Gulf of Aden

This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. (AP Photo)

Guards on famed yacht open fire off Yemen; 1 reported killed

Armed private guards aboard a famous yacht once owned by the late Welsh actor Richard Burton have fired on approaching ships in the Gulf of Aden, off the coast of Yemen, sparking an intense gunfight.

Smoke is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Terrified Sudanese are fleeing their homes in the capital Khartoum, witnesses say, after an internationally brokered cease-fire failed and rival forces battled in the capital for a fifth day. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

US military prepares for possible Sudan embassy evacuation

FILE - Britain's Mo Farah poses for the media at a photocall near Tower Bridge in London, Tuesday, April 17, 2018. It is hard to be first. Mo Farah this week went from being a gold medal-winning runner to the most prominent person ever to come forward as a victim of people trafficking. The four-time Olympic champion’s decision to tell the story of how he was exploited as a child gives a face to the often faceless victims of modern slavery, highlighting a crime that is often conflated with illegal immigration. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, FILE)

Mo Farah’s story draws horror, understanding in Somalia

In this handout infrared photo from the U.S. Marine Corps, the USS Portland fires a laser weapon system at a target floating in the Gulf of Aden on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. The U.S. Navy announced Wednesday it tested a laser weapon and destroyed a floating target in the Mideast, a system that could be used to counter bomb-laden drone boats deployed by Yemen's Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. (Staff Sgt. Donald Holbert/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)

US Navy fires laser weapon in Mideast amid drone boat threat

Anti-war activists stage a rally against the South Korean government's decision to send troops to Hormuz Strait, near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. South Korean government on Tuesday said in a press release that the government had decided to send troops to Hormuz Strait to protect South Korean citizens and guarantee the freedom of navigation in the region. The sign reads "We oppose dispatch of Hormuz Strait." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

S. Korea naval unit to expand operations to Strait of Hormuz

UN council demands Yemen’s Houthis release UAE ship and crew

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Friday condemned the seizure of a United Arab Emirates ship and demanded that Yemen’s Houthi rebels immediately release the vessel and its crew.

US, Israel and Gulf Arab allies launch joint Red Sea drill

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Naval forces from the United States, Israel and two Gulf Arab states are taking part in a joint security drill in the Red Sea, a vital shipping route that feeds into the Suez Canal.

Cargo ship attacked off Yemen under unclear circumstances

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A cargo ship traveling past Yemen in the Gulf of Aden came under attack in unclear circumstances, maritime authorities said Saturday.

In this July 15, 2019 photo, Ethiopian migrants are led by a smuggler to a disembarking point on the uninhabited coast outside the town of Obock, Djibouti, on the shore closest to Yemen. Long lines of migrants descend single file down mountain slopes to the rocky coastal plain, where many lay eyes on the sea for first time, and eventually board the boats. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Migrants endure rape and torture on route through Yemen

RAS AL-ARA, Yemen (AP) — Zahra struggled in the blue waters of the Gulf of Aden, grasping for the hands of fellow migrants.

Migrants endure rape and torture on route through Yemen

RAS AL-ARA, Yemen (AP) — Zahra struggled in the blue waters of the Gulf of Aden, grasping for the hands of fellow migrants.

In this photo made available Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, a team from the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham inspects weapons seized from vessels in the Gulf of Aden. A U.S. military video released early Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, purported to show small ships in the Gulf of Aden smuggling weapons amid the ongoing war in Yemen, with officials saying they seized over 1,000 arms from the vessels. (U.S. Navy via AP)

US Navy seizes 1,000 smuggled rifles off war-torn Yemen

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military said early Friday it seized over 1,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles being smuggled by small ships in the Gulf of Aden amid the ongoing war in nearby Yemen.