President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced that the Suez Canal suffered a significant revenue loss of approximately $7 billion in 2024 due to regional challenges.
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Yemen’s Houthi group claimed Friday that the US and UK carried out 18 airstrikes on several cities, including the national capital of Sanaa, and the provinces of Dhamar, Al-Bayda and Al Hudaydah. According to the Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah TV channel, four strikes targeted the Al-Sayanah area in the Ath’thaorah district of Sanaa. The channel also reported seven strikes on Al Hudaydah International Airport and the Al-Khatib area in Al Hudaydah, a strategically important province with three major ports and an extensive coastline. Additionally, an airstrike reportedly hit the southern part of Dhamar, approximately 100 kilometers (60 miles) south of Sanaa, according to the channel. Al-Masirah did not provide details on casualties or damage, and there has been no immediate response from the US or UK regarding the allegations. Al-Masirah added later that another three US-UK strikes hit the Jabanah area in Al Hudaydah, but did not give further details. The Jabanah area hosts one of the Houthi group’s air defense bases, according to local media. Yemeni media activists circulated videos on social media, showing smoke rising from areas in Sanaa and Al Hudaydah, which they claim were impacted by the strikes. Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi had accused Israel and the US of launching 39 airstrikes on Yemen earlier in the week. Since the beginning of 2024, a US-led coalition has been conducting airstrikes in Yemen, asserting that the attacks are in response to Houthi aggression in the Red Sea. The Houthis have retaliated by targeting Israeli-linked cargo ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, in solidarity with Gaza, which has been under Israeli assault since Oct. 7 of last year.
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At least 45 people have lost their lives and many others are missing following two separate migrant boat disasters off the coast of Djibouti. The tragic incidents occurred in the Red Sea, highlighting the perilous nature of the Eastern Route for migrants from Africa seeking a better life. Two boats, each carrying 310 people, departed from Yemen. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), 32 survivors have been rescued so far, while the search and rescue efforts continue. Djibouti’s coastguard said the tragedies struck approximately 150 meters off a beach near the northwest Khor Angar region. A joint rescue operation, involving Djibouti’s coastguard, the French navy, and other agencies, was launched in the early hours of Monday. The French navy reported rescuing 115 people. The IOM expressed its commitment to finding the missing persons and ensuring the safety of the survivors. Each year, tens of thousands of migrants risk their lives by crossing the Red Sea on the Eastern Route. Many are fleeing conflict, natural disasters, and economic hardship in the Horn of Africa, hoping to reach Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab countries for employment opportunities. Yemen, itself plagued by a decade-long civil war, poses additional dangers for migrants. In April, 24 people were killed when a boat capsized near Obock, Djibouti. This recent tragedy marks the second fatal maritime accident in two weeks off Djibouti, indicating a significant increase in the number of people returning from Yemen to the Horn of Africa nation.
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Iran’s president called for a decisive response to Israel’s recent killing of Hezbollah leaders and condemned its airstrikes in Yemen.
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The funding aims to provide life-saving assistance to millions affected by conflict, displacement, and natural disasters.
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Eritrean authorities released 31 Yemeni fishermen on Thursday after holding them for three days, according to Houthi-affiliated media. The Saba News Agency reported that the fishermen returned to the fishing port in Al Hudaydah province, which is under Houthi control. The fishermen revealed that Eritrean forces arrested them in Yemeni territorial waters while they were fishing in three boats and took them to Eritrean prisons at gunpoint. During their detention, the fishermen said “they were subjected to torture and starvation before being forced to return on a single boat, with the Eritrean forces confiscating the other two boats along with their fishing equipment,” the agency reported. There has been no official response from Eritrean authorities regarding the incident. For years, Yemen and Eritrea have been locked in a dispute over the Hanish Islands, located between the two countries’ coasts near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, which links the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. In 1998, an international arbitration court ruled in favor of Yemen, but Eritrea has not fully acknowledged the ruling and frequently detains Yemeni fishermen near the islands. Many Yemenis in coastal cities rely on fishing for their livelihood amid deteriorating living conditions caused by the ongoing war in the country. Yemen has been embroiled in nearly a decade of conflict between government forces backed by a Saudi-led Arab coalition and the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, who have controlled several provinces, including the capital Sanaa, since September 2014.
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A container ship struck by Houthi militants off Yemen on Saturday, marking the first attack in two weeks, has safely arrived in Djibouti. The Greek manager of the vessel confirmed that there were no injuries or water ingress as a result of the strike. The Liberia-flagged MV Groton was reportedly targeted by ballistic missiles in the Gulf of Aden, according to the Iran-aligned Houthis. This attack is the first on shipping lanes since a retaliatory Israeli airstrike on Hodeidah port on July 20. The ship was hit about 60 nautical miles from the Yemeni coast while traveling from Dubai to Jeddah. Following the attack, it was diverted to Djibouti, where it arrived on Sunday. The ship’s manager, Conbulk Shipmanagement Corporation, reported that the crew managed to extinguish a fire that broke out in the cargo holds and containers on the main deck. A full assessment of the damage will be conducted, with repairs to follow. This incident is the first Houthi attack since a period of relative calm following the Israeli strike on Hodeidah, which occurred after an Iranian-backed drone attack on Tel Aviv. The Houthis have been targeting international shipping near Yemen since last November in support of Palestinians in the Israel-Hamas conflict. These attacks have led to retaliatory strikes by the U.S. and Britain and have disrupted global trade, prompting shipowners to reroute vessels away from the Red Sea and Suez Canal.
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Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree stated in a televised address that the ship was attacked using ballistic missiles
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