This Is Beirut, 2024-03-15 14:09 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A missile strike damaged a merchant ship in the Red Sea off Yemen, marine security monitors said on Friday, as the country's Iran-backed Houthis threatened to expand their months-long harassment campaign which disrupted global trade. The crew was not injured and the vessel continued its journey, said the United Kingdom Marine Trade Operation and ...
Rami Rayess, 2024-03-13 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Red Sea area is a strategic one for countries in its vicinity and for the entire global trade. It is a point of transit that shortens distances, from the Far East to the Middle East and the Mediterranean, all the way to Europe and the northern areas. The importance of this maritime passageway cannot be overstated, as it reduces the ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-02 17:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A cargo ship loaded with fertiliser has sunk in the Gulf of Aden less than two weeks after it was damaged by missiles from Yemen's Houthi rebels, Yemen's government said Saturday. The Houthis claimed the February 19 attack against the Rubymar, a cargo ship flying a Belizean flag and operated by a Lebanese firm, which transported combustible ...
Michel Touma, 2024-01-24 11:51 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The "cockfight" between irrationality and pragmatism on the regional political-diplomatic stage, and consequently, on the local scene, is in full swing. Regrettably, for decades, it has been the Lebanese, Palestinian and even Israeli populations who have borne the brunt of this ongoing struggle. This race against time between political maneuvers ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-12 10:48 - Reading : less than a minute
Hezbollah strongly condemned, in a statement, the "blatant American-British aggression on its sisterly country Yemen." The United States and the United Kingdom carried out air and naval strikes targeting more than a dozen facilities used by the Houthis in Yemen on Thursday night, in response to repeated attacks by Houthi supporters against ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-01 13:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Amid escalating tensions in the Red Sea, British Defense Secretary, Grant Shapps, has declared Britain's willingness to take direct action against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. Defense Secretary Grant Shapps, speaking on Monday, expressed Britain's readiness to take direct action against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, who have been ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-31 19:20 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
The situation in Gaza continued to deteriorate on Sunday, December 31st, as the world prepares for New Year's celebrations. On a regional scale, tensions are sharply escalating in Iraq, Syria and the Red Sea. Israeli strikes pounded Gaza on Sunday as both sides near the end of a dark year, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that the war ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-24 19:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
On Sunday, December 24, the Spanish Defense Minister announced that his country would not be taking part in the coalition to protect maritime traffic from Houthi attacks. This coalition, led by the United States, is intended in particular to restore commercial lines that have been considerably disrupted since October 7. Spain will not take part ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-23 23:08 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
On Saturday, December 23, Iran denied Washington's accusations concerning its potential involvement with recent Houthi attacks in the Red Sea. Iran is the main arms supplier to this particularly well-equipped rebel group, which claims to be acting "in solidarity" with Hamas. Iran's deputy foreign minister on Saturday dismissed US accusations that ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-16 19:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The main shipping companies have announced that they are stopping transits via the Suez Canal, due to the increase of Houthi attacks in response to the Israel-Hamas conflict. The latest example is the French CMA-CGM and Swiss MSC, which announced such a measure on Saturday 16 December. Like Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, the French company CMA CGM ...