Why is the Bab el-Mandeb Strait so important?Iran-backed Houthis aim to control Yemen's Red Sea coast and Bab el-Mandeb strait. This strategic waterway connects Asia to Europe via the ...
Yemen's Houthis close in on stranglehold over strategic Bab el-Mandeb StraitThe Houthis in Yemen are making significant strides towards seizing control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Recent clashes between Saudi-backe...
Who is fighting in Yemen? Key factions battling for control of the countryHouthi militants backed by Iran are intensifying fighting in Yemen. They aim to control the Red Sea coast and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Thi...
Iran defiant on strait as Trump tells Americans to accept high gas pricesIran has rejected US claims of control over the Strait of Hormuz and demanded Washington accept its conditions before shipping resumes. The...
Saudi Red Sea oil exports go 'dark' as Houthi attack threat growsSaudi crude exports are vanishing from view as tankers switch off tracking signals. This Houthi threat is creating wide discrepancies in Sa...
Houthi attack on small cargo ship in Red Sea kills four crew membersA cargo ship was attacked by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, killing four crew members. The Tanzania-flagged Tihamah was hit by an unknown pr...
Iran ties Hormuz reopening to US concessions on several demandsIran says a deal with Oman on new shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz is in its final stages, but reopening the strategic waterway ...
Mysterious airstrip appears on Yemeni island as Houthi rebel attacks threaten regionSatellite images reveal a near-complete airstrip on Yemen's Abd al-Kuri Island, likely built by the UAE. The strategic airstrip could aid m...
Houthis strike again: Oil tanker damaged, US drone shot downHouthis in Yemen damage an oil tanker and shoot down a US drone amid rising tensions over Gaza. Attacks extend to vessels in the Red Sea an...
Ballistic missiles fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels damage Panama-flagged oil tanker en route to India from Russia in Red SeaYemen's Houthi rebels have caused minor damage to a Panama-flagged oil tanker traveling through the Red Sea, following an uptick in attacks...
Private security firm says missile fire seen off the Yemen coast in the Red Sea near crucial straitThe attack follows an uptick in assaults launched by the Houthis in recent days after a relative lull in their monthslong campaign over Isr...
Deep depression over Bay of Bengal intensifies into cyclonic storm MochaThe cyclone, named Mocha by Yemen -- pronounced as 'Mokha', is likely to bring heavy rainfall to the Andaman island chain, officials said.
Bay of Bengal cyclone Mocha IMD updates: Wind speed of 130 km, sharp sea-level rise forecast during landfallCyclone Mocha brewing in Bay of Bengal is likely to cross southeast Bangladesh and north Myanmar coasts between Cox’s Bazar (Bangladesh) an...
Cyclone Mocha: How and why cyclones are namedFor the Indian Ocean region, a formula for naming cyclones was agreed upon in 2004. Eight countries in the region - Bangladesh, India, Mald...
Cyclone Mocha: Reason behind its name, how to track cyclone updatesCyclone Mocha is brewing over the Bay of Bengal and India Meteorological Department (IMD) has been offering details about the cyclonic stor...
UAE-backed Yemen leader says his troops at island air baseThe United Arab Emirates has not responded to repeated requests for comment about the base. However, a Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yeme...
India’s ‘first coffee’ brews GI tagBaba Budangiri, 250 km from Bengaluru, where coffee was first grown in India, is going for Geographical Indication (GI) of its variety of t...