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American troops on the missile destroyer USS Carney monitor the ship’s systems during an operation to defeat a combination of Houthi missiles and drones in October. Photo: US Navy

Houthis launch barrage of missiles and drones against two US warships

MENANovember 13, 2024

Mona Zaki will be honoured at this year's festival, who stars in the Egyptian Oscar submission Flight 404. Photo: Film Clinic

Red Sea International Film Festival line-up revealed

Film & TVNovember 11, 2024

A strike by a Houthi maritime drone on oil tanker Cordelia Moon in the Red Sea in October. Such attacks have forced mariners to take much longer routes. EPA

Red Sea conflict jeopardises Middle East economic pick-up, warns UN

BusinessOctober 29, 2024

A marine drone, believed to have been launched by the Houthis, is intercepted in the southern Red Sea. The rebels have reduced attacks on ships in the waterway since October 18. EPA

Houthi attacks in Red Sea decline as leaders 'fear overreach'

MENAOctober 29, 2024

The Singapore-flagged Norman Atlantic ablaze in December 1987 after it was attacked by an Iranian warship in Omani territorial waters as it approached the Strait of Hormuz. AFP

Red Sea crisis stirs memories for Gulf War salvor

MENAOctober 10, 2024

Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is formally received by his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El Sisi at Ittihadiya Palace in Cairo. X

Egypt, Somalia and Eritrea vow to bring peace to Horn of Africa at summit

MENAOctober 10, 2024

Flames and smoke rise from Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion on the Red Sea. Houthi Media / Reuters

Jordan counts cost of Red Sea disruption after year of attacks

EconomyOctober 07, 2024

The aftermath of an explosion on the Cordelia Moon following an attack by the Houthis in the Red Sea this week. EPA

Houthis release video of Red Sea attack on Cordelia Moon tanker

MENAOctober 04, 2024

Pro-Houthi forces march during a military parade in Sanaa, Yemen in 2022. EPA

Dagger at the Red Sea: Charting the rise of the Houthis

MENASeptember 21, 2024

The burning Greek-flagged oil tanker MV Sounion, which has been on fire since the end of August after an attack by Yemeni rebels in the Red Sea, has been taken under tow by salvage teams. Reuters

New effort under way to tow Houthi-damaged oil tanker from Red Sea

MENASeptember 15, 2024

A Red Sea resort in the Sinai Peninsula. Egyptians have demanded justice after two Arab-Israelis allegedly attacked three hotel employees in Taba. AFP

Egypt detains two Arab-Israelis over assault of Red Sea resort employees

MENASeptember 02, 2024

The National

Shadi's take on efforts to stop a Houthi-hit tanker from leaking oil

CartoonAugust 29, 2024

Saudi film producer Mohammed Al Turki. Getty Images

Mohammed Al Turki on Venice honour: 'Saudis are making a difference'

Film & TVAugust 07, 2024

Houthi supporters in Sanaa celebrate the late Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh and carry a replica rocket during a protest after his assassination, widely believed to have been carried out by Israel. EPA

Houthis hit cargo ship in Gulf of Aden

MENAAugust 04, 2024

A giant fire erupts at an oil storage facility following Israeli strikes in Yemen's Houthi-held port city of Hodeidah on July 20, 2024. AFP

Israeli strikes on Yemen highlight critical role of Hodeidah port

GulfJuly 21, 2024

The National

Shadi's take on a 200km oil slick left by a Houthi attack in the Red Sea

CartoonJuly 18, 2024