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Four Crew Killed in Attack on M/V Eternity C as Houthis Renew Red Sea Assaults
By Jonathan Saul, Renee Maltezou LONDON/ATHENS, July 8 (Reuters) – Four seafarers on the Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier Eternity C were killed in a drone and speedboat attack off Yemen, an official with knowledge of the issue said...

Houthis take ‘several’ of sunk bulker’s crew
SEVERAL members of a bulk carrier sunk in the Red Sea earlier today are now in the hands of the Houthis, after a statement from the group said it had “rescued” individuals from the water. The Liberia-flagged, 2012-built, 36,380 dwt Eternity C...

Grand Kru County LDEA Destroys $43,406USD Confiscated Illicit Drugs in Barclayville City
By James Myking Suah Barclayville City, Grand Kru County – In a powerful demonstration of their commitment to combating drug abuse, the Grand Kru County Detachment of the Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency (LDEA) marked International Drugs Day by...

'I Expect More Disasters To Happen'
'Even one accident can cause problems for the entire coastal system.' IMAGE: The Liberia-flagged container vessel MSC ELSA 3 sank off the Kerala coast soon after departing Vizhinjam port, May 24, 2025. Photograph: ANI Photo To the political...

IAEA Director General Visits Five African Countries To Support Health and Development
The IAEA Director General was in Africa last week, to reaffirm the IAEA’s commitment to advancing development goals through nuclear technologies, with a particular focus on cancer care. Rafael Mariano Grossi visited Ethiopia, Rwanda, Malawi, Kenya...

“Investigate WFP, Not Me” – Ex-Finance Minister Sounds Caveat to Government, Denies Involvement in COVID-19 Funds Misuse
MONROVIA – Former Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah has called on the Government of Liberia to redirect its investigation of the COVID-19 stimulus fund to the World Food Programme (WFP) instead of targeting him. By Obediah...

Yemen's Houthis claim attack on Eternity C cargo ship in Red Sea
Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Wednesday admitted attacking and sinking the cargo ship Eternity C in the Red Sea, their second such sinking in recent days. The Liberian-flagged vessel was badly damaged in an attack that started on Monday and continued...

Who Is Behind LACRA Boss Suspension?
Just weeks after his entity was designated as the best performing government institution, Mr. Christopher D. Sankolo, Director General of Liberia Agriculture and Regulatory Commodity (LACRA), received a brutal punishment from his boss, President...

FAWUL wants amendments to Decent Work Act passed
The Firestone Agricultural Workers Union of Liberia (FAWUL) criticizes delay in passing key amendments to the Decent Work Act of Liberia. By Stephen G. Fellajuah Monrovia, Liberia; July 9, 2025 – The President of the Firestone Agricultural Workers...

Houthi rebels attack second vessel in Red Sea, killing three
Open this photo in gallery:The Eternity C carrier had been heading north toward the Suez Canal when it was attacked by drones and men in small boats.Sinisa Aljinovic/The Associated Press An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a Liberian-flagged...

“If the change we seek is not now,Then when? If it is not you, then who? If it’s not here, then where?”
By Prince Menkalo Gbieu President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is poised to end Liberia’s long struggle to achieve transparency, accountability, patriotism, and national reconciliation—an effort that has persistently been stalled for decades. His recent...

Houthi drone attack kills two crew members on Greek-owned ship in Red Sea
Red Sea [Yemen], July 8 (ANI): Two crew members of the Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned bulk carrier Eternity C were killed in a sea drone and speedboat attack off Yemen on Monday night, Liberia's delegation told a meeting of the UN's International...

Two Crew Dead in ‘Continuous Attack’ on M/V Eternity C in Red Sea
ATHENS/LONDON, July 8 (Reuters) – Two crew members of the Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier Eternity C were killed in a drone and speedboat attack off Yemen on Monday evening, Liberia’s shipping delegation told a meeting of the...

Race on to rescue bulker crew after four left dead by Houthi terror
RESCUERS are battling to save the crew of a bulk carrier sunk by the Houthis after the Iran-backed proxy resumed its campaign of terror on shipping this week. The Liberia-flagged, 2012-built, 36,380 dwt Eternity C (IMO: 9588249) was first attacked...

Middle East: Houthis claim deadly Red Sea attack on ship
Skip next section Houthis say they sink second ship in Red Sea this week 07/09/2025July 9, 2025Houthis say they sink second ship in Red Sea this week Yemen's Houthis claim they have sunk the Greek-operated, Liberia-flagged vessel Eternity C in the...

Two crew killed in attack on Greek vessel in Red Sea
Two crew members of the Liberia-flagged, Greek-operated, bulk carrier Eternity C were killed after an attack by sea drones and speedboats off Yemen on Monday evening, Liberia's shipping delegation told a meeting of the UN shipping agency IMO on...

Latest Red Sea attack on Greek ship kills four crew, wounds two
A drone and speedboat attack off Yemen killed four seafarers on a Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier, an official with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday, the second incident in a day, following months of calm. Traffic in the Red...

'Declare Vizhinjam Shipwreck A National Disaster'
'It concerns the sea and the security of the nation. What has happened is a big tragedy.' IMAGE: Liberia-flagged container vessel MSC ELSA 3 sank off the Kerala coast soon after departing Vizhinjam port, May 24, 2025. Photograph: ANI Photo On May...

Will Mauritania join the Abraham Accords with Israel?
President Ghazouani is in Washington to attend a scaled-down US-Africa summit alongside leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia and Senegal. [Getty] Mauritania's ambassador to the United States has denied reports that President Mohamed Ould...

Mike McNeill’s Diary for Thursday, July 10, 2025: Welcome, Albemarle Corporation
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