Government charters repatriation flight from Oman on Wednesday evening The Foreign Office said the flight will depart the country’s capital, Muscat, at 7pm. Evening Standard · Mar 4
UK confirms first Middle East charter flight for stranded British nationals The flight will depart Oman’s capital at 7pm on Wednesday The Independent UK · Mar 4
Vessel ablaze in Gulf of Aden off Yemen after being struck by a projectile, UK military says A likely missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels has set a ship ablaze in the Gulf of Aden The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2025
UK warns ships over Iranian attempts to divert vessels into own waters The incidents are thought to be connected to a large-scale military exercise being carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Evening Standard · Jan 24, 2025
Suspected attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels target two Red Sea ships near stricken oil tanker Suspected attacks by Houthi militants targeted two ships in the Red Sea on Monday in an area where crews hoped to tow a Greek oil tanker damaged in an earlier strike by Houthi forces. The Houthis have targeted more than 80 vessels with missiles and drones since the war in… France 24 · Sep 2, 2024
Houthi rebels release footage of Red Sea oil tanker explosion amid fears of ‘disastrous’ impact on marine life The Greek-flagged Sounion tanker, drifting in the Red Sea with 150,000 metric tons of crude oil, represents a significant environmental risk The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2024
Greek oil tanker drifting and ablaze after repeated attacks in the Red Sea, British military says A Greek-flagged oil tanker traveling through the Red Sea has come under repeated attack, leaving the vessel “not under command” and drifting ablaze in an assault suspected to have been carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2024
Israel-Gaza war: ‘My life’s mission is to thwart establishment of Palestinian state,’ says Israeli minister – as it happened Bezalel Smotrich, finance minister, restates his position that occupied West Bank should be permanently part of Israel The Guardian - AU · Jun 24, 2024
Yemen’s Houthis claim joint raid on Israeli ships with Iraqi militia The Houthis say they targeted vessels in Israel’s Haifa port together with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq. Al Jazeera · Jun 23, 2024
Greek-owned Tutor believed to have sunk a week after Houthi missile attack The crew abandoned the coal carrier after it was struck by Houthi missiles, which started a fire, on June 12. Al Jazeera · Jun 19, 2024
Iran's IRGC Navy Seizes Container Ship Near Strait Of Hormuz Iran's IRGC Navy seizes container ship near the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in the region. Heightened alert due to suspected Israeli attack in Sy... Top News · Apr 13, 2024
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seize Israeli-affiliated ship State news agency says MSC Aries was taken in strait of Hormuz and is being transferred to Iran’s territorial waters The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2024
Three crew dead after Houthi missile attack on ship off Yemen Two others are seriouly injured after the attack on the True Confidence bulk carrier Evening Standard · Mar 6, 2024
Maritime authorities investigate reported attack on UK-registered cargo ship near Yemen UK Maritime Trade Operations says military authorities exploring apparent explosion near vessel The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2024
Top News · Feb 16, 2024 Houthi Rebels Target Ship in Red Sea Amid Regional Tensions A ship in the Red Sea off Yemen was targeted by missile fire, believed to be the work of Yemen's Houthi rebels. The crew and ship are safe. Efforts to de-e...
Al Jazeera · Feb 12, 2024 US claims ship hit by Houthis was headed to Iran A Houthi military spokesman reiterated that attacks from Yemen will persist until Israel halts its war in Gaza.
Evening Standard · Feb 6, 2024 British-owned cargo vessel attacked in Red Sea The attack happened west of Hodeida in Yemen just after midnight on Tuesday
The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2024 UK ‘reserves right to respond’ after oil tanker set alight off Yemen US military confirms Houthi attack on Marlin Luanda in Gulf of Aden
The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2024 Iran seizes oil tanker off Oman as Middle East tensions rise Seizure comes as the Iran-backed Houthis attack ships in the Red Sea
The Guardian - AU · Jan 11, 2024 Red Sea crisis: UN security council demands immediate end to Houthi attacks Resolution calling for cessation of attacks on shipping vessels by Yemen’s Houthis adopted despite abstentions from Russia and China
Al Jazeera · Dec 26, 2023 Houthis say they carried out drone attack on Israeli port of Eilat Houthis claim responsibility for drone attack on Israeli port city of Eilat, Red Sea commercial vessel.
The Hindu · Dec 24, 2023 Navy begins investigation into attack on merchant vessel off India's west coast Indian Navy launches investigation into suspected drone strike on cargo vessel off India's west coast, no casualties reported.
The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2023 The Indian Navy is shadowing a bulk carrier likely taken by Somali pirates in the Arabian Sea The Indian Navy says it is shadowing a bulk carrier that was boarded by unknown attackers in the Arabian Sea
Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2023 Ballistic missile fired from rebel-held Yemen strikes cargo ship in Red Sea The incidents further escalate a campaign by Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels
France 24 · Dec 15, 2023 World’s largest shipping firm Maersk suspends Red Sea traffic after Houthi attacks A ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels slammed into a cargo ship Friday in the Red Sea near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, following another attack only hours earlier that struck a separate vessel, authorities said.