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ADEN/DUBAI, Sept 13 (Reuters) – New strikes on Saudi Arabia and on ships in the Gulf tested nerves in the Middle East on Sunday, after an attack on a Saudi …

TAIZ, Yemen/DUBAI, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Arab states in the Gulf called off a meeting with Iran planned for Monday, while Yemen’s Houthis launched a new attack on Saudi Arabia …

By Ananda Teresia and Prasto Wardoyo JAKARTA/SURABAYA, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Hundreds of Indonesian rescuers including the coast guard and the navy raced on Monday to board a passenger ship …

By Alex Lawler and Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will run out of oil stocks for exports if it doesn’t restart its major pipeline to the …

BRUSSELS, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney wants a closer relationship with the European Union and is exploring whether his country could become an “associate member” of …

Sept 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. has asked tankers traveling through the Strait of Hormuz to sail only at specific times to guarantee military protection after Iran stepped up attacks …

CAIRO, Sept 13 (Reuters) – A vessel has been struck by an unknown projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime ?Trade Operations said early on Sunday. …

ADEN/DUBAI, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Friday, four Yemeni government sources told Reuters, moving to tighten …

LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuters) – The cost of shipping oil in the largest tankers hit record highs this week following the biggest wave of attacks on shipping since the U.S.-Iran …

SINGAPORE, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Vessel transits at the Strait of Hormuz fell to seven on Thursday from 11 the previous day, preliminary ship-tracking data showed on Friday, well below …

By Parisa Hafezi, Mohammed Ghobari and Timour Azhari DUBAI/ADEN/RIYADH, Sept 10 (Reuters) – The lightning Houthi advance down Yemen’s Red Sea coast this week came with direct guidance from Iran’s …

BEIJING, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Twenty-five people died in a fire aboard a foreign cargo vessel undergoing repairs at a state-owned shipyard in the eastern Chinese city of Qingdao on …

By Enas Alashray, Idrees Ali and Jana Choukeir CAIRO/WASHINGTON/DUBAI, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of Yemen’s port city of Mocha on Thursday and advanced down the Red …

HOUSTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Brent crude futures breached $100 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since late July, as Iran and the U.S. hit tankers in the …

LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) – A container ship arrived in Britain on Wednesday after a landmark voyage from China via the Arctic, as part of plans for more vessels to …

By Enas Alashray, Idrees Ali and Jana Choukeir CAIRO/WASHINGTON/DUBAI, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Iran said on Wednesday it had attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. …

MOSCOW, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Arctic LNG 2, a liquefied natural gas project led by Russia’s Novatek NVTK.MM, is seeking about $1 billion in damages from South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha …

By Yasmine Ghania and Hatem Maher DUBAI, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Iran said it will announce a new restricted zone in the Gulf in the coming days, along with maps …

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, Sept 7 (Reuters) – An average of 10 commodity ships transited the Strait of Hormuz per day over the past 10 days, the lowest since May, …

By Jasper Ward and Parisa Hafezi WASHINGTON/DUBAI, Sept 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. launched new air strikes on Iranian targets on Tuesday, quashing hopes that an exchange of fire last …

SEOUL, Sept 7 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country’s newest destroyer would be part of a nuclear response system and could deliver “annihilating retaliatory strikes,” …

Sept 6 (Reuters) – The U.S. aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln left Thailand on Sunday after a five-day port visit, ending a respite from an extended deployment that included operations in …

OSLO, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Norway will provide necessary assistance to Russians in the Arctic Svalbard islands following the arrest of a ship transporting passengers and supplies to the archipelago, …

By Alexandra Valencia and Yury Garcia QUITO, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Ecuador defended on Friday U.S. operations that intercepted and sank three Ecuadorean vessels this week, while relatives of some …

BEIJING, Sept 4 (Reuters) – China’s state-owned shipping giant COSCO rejected allegations it used concealed equipment on its vessels to collect intelligence for Beijing, calling the claims “totally unfounded” and …

SINGAPORE, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Four commodity vessels transited the key waterway of the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, down from nine a day earlier and well below the 10-day …

ISTANBUL, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Turkish authorities continued searching on Thursday for 10 crew members missing after a cargo ship sank off the coast of Istanbul following a collision with …

WASHINGTON/DUBAI, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Iranians and their Arab neighbors feared a return of war on Wednesday after the biggest exchange of fire between Tehran and Washington since July, with …

By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Tankers and cargo ships are transiting the Bosphorus strait adorned with nets, water tanks and tyres to try to fend off growing …

By Thomas Suen and Chalinee Thirasupa LAEM CHABANG, Thailand, Sept 2 (Reuters) – U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln arrived in port in eastern Thailand on Wednesday after 286 days …

By Emily Chow SINGAPORE, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Three liquefied natural gas cargoes loaded in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have been transferred between ships outside the Strait of …

WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) – China’s state-owned shipping giant COSCO uses concealed equipment on board its ships to spy on military communications near the coastlines of target nations including the …

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Two supertankers carrying Saudi oil were struck by unknown projectiles within minutes of each other while transiting outbound through the Strait of …

DUBAI/ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Aug 31 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump was quoted on Monday as promising to “hit them hard” after Iran launched missiles overnight at two U.S. air …

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK, Aug 31 (Reuters) – After a long deployment in the Middle East, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier will dock in Thailand’s resort city …

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, Aug 31 (Reuters) – The number of visible commodity vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz dropped to five per day over the weekend,shipping data showed on …

Aug 29 (Reuters) – A merchant ship caught fire and sank off the coast of Romania in the Black Sea on Thursday evening, likely after being hit, Romanian President Nicusor …

By Julia Harte Aug 29 (Reuters) – Since the United States went to war with Iran six months ago, Courtney Sanders has been helping soldiers’ families fill the gaps left …

By Yasmine Ghania and Ahmed Tolba DUBAI, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Iran condemned the United States’ new economic sanctions on Friday as “state terrorism,” while its supreme leader said he …

HAMBURG, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Water levels on the river Rhine in Germany remained stable this week, holding above record lows after recent rain and allowing vessels to carry larger …

By Federico Maccioni, Sarah El Safty and Siddarth S DUBAI, Aug 28 (Reuters) – The Iran war’s redrawing of the global trade map is forcing Gulf nations to retool their …

By Elwely Elwelly and Enas Alashray DUBAI/CAIRO, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Iran war mediators have placed renewed emphasis on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran agreeing to draw up …

SINGAPORE, Aug 27 (Reuters) – Shipping traffic at the Strait of Hormuz rose slightly even as a geopolitical standoff persisted between the United States and Iran, while the market also …

KYIV, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Up to 70 vessels are waiting near the Danube’s Sulina Canal for access to Ukrainian ports to load grain for export, traders and analysts said …

By Yomna Ehab and Jana Choukeir CAIRO/DUBAI, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Iran has held new talks with neighboring Oman on management of the Strait of Hormuz, blockaded over nearly six …

CAIRO/WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Iran pledged to fight back against expanded U.S. sanctions aimed at isolating its economy, expressing confidence that major trading partners would resist the pressure campaign …

SINGAPORE, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Just two tankers transited the key energy chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, for the lowest daily tally of commodity vessels since early …

HAMBURG, Aug 24 (Reuters) – The river Rhine in Germany has risen sharply after recent rain, the country’s inland navigation agency said on Monday, with vessels able to load more …

By Jatindra Dash, Nidhi Verma and Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI, Aug 23 (Reuters) – India’s Coast Guard and Navy continued search-and-rescue operations off the eastern coast on Sunday after a …

Aug 22 (Reuters) – A British Army sailing crew competing in one of yachting’s most demanding races found themselves conducting an impromptu wildlife rescue 70 nautical miles from shore when …