'Gate of Lamentation', [1] Tigrinya: ባብ ኣል ማንዳብ), the Gate of Grief or the Gate of Tears, [2] is a strait between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa. It connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and by extension the Indian Ocean.

A UAV launched from Yemen was also intercepted over the Mediterranean Sea by the Israeli Navy. Al-Masirah meanwhile stated that the U.S. and U.K.-led coalition had carried out an airstrike on the Bahis area in the Midi District [416] and the al-Ardi complex in Sanaa.

May 22, 2024 · WASHINGTON — Yemen’s Houthi rebels warned early this month that they would expand their ongoing campaign of attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea to the vessels in Mediterranean.

May 24, 2024 · Yemen's Houthis launched attacks on three ships in the Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Sea, the Iran-aligned group said on Friday, although the manager of the ship allegedly attacked...

Jan 22, 2025 · The Red Sea connects the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal. This canal is a vital maritime route, handling 15% of global trade. When attacks escalated, shipping companies opted for alternative routes, such as the Cape of Good Hope. This shift had profound effects.

The Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) attacked four Israeli-affiliated ships and an American vessel in the Mediterranean and Red Sea, the spokesperson for the YAF, Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced on Friday.

4 days ago · The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64) steams in the Mediterranean Sea, on Dec. 15, 2024. (US Navy via AP); A US aircraft carrier strike group has departed the Red Sea for Europe, weeks after the Yemeni Armed Forces announced a pause in operations after the ceasefire agreement in Gaza.

Jan 11, 2024 · The Bab el Mandeb is a 20-mile-wide, 70-mile long strait between the Horn of Africa and the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula that forms the southern entrance to the Red Sea from the...

Jun 28, 2024 · Yemen's Houthi terror group on Friday claimed responsibility for attacking a Liberia-flagged vessel in the Red Sea that a maritime agency said had survived five missiles, while also saying...

Jan 30, 2025 · The world’s major shipping companies say they won’t be sending vessels back to the Red Sea any time soon despite a pledge by Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen not to attack them as long as ...