Yemen

Saudi Sets Up Maritime Defense Alliance to Secure Red Sea

Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it had set up a maritime defense alliance to secure navigation around the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait.

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Yemen ‘Prepared for Any Escalations’ With Houthis

Yemen's internationally recognized government said it is ready for any escalation with Houthi rebels after the Iran-backed group launched attacks and a maritime blockade targeting Saudi Arabia.

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Iran FM Says ‘No Military Solution’ to Yemen Conflict

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said there was no military solution to the escalating conflict between Saudi Arabia and Houthi rebels in Yemen, after both sides traded attacks.

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Yemen’s Houthis Threaten Attacks on Saudi Oil Facilities

Yemen's Houthis warned on Thursday they will target Saudi Arabia's oil facilities and other infrastructure if conflict escalates between the two sides, days after the airport in the rebel-held capital Sanaa was struck.

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Houthis Shot Down Saudi-Operated Reconnaissance Drone

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said they shot down a Saudi-operated reconnaissance drone on Tuesday, a day after an exchange of hostilities erupted between the two sides for the first time in years.

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Attack by Yemen’s Houthis Kills 14 Government Troops: Official

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels killed 14 troops in an attack south of the port city of Hodeidah.

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Yemen’s Houthis Claim Third Missile Attack Targeting Israel

Yemen's Houthis on Wednesday claimed a missile attack against Israel that they said was launched jointly with their backer Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah group -- the third such attack by the rebels since they entered the Middle East war.

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Israel Army Reports War’s First Missile Attack From Yemen

Israel reported a missile launch from Yemen since the Middle East war began, after Iran's Houthi allies threatened to join the fighting.

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Clashes Kill Six Separatist Supporters in South Yemen

Clashes with local security forces killed six supporters of the separatist Southern Transitional Council in southeast Yemen on Wednesday, two sources told AFP.

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Attack on Government-Allied Convoy in Yemen Kills Five

A blast targeting the convoy of a Saudi-backed armed group killed five in Yemen's southern city of Aden, officials said on Wednesday, injuring the commander of the government-allied unit.

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