The UN is concerned that several geopolitical factors could disrupt international trade. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.N. trade body sounded an alarm on January 25 that global trade is being disrupted by attacks in the Red Sea, the war in Ukraine, and low water levels in the Panama Canal. Jan Hoffmann, a trade … Read more
The Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah, which translates to ‘supporters of God’, are a Yemeni militant group that has been involved in a civil war for a decade. Throughout the conflict, the group have gained control of most parts of Yemen, including the capital city Sana’a. On Friday 12 January, the UK took part … Read more
A U.S. fighter aircraft on Sunday shot down a missile fired from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen, amid the ongoing tensions between the U.S. and the rebel group, according to the U.S. military. The anti-ship cruise missile was fired from Yemen towards the USS Laboon in the southern Red Sea before it was shot down … Read more
