Spain has decided to ban ships carrying weapons for Israel from docking at its ports, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares says.

The Yemeni army has warned that it will prevent the passage of all ships bound to the occupied territories in the Red Sea, stressing that they will become a legitimate target if they pass the country’s territorial waters.

Iran’s government figures show ports activity in the country rose by 2.2% in year to late March.

Iran’s deputy roads and urban development minister says 130,000 ships dock at the country’s ports annually in defiance of cruel US sanctions.

A group of pro-Palestinian hackers, apparently from Bangladesh, have shut down the websites of two major ports in the Israeli-occupied territories.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 1600 GMT, May 19, 2022.

Iran’s ports authority says loading/unloading at ports soared by nearly 10% in four months to late July.