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 ...

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 ...

Companies transporting their products around the world are not ready to return to the Red Sea trade route in the wake of a Gaza ceasefire deal because of uncertainty over whether Yemen's Houthis ...

Tour boat hit by large wave capsizes on Red Sea diving trip: 28 rescued, 16 missing. ... but the Red Sea Governor Major Gen. Amr Hanafi said military and navel crews continued to search for them.

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.