*TEHRAN: An Iranian naval flotilla thwarted an overnight attack on an Iranian vessel in the Red Sea, a senior commander said Wednesday.* “The escort flotilla of the naval arm of Iran’s armed forces, headed by the destroyer Jamaran… promptly deployed to the scene last night after receiving a ...

ISLAMABAD – Foreign Office Spokespersons Abdul Hafeez Chaudhri said on Monday that every possible effort for the rescue six Pakistani nationals stranded in the Red sea for, according to reports, for more than two weeks. The Spokesperson stated the Government of Pakistan is actively pursuing ...

ISLAMABAD - Three countries claimed to be behind the missile attack on Iranian oil ship in Red Sea. A senior Iranian lawmaker has blamed the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia for the recent attack on an Iranian tanker in the Red Sea and pledged to take the matter to the United ...

United Nations: The United Nations' aid chief called for a ceasefire around Yemen's city of Hodeida, where pro-government forces are battling Huthi rebels for control of the Red Sea port. The appeal came as Western powers stepped up pressure on the Saudi-led coalition to agree to talks with the ...

RIYADH - *The Saudi-led coalition said on Thursday it had foiled a booby-trapped boat attack by Yemen’s Houthis in the Red Sea weeks after the rebels hit a Saudi oil tanker.* A statement cited by state-run Al-Ekhbariya news channel did not identify the target of the attack but the rebel-run ...

JERUSALEM: Israel would deploy its military if Iran were to try to block the Bab al-Mandeb strait that links the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday. Last week, Saudi Arabia said it was suspending oil shipments through the strait, on the main sea route ...

DUBAI: Oil prices rose to a 10-day high Thursday after Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company announced it was temporarily halting crude shipments through a strategic Red Sea shipping lane after Yemen’s Shiite rebels attacked two tankers in the strait the previous day. Futures for Brent ...

RIYADH - Yemen’s Huthi rebels have attacked a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea, causing “minor damage” to the vessel, the Saudi-led coalition said on Wednesday. The kingdom’s Al-Ekhbariya television cited the coalition saying the oil tanker was “the target of a Huthi-Iranian terrorist ...

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Navy Ship (PNS) SAIF visited Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during first Regional Maritime Security Patrol (RMSP) deployment instituted recently by the Pakistan Navy. According to a press release issued by Pakistan Navy it has deployed its first ever navy ship in Gulf of ...

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations envoy, Martin Griffiths will visit Yemen on Wednesday to try to avert a military assault on main Hodeidah port city. The United Nations fears that an assault on Red Sea port could trigger a famine imperilling millions of lives. (Reuters)