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AU warns Houthi attacks threaten Red Sea maritime security
Addis Ababa: The African Union (AU) on Thursday, July 23, strongly condemned attacks claimed by Yemen’s Houthi group against commercial oil tankers in the Red Sea, warning that these actions represent a…
- Middle East
Houthis claim attack on two Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed on Thursday, July 23, to have attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, marking a fresh escalation in regional tensions and raising concerns over the…
- Middle East
Houthis announce maritime ban on Saudi Arabia
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement on Monday, July 20, announced an immediate maritime ban on Saudi Arabia, describing the measure as retaliation for what it called Riyadh’s long-running blockade of Yemen. In a…
- Middle East
Senior Houthi official warns Saudi targets ‘within range’
Sanaa: A senior Houthi official warned on Sunday, July 19, that Saudi Arabia’s “valuable targets” are within range of the group’s forces, and that the Houthis are prepared to “pay the highest…
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Dubai flights cancelled after attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport
United Arab Emirates (UAE) passengers faced disruptions on Tuesday, July 14, after many flights were cancelled due to Houthis targeting the Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia with missiles and drones. Two…
- Middle East
Cargo ship comes under attack off Yemen’s Red Sea coast
Cairo: A cargo ship came under attack Sunday off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea, the British military said, the latest maritime attack off the conflict-torn Arab country. The United…
- Middle East
Al Arabiya journalist killed in Yemen car bombing
Sanaa: A Yemeni journalist was killed in a car bombing in southeastern Yemen and investigators have been ordered to search for the culprits, the government said Thursday. Mohammed Aydah, a correspondent for…
- Middle East
Yemen’s ‘Spider-Man’ dies: Who was Al-Qa’qa’ bin Antar?
Sanaa: Al-Qa’qa’ bin Antar, a 30-year-old Yemeni adventurer known on social media as the “Spider-Man of Yemen”, has died after falling into a volcanic crater while attempting one of the daring climbs…
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Cargo ship comes under attack in Gulf of Aden off Yemen
Sanaa: Guards on board a cargo ship off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden exchanged fire on Wednesday, June 10, with gunmen in a small boat, the British military…
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Yemeni lawmaker sues US veterans over assassination attempt
San Diego: A Yemeni lawmaker says in a lawsuit that US military veterans who worked for a private security firm were hired as mercenaries to kill him in 2015 on behalf of…
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Israel faces first missile from Yemen in suspected Houthi attack
Dubai: Israel stopped a missile fired from Yemen on Saturday, March 28, the first time it had faced fire from that country since the war in the Middle East erupted last month.…
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Yemeni, Palestinian held in Hyderabad for MDMA peddling
Hyderabad: Two foreign nationals — a Yemeni and a Palestinian — were arrested by Hyderabad Police in a joint operation with the Hyderabad Narcotic Enforcement Wing (H-NEW), with officials seizing 150 grams…
- Middle East
Saudi Crown Prince sent complaint letter to UAE over Sudan, Yemen: Report
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has sent a complaint letter to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) aising concerns over Abu Dhabi’s role in the conflicts in Sudan and Yemen, according…
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When small is ugly: Somaliland, UAE emerge as new pawns of the West
Small is beautiful, but perhaps not in global geo-politics. Fragmenting a sizeable country with rich resources – a phenomenon called balkanization – is a part of the policy of imperialist forces ever…
- Middle East
What to know about latest tensions in Yemen, parties involved
Sanaa: Yemen is threatening to fracture even further, exposing a growing rift between Middle East powers Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The latest friction is among members of the Saudi-led…