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Houthi movement

  • Wednesday, 12 June, 2024
    Iran-backed Houthis hit ship with sea drone

    The Liberian-flagged dry bulk carrier is taking on water and no longer under the command of its crew

    Houthi supporters attend a protest against the US and Israel
  • Friday, 31 May, 2024
    Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim 16 killed in US-UK strikes

    Western allies step up strikes aimed at deterring Iranian-backed militants from attacks on shipping

    A Yemeni man brandishes a rifle during a march in the Sana’a
  • Sunday, 26 May, 2024
    Container shipping
    Shipping rates spike as businesses expect more Red Sea attacks

    Companies prepare to ship goods for festive season early as attacks by Yemen’s Houthis force ships to take longer route

    Person watches a container ship docked at port
  • Wednesday, 1 May, 2024
    Houthis extend attacks on shipping to wider Indian Ocean

    Maritime experts see new round of threats from Yemen after drone strike on container vessel

    The four men’s faces are covered as they look forward out of the windows of the vessel
  • Sunday, 21 April, 2024
    News in-depthShipping
    Surge in maritime violence boosts demand for private security forces

    Shipowners pay for advice and armed guards as navies unable to fully protect vessels from pirates and Houthi attacks

    Men training as maritime guards
  • Saturday, 16 March, 2024
    Technology
    Telecoms groups reroute Red Sea internet traffic after Houthi attacks

    Companies act after reports that submarine cables were cut by an anchor from a sunken ship

    The Rubymar sinks
  • Thursday, 14 March, 2024
    Trade SecretsAlan Beattie
    Suez, Schmuez: how global trade is shrugging off the Houthi attacks

    Blocking cargo ships’ passage through the Red Sea hasn’t noticeably hurt global growth or pushed up inflation

    A laden cargo ship sits in the Suez Canal
  • Thursday, 14 March, 2024
    US-Iran tensions
    US held secret talks with Iran over Red Sea attacks

    Indirect negotiations in Oman aimed to end strikes against shipping by Tehran-backed Houthis

    Houthi fighter, foreground, Rubymar ship sunk and True Confidence ablaze
  • Saturday, 9 March, 2024
    The mysterious Iranian ship accused of lining up the next Houthi targets

    Maritime experts believe the Behshad provides data to help Yemeni rebels strike vessels in Gulf of Aden

  • Thursday, 7 March, 2024
    Three killed in Houthi attack on cargo ship off Yemeni coast

    Vessel owned until recently by US private equity group Oaktree Capital is latest to be hit in Gulf of Aden

    True Confidence after being hit by a missile
  • Tuesday, 5 March, 2024
    News in-depthMiddle East
    Houthis blow open murky world of ship nationality

    Missile attacks aimed at Israeli, US and British vessels sailing near Yemen expose flag and ownership ambiguities

    A montage of Houthi fighters with rifles, a residential block in Southampton, and the Rubymar cargo ship sinking
  • Monday, 4 March, 2024
    US officials say Houthi bombing campaign hindered by intel gaps

    Iran-backed group still poses threat to Red Sea shipping despite enduring weeks of missile strikes

    Houthi supporter holds up a mock drone during a protest against the US and Israel and in support of Palestinians, in Sana’a, Yemen,
  • Saturday, 24 February, 2024
    US and UK launch fresh air strikes against Houthis in Yemen

    Latest military action follows series of attacks by militant group on commercial shipping in the Red Sea

  • Monday, 19 February, 2024
    Crew abandons ship in most damaging strike yet by Yemen’s Houthis

    Attack on bulk carrier follows US report that rebel movement now has submarine drone in its arsenal

    The cargo ship Rubymar
  • Thursday, 15 February, 2024
    News in-depth
    Houthi militancy drags troubled Yemen back into conflict

    Intervention in Israel-Hamas war risks further hardship for long-suffering population

    Tribesmen loyal to the Houthis brandish weapons
  • Monday, 12 February, 2024
    Shipping
    Ships shun Red Sea and Suez Canal despite reduced Houthi menace

    Attacks by US and UK forces have curtailed but not eliminated risks to marine traffic from militants in Yemen

    A Greek-owned bulk carrier undergoes repairs in Egypt after damage caused by a Houthi attack in the Red Sea last month
  • Thursday, 1 February, 2024
    Supply chains
    Red Sea crisis pushes up delivery times for European manufacturers

    Freight rates and input prices rise as Houthi militants continue attacks on key maritime chokepoint

    The vessel, piled high with containers, passes buildings as it travels along the canal
  • Tuesday, 30 January, 2024
    Shipping
    Bulk commodities vessel owners face pressure to travel through Red Sea

    Some traders have threatened legal action and sought to alter contract terms so ship owners take the cheaper, faster route

    The U.S.-owned ship Genco Picardy that came under attack Wednesday from a bomb-carrying drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Gulf of Aden,
  • Saturday, 27 January, 2024
    Fuel tanker’s crew extinguish fire after hours of struggle

    Iran-backed group targets vessel carrying oil products for commodities company Trafigura

    Tribesmen loyal to Houthis man machine guns on vehicles during an anti-USA and anti-Israel protest, on the outskirts of Sana’a
  • Friday, 26 January, 2024
    ‘Thank God for the Houthis’: why Arab world is backing Yemen rebels

    Islamist group wins praise for defending Palestinians, helping it escape scrutiny for increasing repression at home

    Montage of pro-Houthi posts on Instagram
  • Thursday, 25 January, 2024
    Container shipping
    ‘Opportunistic’ Chinese lines send ships to serve Red Sea ports

    Vessels advertise their Beijing connections to avert Houthi attacks that have driven away rivals

    The Doraleh Container Terminal in Djibouti
  • Wednesday, 24 January, 2024
    US urges China to help curb Red Sea attacks by Iran-backed Houthis

    Diplomatic pressure on Beijing has not yet yielded results, say officials

    Members of the Houthis’ popular army attend a gathering at the end of a military training
  • Monday, 22 January, 2024
    US and UK launch new strikes at Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen

    Missile barrage is second time British military forces have engaged since operations started

    A Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4 takes off from Akrotiri air base in Cyprus to carry out strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen on Monday night
  • Friday, 19 January, 2024
    Chinese foreign policy
    China pushes for safety of Red Sea shipping as threat to its economy grows

    Officials stop short of signalling diplomatic or military assistance to defuse crisis in crucial waterway

    A Houthi fighter stands on the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the Red Sea
  • Thursday, 18 January, 2024
    US conducts fourth strike on Houthis over trade disruption

    Biden administration moves to redesignate Iran-backed group as a terrorist organisation

    A container ship crosses the Gulf of Suez towards the Red Sea
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