The United Arab Emirates has expressed its gratitude for the Sultanate of Oman’s successful mediation efforts, leading to the release of 25 crew members from the Galaxy Leader ship. The ship had been detained off the coast of Yemen for over a year,

Yemen's Houthi rebels have freed the crew of the Galaxy Leader, a ship detained amid Red Sea tensions linked to the Israel-Hamas conflict. Mediated by Oman, the release follows a ceasefire in Gaza, but coincides with U.

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.