Abdulsalam, told Reuters that they have provided assurances to both China and Russia that their vessels will pass through the … Read more
A cargo ship abandoned four days ago in the Gulf of Aden after it was hit by missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthis is still floating despite taking in water and could be towed to nearby Djibouti, industry sources said on Wednesday. Rising concerns about shipping Shipping risks have escalated due to repeated drone and … Read more
The Greek-flagged bulker Sea Champion arrived in the southern Yemeni port of Aden on Tuesday after being attacked in the Red Sea in what appeared to have been a mistaken missile strike by the Houthi militia, sources said. Shipping risks are escalating due to repeated drone and missile strikes in the Red Sea and … Read more
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency and British maritime security firm Ambrey on Friday said they had received reports of a vessel being struck in the Red Sea near Yemen’s Aden and a fire breaking out aboard. UKMTO received a report of an incident approximately 60 nautical miles south east of Aden … Read more
Two US Navy SEALs who went missing in the Gulf of Aden earlier this month during a raid on an Iranian ship have not been located following an exhaustive search and their status has been changed to deceased, military officials said on Sunday. The SEALs were reported missing after boarding the vessel in a … Read more
