Maritime security officials said on Thursday they were expecting Yemen’s Houthis to announce a halt in attacks on ships in the Red Sea, after a ceasefire deal in the war in Gaza between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas. The experts pointed to an email, seen by Reuters, from the group postponing a planned … Read more
The leader of Yemen’s Houthis said on Thursday that the Iran-aligned group would monitor the implementation of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas aimed at ending the war in Gaza and continue its attacks on vessels or Israel if it is breached. The Houthis, which have targeted ships using ballistic missiles and drones … Read more
Turkey is aiming to strike a maritime demarcation agreement with Syria after a permanent government is formed in Damascus, Turkish Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said on Tuesday. Turkey, which backed Syrian rebels who toppled President Bashar al-Assad this month after a 13-year civil war, has been in close contact with the new interim administration … Read more
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) unveiled six variations of its uniforms to the public for the first time as part of the 67th National Day celebration. Maritime Enforcement and Coordination Division director, Maritime First Admiral Mohd Zawawi Abdullah, said the demonstration of the uniforms, which included the “Empat Alfa” and “Empat Bravo”, aimed … Read more
Yemen’s Houthi terrorist group has obtained a new hypersonic missile and upgraded its current arsenal with warheads, Russian state media RIA reported on Thursday. Citing an unnamed Houthi official, the terrorist group told RIA that they had tested a hypersonic missile “with high lethality” and are planning to add it to their arsenal. “The … Read more
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis claimed responsibility on Saturday for an attack on the oil tanker M/T Pollux, which US officials said the previous day had been hit by a missile. “The naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a targeting operation against a British oil ship (Pollux) in the Red Sea with a … Read more
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Monday they had targeted a cargo ship in the Red Sea, the latest such strike since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. The Houthis identified the vessel as the Star Iris. The group’s military spokesman, Yahya Saree, said in a televised statement the ship was American, but … Read more
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) organization and British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Wednesday they had received reports of an incident near Yemen’s Aden. The UKMTO said in an advisory note that a ship had been attacked 60 nautical miles southeast of Aden. The “vessel has been hit on the port … Read more
A Houthi drone boat ladened with explosives detonated in the Red Sea on Thursday but failed to cause any damage or casualties, the US Navy said, as the Yemen-based group continued its attacks in defiance of international calls to stop. The latest attack came one day after 12 countries, including the United States, Britain, … Read more
A Houthi official met with the Iranians this week, according to Houthi-linked media in Yemen. According to the report Mohammad Abdul Salam, who is the head of the Iran-backed Houthi negotiating delegation, met with Mohammed Ghalibaf in Iran, Ghalibaf is on Iran’s Shura council and he is an important figure. He also met with … Read more
