Red Sea crisis: Who are the Houthis and why are they attacking ships? - CNN
Dec 19, 2023 · Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels are stepping up their strikes on ships in the Red Sea, which they say are revenge against Israel for its military campaign in Gaza.
Red Sea crisis: What it takes to reroute the world's biggest ... - BBC
Since November, Yemen's Houthi rebel group has targeted vessels passing through the strait of Bab al-Mandab, a 20 mile (32km) wide channel that splits north-east Africa from Yemen on the...
Suspected Yemen Houthi rebel attack targets ship in Red Sea | AP …
17 hours ago · DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels saw multiple explosions strike near a vessel traveling through the Red Sea on Tuesday, though no damage was immediately reported by the ship, authorities said. The attack comes as the rebels continue their monthslong assault targeting shipping through a waterway ...
How Houthi Attacks Have Upended Global Shipping - The New York Times
Jan 20, 2024 · Hundreds of ships are avoiding the Red Sea and sailing an extra 4,000 miles around Africa because of the Houthi attacks, and it comes at considerable economic cost.
Western Navies Struggle to End Houthi Threat to Red Sea Shipping
Jul 1, 2024 · From its deadly perch on the shipping chokepoint of the Bab el-Mandeb, the gateway to the Suez Canal, the Iran-backed Houthi rebel group, now Yemen’s nominal ruler, has been attacking civilian ...
The Costs the Houthis Are Poised to Inflict on the Global Economy
Dec 19, 2023 · A fter two months, the crisis in the Middle East is poised to seriously disrupt the global economy as well as regional stability— thanks to the Houthis, a rebel Shi’a group in Yemen, and their...
Houthis attack US warships after US strikes in Yemen - BBC
A fighter jet launched from a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier during a strike against the Houthis in February A multiple-missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels on two US warships has been thwarted ...
The Red Sea shipping crisis is having a ‘dramatic’ impact, warns ...
Jan 25, 2024 · Also known as Ansar Allah, Houthi rebels control large parts of Yemen, including the Red Sea coast. Since November, they have intensified attacks against ships passing through the narrow...
How attacks on ships in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi rebels …
Jan 12, 2024 · LONDON (AP) — The attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have rerouted trade that normally flows through the crucial corridor for consumer goods and energy supplies, a shift that’s delaying shipments and …
US carries out strikes against Houthis in Yemen, defense official …
2 days ago · The US carried out a series of strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen late Saturday evening, according to a US defense official, targeting numerous weapons storage facilities across at least ...