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Yemen’s Houthis claim seizure of Israeli cargo ship in Red Sea
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi rebels have confirmed that they have hijacked an “Israeli cargo ship” in the Red Sea. “The Houthis announce the implementation of a military operation in the Red Sea, the…
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Yemen’s Houthis declare war on Israel; missiles, drones launched
Yemen’s Houthis have declared war on Israel, military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in a statement on Tuesday, October 31. A large batch of ballistic and winged missiles and a large number of…
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2 Bahraini soldiers killed in drone attack near Saudi-Yemen border
Two Bahraini soldiers were killed and others injured in a Houthi drone attack along the border between Yemen and Saudi Arabia, the General Command of the Bahrain Defense Forces said on Monday, September 25.…
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Saudi welcomes positive results of peace talks with Houthi delegation
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Wednesday, September 20, welcomed the positive results of discussions with a Houthi delegation to support the peace process in Yemen, the Foreign Ministry said…
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Yemen’s Houthi authorities ban Swedish imports over Quran desecration row
Yemen’s Houthi movement has banned Swedish imports in protest against the burning of a copy of the holy Quran outside a mosque in Stockholm. Mohammad Sharaf Al-Mutahhar, the trade minister for the…
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Four govt soldiers killed in Houthi drone attack in Yemen
Aden: Four Yemeni government soldiers were killed in the southern province of Dhalea in a drone attack carried out by the Houthi militia, a military official told media. The Houthi militia deployed…
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Yemeni govt, Houthis conclude prisoner swap talks with ‘positive’ results
Sanaa: The Yemeni government and the Houthi militia concluded the three-day UN-sponsored talks in Jordan on the prisoner swap issue with “positive” outcomes. Majed Fadayel, spokesman for the Yemeni government delegation, told…
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Eight killed as Yemen army, tribesmen clash
Aden: Eight people were killed and at least 15 others wounded in clashes between tribal gunmen in Yemen’s northeastern oil-rich province of Marib, a government official said. Ferocious clashes erupted on Thursday…
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UN envoy to Yemen holds constructive talks with Houthi militia
Sanaa: UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg announced that he had “positive engagements” with the Houthi militia in capital Sanaa, calling on concerning parties to take bold steps to end the…
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Houthis release Yemeni military commander after 8 years
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi rebels have released a government military commander who had been detained for eight years, a Houthi official announced in a statement. Faisal Rajab, a commander in the Yemeni government…
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Saudi-Houthi talks spark optimism for ceasefire in war-torn Yemen
Sanaa: Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi militia have engaged in direct talks aimed at reviving a ceasefire in the war-torn nation, following more than eight years of deadly conflict, a government official…
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Houthi militia kidnapped 16,804 civilians in 8 years: Report
The Iranian-backed Houthi militia had kidnapped 16,804 civilians, since its seizure of power, during the period from September 2014 to the end of August 2022, according to a human rights report. The…
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Saudi Arabia: Houthi drones targets civilians, economic facilities
Riyadh: The Arab coalition in Yemen, led by Saudi Arabia, announced that in the early hours of Sunday morning the Iran-backed Houthi militia launched four attacks on the kingdom using drones that…
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Houthi shelling in Yemen kills six children
Sanaa: Shelling carried out by the Houthi militia in different areas of Yemen in the past 24 hours has led to the deaths of six children, a security official said. “In two…
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Israel to offer UAE security, intelligence support against Houthi attacks
Jerusalem: Israel has condemned Monday’s deadly Houthi attack in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and promised to offer security and intelligence assistance to the Arab country. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett wrote…
