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- World
Oil, gas prices rise as BP stops Red Sea shipments
London: Oil and natural gas prices rose sharply on Monday after BP said it would pause all shipments through the Red Sea because of increased attacks on commercial vessels by Houthi militants…
- World
Egypt monitoring Red Sea tension as ships avoid Suez Canal
Cairo: Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority (SCA) announced it was closely monitoring the impacts of military tensions in the Red Sea, following major carriers taking alternative routes due to safety concerns. SCA Chairman…
- World
Houthis claim missile attacks on 2 Israel-bound cargo ships in Red Sea
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for missile attacks on two cargo ships in the Red Sea. “We carried out a military operation against two container ships that were heading to…
- Middle East
Missile fired from Yemen intercepted by IDF over Red Sea
Tel Aviv: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday that a surface-to-surface missile, believed to have been launched from Yemen, was intercepted over the Red Sea using the long-range Arrow air…
- World
‘Toughen up’: Indian-origin billionaire backs Narayana Murthy’s 70-hr work week advice
New Delhi: Indian-American businessman and co-founder of Sun Microsystems, Vinod Khosla has backed Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy’s suggestion that India’s youth must work 70 hours every week to improve the country’s…
- Middle East
Houthis claim responsibility for attacking 2 ‘Israeli ships’ in Red Sea
Aden: Yemen’s Houthi rebel group has claimed responsibility for attacking two “Israeli ships” off Yemen’s Red Sea coast near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait. According to a statement released on Sunday by…
- Middle East
17 Filipino seafarers among hostages taken by Yemen’s Houthis
Manila: The Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday confirmed that 17 Filipino seafarers were among the crew members of a cargo vessel taken hostage by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the…
- Middle East
Yemen’s Houthis claim seizure of Israeli cargo ship in Red Sea
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi rebels have confirmed that they have hijacked an “Israeli cargo ship” in the Red Sea. “The Houthis announce the implementation of a military operation in the Red Sea, the…
- Middle East
Bear Grylls Survival Academy is coming to Saudi Arabia!
Riyadh: In an exciting development aimed at adventure seekers, Red Sea Global (RSG) and Amala announced that it is set to become the exclusive agent for the world-famous outdoor adventure brand— Bear Grylls…
- Andhra Pradesh
56 Andhra expatriates stranded in Sudan
Amaravati: A total of 56 expatriates from Andhra Pradesh are stranded in strife-torn Sudan and efforts are on to bring them back safely, officials said. Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has…
- Middle East
Operation Kaveri in full swing, MoS Muralidharan in Saudi to oversee the rescue
Jeddah: Saudi Arabia has emerged as a key country which is ferrying out stranded citizens. The Kingdom is playing a very important role in the evacuation process and India has already established…
- Middle East
Geologist’s Red Sea earthquake prediction dismissed as ‘personal opinions’
Authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have dismissed predictions about a potential quake in the Red Sea by a prominent Saudi geologist as ‘mere personal opinions’. The warning comes after…
- Middle East
Saudi to allow women in bikinis at country’s Red Sea project
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) will be allowing women to wear bikinis at the Kingdom’s giga project— Red Sea Project now known as Red Sea Destination, which is set to…
- Middle East
Mariam bin Laden becomes 1st Arab woman to swim from Saudi to Egypt
Riyadh: The Saudi swimmer and doctor, Mariam Saleh bin Laden, succeeded in swimming from her country to the coast of Egypt through the Strait of Tiran in the Red Sea, becoming the…
- Middle East
Iran briefly seizes 2 US ‘surveillance vessels’ in Red Sea
Tehran: The Iranian Navy briefly seized two “surveillance vessels” of the US Navy in the Red Sea, according to state media reports. On Thursday, while carrying out a counter-terrorism mission in the…
