U.S. relists Houthis as terrorists in response to Red Sea attacks

U.S. relists Houthis as terrorists in response to Red Sea attacks

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

Iran says U.S.-U.K. attack on Houthis will fuel instability in region

Iran says U.S.-U.K. attack on Houthis will fuel instability in region

A man holds up a Palestinian flag during a demonstration in which worshippers show their support of Palestinians and condemning the U.S. and British militaries strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen, after Friday prayer in Tehran, Iran, on January 12, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Iran on Friday condemned the U.S.-British attack on Houthis in … Read more

U.S. says it downs many drones, missiles fired by Huthis over Red Sea

U.S. says it downs many drones, missiles fired by Huthis over Red Sea

U.S. military forces shot down more than a dozen attack drones and several missiles fired by Yemen-based Huthi rebels at shipping in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. “There was no damage to ships in the area or reported injuries,” the Pentagon’s Central Command said in a social media post, describing a barrage … Read more

Explosions reported in Red Sea shipping lane off Yemen coast

Explosions reported in Red Sea shipping lane off Yemen coast

DUBAI: Explosions in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen were reported on Tuesday after sightings of unmanned aircraft and missiles in two separate incidents, a British maritime authority said. Two unmanned aircraft were observed before two explosions occurred 5 nautical miles from a vessel located 50 nautical miles west of Hodeidah on Yemen’s … Read more

A failed truce renewal in Yemen could further complicate US-Saudi relations | CNN

A failed truce renewal in Yemen could further complicate US-Saudi relations | CNN

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 at war: conflict, chaos and rare joy – in pictures

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Over the past four years, photographer Giles Clarke has reported from Yemen for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), documenting the tragedy of a country devastated by war but also the resilience of its people. The photojournalism festival Visa pour l’image is featuring his work at an exhibition in Perpignan, France … Read more

Top US spy says Somalia, Yemen, Syria and Iraq represent greater terrorist threat than Afghanistan

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Terror threats emanating from Somalia, Yemen, Syria and Iraq — in particular ISIS — pose a greater danger than those that might emerge from Afghanistan, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told the annual Intelligence and National Security Summit. “In terms of the homeland, the threat right now from terrorist groups, we don’t prioritize at … Read more

The other pandemic sweeping the world: Another 291 million people won’t have enough to eat this year

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Global hunger will surge by about a third this year, driven by lingering income losses from the pandemic, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The department’s annual assessment of food security in 76 middle- and low-income nations that are past or current recipients of U.S. food aid estimates an additional 291 million people in … Read more

Huthis advance on Yemen’s Marib after seizing mountain

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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