President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announced the safe release of 17 Filipino crew members of M/V Galaxy Leader, who were held captive in Yemen for more than a year. The Filipino seafarers, along with the rest of the crew of M/V Galaxy Leader,

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement has released the crew of a cargo ship more than a year after its fighters hijacked the vessel in the Red Sea, as part of its campaign of attacks in support of Hamas in its war against Israel.

MUSCAT, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Hamad Al Busaidi met here with Yemeni Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Shaya Mohsin Zindani on Wednesday to strengthen bilateral ties and discuss cooperation, Oman's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Yemen's Huthi rebels on Wednesday freed the crew of the merchant ship Galaxy Leader after detaining them for more than a year, citing the ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas as motivation.Weeks after the war in the Gaza Strip broke out on October 7,

New York: The UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg has expressed his gratitude to the Sultanate of Oman for its extensive efforts that led to the release of the crew of the Galaxy Leader ship. Grundberg deeply valued Oman’s steadfast support in this regard.

The 17 Filipino crew members of MV Galaxy Leader held hostage by Houthi rebels in Yemen were released after more than a year in captivity, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Hans Grundberg, the United Nations special envoy for Yemen, on Wednesday said the Houthi militia's release of crew of the shi

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.

Yemen's Houthi rebels said Wednesday they released the crew of the Galaxy Leader, a vehicle carrier seized in November 2023 at the start of their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea corridor over the Israel-Hamas war.

Yemen's Houthi movement says it has released the crew of the cargo ship Galaxy Leader, which its fighters seized in November 2023 at the start of their campaign of attacks on Red Sea shipping linked to the Gaza war.

The Houthis have warned they will resume attacks on international commercial shipping if Israel reneges on Gaza truce.