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Days of Iran threatening global shipping over: US Central Command
The US Central Command said Iranian naval vessels threatened and harassed global shipping for decades in regional waters, “but those days are over.” The remarks were shared over X on Saturday, March…
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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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Yemen rebels threaten Red Sea strike as US aircraft carrier heads toward Iran
Dubai: Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels threatened new attacks on ships travelling through the Red Sea corridor, likely trying to back Iran as it worried Monday, January 26, about an approaching US aircraft…
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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…
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Houthis sentence 18 Yemeni UN staff to death over ‘spying for Israel’
Sanaa: A Houthi-run court in Yemen’s capital Sanaa sentenced 18 Yemeni aid workers employed by United Nations humanitarian agencies to death for allegedly spying for Israel. The ruling says that the “convicts”…
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Houthis vow to restart strikes on Israel if Gaza truce fails
Sanaa: The Houthi group warned that it would resume missile and drone attacks against Israel if the ceasefire in Gaza collapses, according to a letter sent to the Palestinian Hamas movement. The…
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Houthis detain Yemeni citizens accused of spying for Israel
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi group announced that they have arrested several Yemeni nationals accused of spying for Israel in the capital Sanaa. In a statement, the Houthis claimed the detainees were collaborating with…
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Houthi rebels detain two more UN staffers, raid homes in Yemen
United Nations: Houthi rebels detained two additional United Nations staff members and raided the homes of several others in Yemen over the last 48 hours, the latest in a series of events…
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Houthis detain 24 UN staff in Yemen’s capital
Cairo: Iranian-backed Houthi rebels detained two dozen UN employees Sunday, a day after they raided another UN facility in the capital Sanaa, a UN official said. Jean Alam, a spokesman for the…
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Houthis claim missile strike on Dutch cargo ship in Gulf of Aden
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi rebels early Wednesday claimed the attack that left a Dutch-flagged cargo ship ablaze and adrift in the Gulf of Aden, underlined the range of their weaponry and their campaign…
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Yemen’s Houthis launch missiles, drones targeting Israeli cities
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi group said it launched a long-range “hypersonic ballistic missile” and three drones on three cities in Israel. In a televised statement aired by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV, the group’s military…
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UN sounds alarm as Houthis detain 19 staffers in Yemen’s capital
United Nations: At least 19 UN employees were detained by Iranian-backed Houthis during raids on UN offices in Yemen’s capital, the United Nations said Tuesday, a higher number than originally reported. UN…
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Yemen’s Houthis launch missile at oil tanker off Saudi coast in Red Sea
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Monday they launched a missile at an oil tanker off the coast of Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea, potentially renewing their attacks targeting shipping through the…
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Houthis raid UN offices in Sanaa, detain staff members
Cairo: The Iran-backed Houthis on Sunday raided offices of the United Nations’ food and children’s agencies in Yemen’s capital, detaining at least one UN employee, officials said. Abeer Etefa, a spokesperson for…
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Houthis vow ‘dark days’ for Israel after strikes kill PM, ministers in Sanaa
Sanaa: Top officials of Yemen’s Houthi group vowed to retaliate against Israel as the group confirmed earlier in the day that Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi of the Houthi-backed government, along with several…
