The attacks have come from Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, who since 2014 have controlled a large portion of western Yemen, including the capital, Sanaa, and coastal areas along the Red Sea.

Also at the southern end of the Red Sea, bordering the choke point of Bab-el-Mandeb (but on the Middle Eastern side) is one of the world’s most fractious countries, Yemen, with a population of ...

Red Sea Map Shows Where Attacks on Vessels Have Taken Place. Published Dec 18, 2023 at 9:32 AM EST Updated Dec 18, 2023 at 10:42 AM EST. By .

A drone and speedboat attack off Yemen killed four seafarers on a Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier, an official with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday, the second incident in a day, ...

The Rubymar ship submerged in the Red Sea on March 7, five days after it began sinking. It was hit by a Houthi missile earlier in February. Photographer: Khaled Ziad/AFP via Getty Images ...

The Yemeni militia, backed by Iran, said it had sunk a Liberian-flagged cargo ship in the Red Sea. Liberia said the attack killed two crew members. By Vivian Nereim Yemen’s Houthi militia has ...

An oil slick extending more than 125 miles appeared in the Red Sea, satellite images show, a fresh environmental disaster in a waterway where commercial ships are under siege from attacks by Yemen ...

Ship traffic through the Red Sea is down by around three-fifths since 2023 when the Houthis started targeting ships there in solidarity with Hamas in its war with Israel in Gaza, Mr. Meade said.