By Aziz El Yaakoubi AL-MOKHA, Yemen, April 9 (Reuters) - High-tech radar units stretch along the quay of this tiny Yemeni port and underwater fortifications have been built to block attacks from unmanned boats packed with explosives. Once a thriving coffee exporting hub, al-Mokha is now a heavily guarded forward naval base from which the United Arab Emirates monitors … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia Expects No Oil Supply Impact from Houthi Tanker Attack
By Stephen Kalin and Rania El Gamal RIYADH/DUBAI, April 4 (Reuters) - An attack on a Saudi tanker by Yemen's Houthis will not hit oil supplies, Saudi Arabia's energy minister said on Wednesday, after the Iran-allied group said it had targeted a warship in response to an air strike that killed civilians. The Western-backed, Saudi-led coalition which includes other Sunni … [Read more...]
Confirmed: Saudi Supertanker Attacked in Southern Red Sea; Tanker Reported Safe After ‘Explosion’
A fully laden supertanker came under attack Tuesday in the Southern Red Sea while underway in one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, the European Union’s Naval Force Somalia (EU NAVFOR) and other maritime officials in the region have confirmed. Details of the attack are still unclear, but the incident is likely to be related to the on-going conflict in Yemen, the EU … [Read more...]
Saudi Oil Tanker Hit in Houthi Attack Off Yemen -Coalition
Update: Saudi Supertanker Attacked in Southern Red Sea; Tanker Reported Safe After ‘Explosion’ By Sami Aboudi and Stephanie Nebehay DUBAI/GENEVA, April 3 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthi group hit a Saudi oil tanker off the main port city of Hodeidah on Tuesday, the Saudi-led coalition said, in an attack that could complicate a new United Nations push to end a war that has … [Read more...]
Yemen’s Houthis Threaten to Block Red Sea Shipping Lane
By Aziz El Yaakoubi DUBAI, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Yemen's armed Houthi movement threatened to block the strategic Red Sea shipping lane if the Saudi-led coalition it is fighting keeps pushing towards the port of Hodeidah it controls, the Houthi-run SABA news agency reported. Yemen lies beside the southern mouth of the Red Sea, one of the most important trade routes in the … [Read more...]