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The Panamanian-flagged tanker, MT Pollux, reportedly sustained minor damage and its crew remains unharmed. (Representational Image: Twitter)

Houthis target oil tanker to India

This marks the third incident in the past month where Houthi missiles have targeted India-bound ships

18 Feb 2024 1:08 AM

Smoke billows after an Israeli strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on January 26, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by AFP)

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These conflicts will now adversely affect its trade and profits as commercial shipping faces attacks and expensive detours.

29 Jan 2024 12:05 AM

Indian Navy helps oil tanker on fire in Gulf of Aden

The tanker had come under attack from an anti-ship ballistic missile launched by Houthi rebels from Yemen-controlled areas

28 Jan 2024 1:01 AM

We drive drunk and light firecrackers on car roofs, while zig-zagging at top speed through the traffic. (Visit Goa). (Image: Facebook@Vincent Braganza)

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Even Bollywood joined the war-cry: Chalo Lakshadweep instead!

18 Jan 2024 12:00 AM

Demonstrators hold portraits of Huthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi and Palestinian flags during a march in solidarity with the people of Gaza in the Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa on January 5, 2024 amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the militant Hamas group in Gaza. (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP)

Manish Tewari | How Houthis have taken the Gaza war to the world

The conflict between the Iran-backed Houthis and the American coalition shall have adverse ramifications.

13 Jan 2024 10:43 PM

The "CMA CGM Palais Royal", the world's largest container's ship powered by natural gas, sails in the bay of Marseille, southern France, on December 14, 2023. Ships belonging to CMA-CGM have returned to the Red Sea following attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen, and those belonging to Maersk will do the same, the two shipping giants said on December 27, 2023. (Photo by Christophe SIMON / AFP)

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The Houthis have successfully rendered the Red Sea as a “no-go” zone for global shipping.

02 Jan 2024 12:43 AM

People inspect the rubble of a prison facility hit by a Saudi-led coalition airstrike that killed at least 87 people, in a stronghold of Houthi rebels on the border with Saudi Arabia, in the northern Saada province of Yemen, (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

UAE shoots down 2 ballistic missiles fired by Houthis over Abu Dhabi

The attack came a week after Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a fuel depot in Abu Dhabi and the city's main airport

24 Jan 2022 11:17 AM

‘Iran sees what the Yemenis have done as defensive measures taken by the legitimate Yemeni government,’ Iranian Foreign Ministry's spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, said at a briefing. (Photo: screengrab)

Attack on Saudi oil facilities carried out by Yemen's govt as defensive measures: Iran

A total of 18 drones and seven missiles were launched, including what he called Iranian Delta Wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

30 Sep 2019 2:36 PM

The anxiety arises from the fact that on Monday crude prices surged by 20 per cent, the biggest jump in intra-day trade since Opec was created in the 1980s. (Photo: AFP)

Saudi oil facility attack raises serious concerns

This isn’t good news for the world’s economic health. India has special reasons to worry.

17 Sep 2019 1:14 AM

‘The US believes that the missile was provided to Houthi rebels by Iran,’ an official said. (Photo: Representative)

US military drone shot down over Yemen, Houthis claim responsibility

Houthi rebels have claimed that drone was shot down by its air defences. A Houthi spokesperson said that missile was ‘developed locally’.

21 Aug 2019 7:11 PM

In recent times, the Houthis have been increasingly using drones to target the southern part of Saudi Arabia. (Photo: ANI | Representative)

Drone attacks on 2 Saudi airports, Houthis claim responsibility

Two recent drone strikes at Abha airport earlier this month and last month has left a person dead and over 30 injured.

07 Jul 2019 1:17 PM

Houthis are leading a bloody military campaign in Yemen against internationally recognised President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. (Photo: ANI)

Houthi attacks Saudi airport again, 1 Indian among 9 injured

Earlier, the Iran-backed Houthis said that they launched ‘launched a wide operation aimed at warplanes at Abha international airport’.

02 Jul 2019 1:51 PM

‘The continuation of the Iranian regime's aggression and reckless escalation, whether directly or through its militias, will result in grave consequences,’ deputy defence minister Prince Khaled bin Salman tweeted. (Photo: AP)

Saudi warns Iran over Yemeni rebel airport attack

Yemen's Huthi rebels hit civilian airport in the mountain resort of Abha, damaging arrivals hall and forcing its closure for several hours.

13 Jun 2019 1:50 PM

The raids have come weeks after Houthis claimed responsibility for drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities last week, calling it the ‘largest military operation’ conducted by militants since the start of the armed conflict in 2015. (Photo: ANI)

Houthis take control over 20 military positions inside Saudi

The recent attack is likely to further deteriorate the condition in the already volatile region.

06 Jun 2019 2:45 PM

White House national security adviser John Bolton said on Sunday that the United States was deploying a carrier strike group and a bomber task force to the Middle East. (Photo:AP)

B-52 bombers to be part of US forces in Iran row

The US military said that B-52 bombers will be part of additional forces being sent to the Middle East to counter threats from Iran.

08 May 2019 10:05 AM

Problems in Yemen continue (Photo: File)

Yemen's warring parties refuse to meet together

Yemen's government and Houthi rebels were in different rooms

15 Jan 2019 12:28 PM

Saudi-born Abu Hajar al-Makki and three other AQAP militants were killed when a drone blew up their vehicle in the Wadi Obeida district of Marib province, east of the capital Sanaa, tribal sources said. (Photo: File/Representational)

US air strikes in Yemen kills Al-Qaeda propaganda chief

Strikes came as Washington revealed that US forces have carried out more than 120 air strikes against jihadists in Yemen.

21 Dec 2017 8:03 PM

The US calls on Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to stop arming and enabling the Houthis’ violent actions against Yemen’s neighbours, including Saudi Arabia. (Photo: File)

US strongly condemns attempted ballistic missile attack over Riyadh

Houthi rebels seized the Yemeni capital Sana’a from the globally-recognised government in 2014.

20 Dec 2017 1:27 PM

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley expressed confidence the transfers could be blamed on Tehran but, it was unclear whether the new evidence would be enough to win support for sanctions on Iran. (Photo: File)

US finally has evidence to prove Iran supplies weapons to Yemeni rebels

Iran has denied supplying the Houthis with such weaponry and on Thursday described the arms displayed as ‘fabricated.’

15 Dec 2017 4:13 PM

Earlier this year Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt all cut off diplomatic and transport ties with Qatar on June 5. (Photo:

Yemen's war to not spark direct confrontation between Iran, Saudi Arabia: Iranian Foreign Min

Saudi Arabia and Iran compete for influence in the Middle East, also supporting rival groups in Syria's civil war.

18 Jul 2017 1:39 PM

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