Red Sea

The US military said Thursday that it had destroyed four Houthi nautical drones and two aerial ones over the Red Sea off Yemen. The Iran-backed Houthis have launched scores of drones and missiles at commercial vessels in the Red Sea and…
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EU foreign ministers will meet Monday in Brussels to formally launch a naval mission to help protect international shipping in the Red Sea against attacks from Yemen’s Houthis, officials said. The Houthis, who control much of war-torn…
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Iranian-backed Houthi militants fired one anti-ship cruise missile from Yemen toward the Red Sea on Tuesday, the U.S. military's Central Command said, adding that a U.S. destroyer in the area shot it down. No injuries or damage were…
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The US military said Iran-backed Houthis launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles at an American-owned tanker ship in the Red Sea on Thursday night that hit the water near the vessel, causing no injuries or damage. “Third Houthi…
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The UN Security Council may meet as early as Wednesday on the situation in the Red Sea, the French ambassador to the United Nations, whose country assumed the council presidency, said on Tuesday. “It’s likely the council will meet on the…
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US Navy helicopters sank three vessels operated by Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels that had attacked a container ship in the Red Sea, the military said Sunday. After the Houthis fired on the US helicopters, they "returned fire in…
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In the Holy books of the Abrahamic religions of Christianity and Islam, the Red Sea is symbolic as a place of significant events and the beginning of liberation from oppression. Will the Red Sea town of Sharm El Sheik be recorded in…
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Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh is attempting what is thought to be the world's first swim across the Red Sea. He wants to highlight the vulnerability of coral reefs and oceans ahead of a major climate meeting in Egypt in November. He told…
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