Iran
Iran says it hit tanker flying Togolese flag in Hormuz
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Friday they struck an oil tanker sailing under the Togolese flag in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the state news agency IRNA.
Rescue operation underway for cargo vessel's crew in Red Sea
1 min Mena Today
A rescue operation is under way for the crew of a Panama-flagged cargo vessel that was abandoned off the port of Hodeidah in the Red Sea, three maritime security sources said on Thursday.
The crew were forced to abandon the vessel © Mena Today
A rescue operation is under way for the crew of a Panama-flagged cargo vessel that was abandoned off the port of Hodeidah in the Red Sea, three maritime security sources said on Thursday.
The cause of the incident remained unclear and the number of crew on board was not known.
The crew were forced to abandon the vessel, one of the sources told Reuters, adding that the ship experienced engine problems. Another source said an internal explosion occurred.
Iran-aligned Houthi forces have launched attacks on international shipping near Yemen since November 2023 in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza war between Hamas and Israel.
It was not clear if the latest shipping incident was linked to Houthi activity.
Reporting by Jonathan Saul and Yannis Souliotis
Related
Yemen
Yemen displacement tops 112,000 as war widens
At least 112,000 people have been displaced inside Yemen within the last two weeks as fighting continues along the country's west coast amid a renewed conflict, while nearly 3,000 have fled by sea to Djibouti, the United Nations migration agency said on Friday.
Israel
Belgrade deepens defense ties with Israel via new drone plant
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday that Serbia had opened a factory to assemble advanced Israeli-made drones, which will supply the Serbian military and armed forces in other countries.
Subscribe to our newsletter
