The EU foreign ministers have approved the launch of a naval mission to protect navigation in the Red Sea amid an increase in attacks on cargo ships by Yemen s Houthi movement, also known as Ansar Allah, with Italy set to take over the command of the forces, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Monday
Red Sea News: The Red Sea crisis has caused significant shipping costs and times for Indian companies, leading to job losses and increased costs for small exporters. In India, small exporters, who account for 40% of the country s annual merchandise exports worth USD 450 billion, have warned that job losses have started and could soar if the attacks, which began late last year, become prolonged.
Yemen s Ansar Allah rebel movement, also known as the Houthis, is ready for a new escalation in the Red Sea and is planning to keep attacking vessels if Israel continues its ground operation in the Gaza Strip, the movement s senior political official, Mohammed Al-Bukhaiti, told ITV News on Thursday