Tag Archives: Yemen

PortandTerminal.com, July 11, 2020 DUBAI – The Saudi-led military coalition fighting the Houthi group in Yemen has destroyed two explosive-laden boats in the Red Sea on Thursday, the coalition’s spokesperson said. Dryad Global and Al Jezeera are reporting that two remotely controlled boats belonged to Houthi forces were threatening navigation, according to the spokesperson’s statement carried on Saudi state news …

PortandTerminal.com, October 8, 2019 “Mr Iliopoulos had a motive to want the vessel to be damaged by fire, namely, the making of a fraudulent claim for the total loss of the vessel in the sum of some US$77 million which, if successful, would solve the serious financial difficulties in which he and his companies were at the time.” LONDON, ENGLAND …

PortandTerminal.com, September 20, 2019 WASHINGTON – While Iran has officially denied responsibility for last week’s attacks on Saudi oil facilities, the likelihood of its involvement at some level is probable. Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who have the claimed the attacks, are closely aligned with and funded by Iran. It is unlikely that an attack of this sophistication and magnitude could have …

PortandTerminal.com, September 17, 2019 Saudi Energy Minister agrees with Mike Pompeo that the drone attacks came from Iran. Production capacity has been restored he says and Aramco’s IPO is moving forward per plan. Well, that’s that then. Move on. Nothing to see here. JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA – Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman held a press conference today …

PortandTerminal.com, September 16, 2019 A strike on a critical Saudi Arabian oil facility is claimed by the Houthi rebels in Yemen. But the US says Iran is behind it. Do the Houthi rebels really have the technological capability to have done it? RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – Last weekend Saudi Arabia’s oil production was cut by half after a swarm of …

PortandTerminal.com, July 24, 2019 A stranded tanker loaded with oil off the coast of Yemen is threatening a massive environmental disaster in the Red Sea with experts describing the situation as a “floating bomb”. RAS ISA, YEMEN – An abandoned tanker loaded with oil is threatening a major environmental disaster near the coast of Yemen, the United Nations has said, amid expert warnings of …

PortandTerminal.com, July 19, 2019 DUBAI/PARIS (Reuters) – The United States is struggling to win its allies’ support for an initiative to heighten surveillance of vital Middle East oil shipping lanes because of fears it will increase tension with Iran, six sources familiar with the matter said. “The Americans have been talking to anyone interested about setting something up, mainly looking …

PortandTerminal.com, July 9, 2019 Reuters reported last night that the US Administration wants a military coalition to address the maritime threat that it feels Iran and Yemen pose to American and international security (oil) interests in the region. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States hopes to enlist allies over the next two weeks or so in a military coalition to …