A Romanian citizen who was part of the crew of the ship Galaxy Leader and was kidnapped in Yemen has been released and is now safe, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE). The release is the result of sustained efforts by the Foreign Intelligence Service (SIE) and other

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have released the crew of the Galaxy Leader more than a year after they seized their

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have released the crew of the Galaxy Leader more than a year after they seized the Bahamas-flagged vessel off the Yemeni Red Sea coast, Houthi-owned Al Masirah TV reported on Wednesday.

The United States and Japan called on Yemen's Iran-backed rebel group Houthis to cease its attacks in the Red Sea following the release of the detained MV Galaxy Leader crew on January 22.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they have released the crew of the Galaxy Leader, a vehicle carrier seized in November 2023 at the start of their campaign in the Red Sea corridor. The rebels said they released the sailors after mediation by Oman.

Bahrain commended on Friday the success of the mediation efforts undertaken by Oman to release the crew of the Galaxy Leade

The US branded the Houthi release of the Galaxy Leader crew as insufficient and demanded a permanent end to the group’s attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. The State Department welcomed the release of the 25-strong crew from the 5,100-ceu car carrier (built 2002) but said that the ship remained “stolen property” of the rebel group.

Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo wished for the well-being and fast recovery of the 17 Filipinos held captive by Houthi rebels for 14 months. Manalo had a brief interaction with the 17 seafarers who arrived via an Oman Air flight at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport

The ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas stretched into a fifth day on Thursday. Humanitarian aid groups are working to surge food and supplies to the war-ravaged territory as Palestinians scour through mountains of rubble looking for bodies of those killed by Israeli bombardments during the 15-month war.

In a significant shift in US foreign policy, former President Donald Trump has initiated a process to reclassify Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels, also known as Ansar Allah, as a terrorist organization.

The Houthi rebels in Yemen have released the crew of the Galaxy Leader, a commercial vessel seized over a year ago in the Red Sea, marking a significant development in their ongoing campaign of maritime attacks.