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.

The two Mexicans had been held for over a year after Houthis rebels hijacked their commercial ship, the Galaxy Leader, in Yemen.

AFTER more than a year of captivity, all 17 Filipino seafarers held hostage by Houthi rebels in Yemen are set to return to the Philippines, President Ferdinand

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,

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.

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 seafarers held captive in Yemen for more than a year have been safely released, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. announced

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

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,

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 Iranian-backed rebel group in Yemen had earlier said they would scale back attacks given the cease-fire in the conflict in Gaza.