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

Two men will face trial next year for allegedly attacking a journalist working for an Iranian television channel. Nandito Badea, 20, and George Stana, 24, both from Romania, are charged with wounding with intent over the stabbing of Iran International's Pouria Zeraati in Wimbledon last March.

According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (special branch) Milind Mohite, of the 53 illegal immigrants deported, 19, all of them women, were from Uganda. Besides, 10 were from Nigeria, eight from Yemen, seven from Afghanistan, three from Bangladesh and one each from Congo, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Russia and Thailand.

Al-Masirah TV, affiliated with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, reported that 25 crew members of the Galaxy Leader ship have been freed after 14 months.

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

The Iran-backed Yemen-based Houthi militia has released the crew of the Galaxy Leader cargo ship, more than a year after it seized the vessel as part of a maritime blockade in the Middle East during Israel's war in Gaza.

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.

DUBAI - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have released the crew of the Galaxy Leader more than a year after they seized the vessel off the coast of Yemen, Al Masirah TV reported on Wednesday. Read more at straitstimes.

Asked by the host about what’s the risk of Georgian government aligning with Russia, China and Iran Salome Zurabishvili said: “It’s about losing the strategic interest of America in this central region of the Caucasus,” adding that this would be detrimental for the US interests in the larger Black Sea region.

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels said Wednesday they released the crew of the Galaxy Leader, a ship they 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.

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have released the crew of the Galaxy Leader more than a year after they seized their Bahamas-flagged vessel off the Yemeni Red Sea coast, Houthi-owned Al Masirah TV reported on Wednesday (Jan 22).