A Chinese-owned oil tanker came under attack off Yemen on Saturday when Houthi rebels fired ballistic missiles at it, according to the US military. Both CENTCOM and the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) confirmed that a fire broke out on the ship but was quickly put out within half anContinue Reading
CAIRO: US, French and British forces downed dozens of drones in the Red Sea area overnight and on Saturday after Yemen‘s Iran-aligned Houthis targeted bulk carrier Singapore-flagged Propel Fortune and US destroyers in the region. The group’s spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a televised speech on Saturday they had targetedContinue Reading
More Aussie troops will be deployed to assist allied forces targeting Houthi militants in the Middle East, as parliament prepares to sit for the final day before the crucial Dunkley by-election. Source linkContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: US forces in the Red Sea have successfully conducted “five self-defense strikes” to foil attacks by land and sea from Huthi-controlled areas of Yemen, the American military said Sunday.The strikes occurred between 3:00 pm and 8:00 pm Saturday Sanaa time (1200 and 1700 GMT), the US Central Command said,Continue Reading
WASHINGTON: The United States conducted five self-defense strikes in areas of Yemen controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia, US Central Command said on Sunday. It said it struck three mobile anti-ship cruise missiles, one unmanned underwater vessel and one unmanned surface vessel on Saturday. “This is the first observed HouthiContinue Reading
Parents in one state are being warned to be on alert after a returning overseas traveller was diagnosed with the potentially deadly disease measles. NSW Health said the person had recently returned to the Northern Rivers region from Asia, where ongoing measles outbreaks are affecting countries including India and Pakistan.Continue Reading
DUBAI: The leader of Yemen‘s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Tuesday that the group will further escalate if the Israeli attack on Gaza does not stop. The Houthis, who control Yemen’s capital and most populous areas, have attacked international shipping in the Red Sea since November in what they say isContinue Reading
Australia will impose new sanctions targeting individuals and businesses accused of funding and supporting terrorist groups in the Middle East. Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced further counter-terrorism and financing sanctions would be slapped on 12 people and three companies linked to Hamas, Hezbollah and Palestine Islamic Jihad. According to theContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese’s government is under mounting pressure to list the Houthis as a terrorist organisation after the United States relisted the group amid continuing attacks in the Red Sea. The Biden administration confirmed on Thursday Australian time it would return the Yemen-based rebels to the list of recognised terrorist groups,Continue Reading
LONDON: PM Rishi Sunak told the UK parliament on Monday that UK strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, conducted alongside the US, were “limited, not escalatory” and came in response to a threat to British vessels. Sunak faced questions about why British lawmakers didn’t get a say on the militaryContinue Reading