ATHENS: Rescuers pulled six crew members alive from the Red Sea after Houthi militants attacked and sank a second ship this week, while the fate of another 15 was unknown after the Iran-aligned group said they held some of the seafarers. The Houthis claimed responsibility for the assault that maritime officials say killed four of … Read more
The Houthi militia in Yemen has vowed to retaliate after President Trump ordered large-scale military strikes on targets controlled by the group that it says killed at least 53 people. The group, which is backed by Iran, said that women and children were among those killed in the strikes on Saturday, the most significant U.S. … Read more
हिज्बुल्लाह चीफ हसन नसरल्लाह मारा जा चुका है. लेबनान से लेकर ईरान तक शोक मनाया जा रहा है. पांच दिन के शो का ऐलान किया गया है. घर, दफ्तर और बाजार सब बंद है. लेबनान-इजरायल जंग को लेकर दुनिया भर में प्रतिक्रिया आ रही है. इजरायल की तरफ से बंधकों की रिहाई तक युद्ध जारी … Read more
Iran said it launched dozens of attack drones at Israel on Saturday, in an assault that could trigger a major escalation between the regional archenemies. Iran had vowed to retaliate against Israel for an airstrike on its embassy compound in Damascus, adding to concerns about the potential for further escalation of conflict in the Middle … Read more
Tankers are seen at sea on January 17, 2024 in Djibouti, Djibouti. Attacks on commercial ships by Yemen’s Houthi rebel group, who say they are acting in protest of Israel’s war in Gaza, have imperilled a vital global shipping route through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait that lies between Yemen and Djibouti and connects the Gulf of … Read more
The United States carried out an additional strike against Yemen’s Houthi forces on Friday, two officials told Reuters, after President Joe Biden’s administration vowed to protect shipping in the Red Sea. The latest strike, which one of the US officials said targeted a radar site, came a day after dozens of US and British strikes … Read more
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — After a rare six months of relative calm, Yemen’s warring sides last week failed to renew a truce deal, with calls from … Read more
Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels have made major advances on Marib city after seizing a strategic mountain in clashes that caused dozens of casualties on both sides, government sources said Friday. The Huthis and the internationally recognised government have been locked in a power struggle since 2014, when the rebels seized control of the Yemeni capital … Read more
An official from the Saudi Aramco oil company on Tuesday said customers were unaffected by an attack that came from Yemen‘s Houthi group at a petroleum products distribution plant in the north of Jeddah city. One of the facilities’ 13 tanks is currently out of action. The official described the site as a “critical facility” … Read more
Planes carrying prisoners to be exchanged by Yemen’s warring parties took off on Friday on the second day of an operation to return about 1,000 men home and help build momentum for a new push to end a catastrophic war. A Saudi-led military coalition, which supports the internationally recognised Yemeni government, and Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi … Read more