Maryland's governor has provided early details of his plan to clean up wreckage after a cargo ship hit a major bridge Baltimore, killing six.
To help, the Biden administration has approved $60m (£47m) in emergency funds that Maryland had (...)
Hope is fading for the imminent return of the international crew of the cargo ship hijacked by the Houthis in November, with a senior Filipino diplomat saying he does not expect a release until the war in Gaza is over, while the Houthis say the fate (...)
The first fatal attack on a commercial vessel in the Red Sea since Iran-backed Houthi rebels began targeting ships late last year has laid bare the enormous challenge of restoring safe passage along one of the world's most important trade routes.
At (...)
Two Filipino seafarers are among the dead after a Houthi ballistic missile struck a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden, marking the first fatal attack by the Iran-backed militant group in its ongoing assaults in the Red Sea.
At least three crew (...)
Much more lifesaving humanitarian aid must be allowed into Gaza where one in six children is dangerously malnourished in the north of the war-torn enclave, UN health agency chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday.
These are "children (...)
A Malta-flagged, Greek-owned vessel has been hit with a missile in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, maritime security firm Ambrey has said.
It is thought to be the third incident involving the bulk carrier, believed to be named Zografia, in 24 (...)
Despite the US, UK and 10 other states issuing a joint statement, warning the Houthis against attacking shipping vessels in the Red Sea, Grant Shapps said the rebel group "chose to ignore it".
"And enough was enough," he told defense officials, MPs (...)
Iran has seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, state media reports.
Armed men wearing masks have reportedly boarded the vessel St Nikolas, close to the Omani port of Sohar, and ordered it to sail to an Iranian port.
It is (...)
The US and UK have hinted they could take military action against Yemen's Houthi rebels, after they repelled the largest attack yet on Red Sea shipping.
Carrier-based jets and warships shot down 21 drones and missiles launched by the Iran-backed (...)
The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday approved a resolution calling on Yemen's Houthi rebel group to "cease its brazen" attacks in the Red Sea, as the United States and Britain hinted at military strikes.
The warnings come as the (...)
The Egyptian government has signed an agreement with a consortium led by the Saudi company ACWA Power for the largest wind energy production project in the Middle East.
With investments reaching up to $1.5 billion, the project will be established in (...)
The US Navy has destroyed Houthi "small boats" attempting to board a container ship in the Red Sea.
Four vessels from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen fired upon the Maersk Hangzhou and got to within meters of the ship, the US military (...)
Escalating attacks on US troops and commercial shipping and incidents often involving Iran and its proxies are causing new concerns that Israel's war in Gaza could widen into a regional conflagration with grave political and economic (...)
Oil giant BP will pause all shipments of oil through the Red Sea after recent attacks on vessels by Houthi rebels.
The firm blamed the "deteriorating security situation" in the region as Iran-backed Houthis target ships they believe are bound for (...)
A British warship has shot down a suspected attack drone in the Red Sea, the defense secretary has said.
HMS Diamond, a Type 45 Destroyer, successfully destroyed the target on Saturday, Grant Shapps said.
The Ministry of Defense said it was the (...)
In a rare announcement, the US military said a guided missile submarine has arrived in the Middle East, a message of deterrence clearly directed at regional adversaries as the Biden administration tries to avoid a broader conflict amid the (...)
A US Navy warship operating in the Middle East intercepted multiple projectiles near the coast of Yemen on Thursday, two US officials told CNN.
One of the officials said the missiles were fired by Iranian-backed Houthi militants, who are engaged in (...)
CAIRO — The Saudi Company for Visa and Travel Solutions (SVTS) inaugurated on Wednesday the Visa Services Center (Tasheer) in Egypt. The center, which is the largest of its kind in the Middle East region, can handle 2,400 passports on a daily basis. (...)
The UN has started a complex operation to transfer crude oil from a decaying supertanker stranded off the coast of Yemen since 2015.
The 19-day operation will pump more than one million barrels out of the rusting vessel, the Safer, which was (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Tuesday at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah, affirmed the government's keenness to develop and diversify the Kingdom's economy, and improve the investment environment.
In this regard, (...)
A ship that was grounded in the Suez Canal, has been refloated, shipping agent Leth Agencies says.
Tugboats had been working to refloat the bulk carrier, named Xin Hai Tong 23, the company said earlier.
The Suez Canal Authority did not immediately (...)
Egyptian Finance Minister Dr. Mohammad Maait said on Saturday the government is proceeding with execution of a package of reforms to boost the economy in the face of "external shocks."
The minister in a statement released by his department said the (...)
King Salman International University (KSIU) signed a cooperation protocol with Suez University on the sidelines of the KSIU Council at its branch in Ras Sidr.
The protocol was signed by KSIU President Dr. Ashraf Hussein and Suez University President (...)
Egypt is considering the possibility of allocating a special area of land for Indian industries in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCEZ), a joint statement released by the two countries on the summit meeting said on Thursday.
It added that the Indian (...)
The National Water Company "NWC" announced on Wednesday, September 14, that it signed two contracts with the private sector to operate water and environmental treatment services in the Western and Northern clusters. The total amount of the two (...)