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UN Envoy in Rare Yemen Visit to Push for Peace

This is Beirut, 06/01 21:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hans Grundberg, the United Nation's special envoy for war-torn Yemen, arrived Monday in the rebel-held capital in a bid to breathe life into peace talks, his office said. Grundberg last visited the capital Sanaa, controlled by the Iran-backed Houthis, in May 2023 for meetings with the rebels' leaders in an earlier effort to advance a roadmap for ...

Yemen's Houthis a "Nuisance" and "Menace" for Israel Despite Weakened Iran

This is Beirut, 01/01 10:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel's devastating campaigns against Iran's regional allies have severely weakened its arch-enemy's ability to project its power, but Yemen's Tehran-backed Houthis remain a stubborn thorn in its side, analysts say. With the ranks of Hamas and Hezbollah decimated after more than a year of war, and with the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria ...

US Strikes Houthi Targets in Yemen Capital and Coast

This is Beirut, 2024-12-31 16:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The US military said Tuesday its forces had hit Houthi targets in Yemen's capital that the Iran-backed rebels used to attack American warships and commercial vessels. The attacks began Monday and were carried out by US Navy ships and aircraft that also struck Houthi-controlled coastal regions of Yemen, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said. It ...

Houthis Say New Airstrikes Hit Northern Yemen

This is Beirut, 2024-12-28 16:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Houthis said new airstrikes hit northern Yemen on Saturday, shortly after claiming responsibility for a missile attack on Israel. A Houthi military statement reported that the airstrikes targeted the Buhais area in the Medi district of Hajjah province, attributing the attacks to "US-British aggression." There was no immediate comment from ...

Israel Intercepts a Missile From Yemen The Day After a Strike On Sanaa

This is Beirut, 2024-12-28 04:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen early Saturday, a day after the Houthi-held capital Sanaa was hit by fresh air strikes. Sirens sounded in areas of Jerusalem and the Dead Sea on Saturday as "a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted... prior to crossing into Israeli territory", the Israeli ...

Airstrike Hits Yemen's Capital, Houthis Blame US and UK

This is Beirut, 2024-12-27 22:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A fresh air strike hit Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa on Friday, the Iran-backed Houthis said, after they claimed to have carried out new attacks on Israel amid mounting hostilities. The strike comes a day after Israeli air raids hit Sanaa international airport and other targets in Yemen, as the head of the UN's World Health Organization was ...

Huthis Claim New Attacks on Israel After Strikes Hit Yemen Airport

This is Beirut, 2024-12-27 11:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Yemen's Huthi rebels on Friday said they fired a missile at Israel's Ben Gurion airport, after Israel's military reported a missile had been intercepted. The new rebel claim came a day after Israeli raids pounded Sanaa's international airport and other targets in Houthi-held areas of Yemen. A Huthi statement said they also launched drones at Tel ...

Deadly Israeli Raids in Yemen During Visit By WHO Boss

This is Beirut, 2024-12-27 02:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israeli strikes on Thursday targeted sites controlled by Houthi rebels in Yemen, including Sanaa airport, where the head of the WHO was visiting, killing at least six people according to the insurgents. The Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, was at the capital's airport at the time of the bombing and ...

Israel Conducts Airstrikes on Critical Infrastructure in Yemen

This is Beirut, 2024-12-26 18:27 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel launched a series of airstrikes on Yemen on Thursday, with seven strikes hitting Sanaa and three targeting Hodeidah. According to Al-Hadath, the strikes reportedly targeted Sanaa airport, the adjacent Al-Dailami base, Hodeidah port and key energy and oil facilities, notably the Hezyaz central power station, causing significant damage to the ...

Netanyahu Vows to Act With 'Force, Determination' Against Yemen's Houthis

This is Beirut, 2024-12-22 20:48 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday vowed to retaliate against Yemen's Houthi rebels after they fired a missile at Tel Aviv, warning that Israel would target what he described as the last remaining arm of "Iran's axis of evil". The Houthis struck Israel's commercial hub on Saturday with what they claimed was ...

US Strikes Houthi Targets in Yemen's Capital

This is Beirut, 2024-12-21 23:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States said it conducted strikes on Houthi targets in the rebel-held capital Sanaa on Saturday, including what it said was a missile storage center and a "command-and-control facility." During the operation, American forces also shot down multiple Houthi drones and an anti-ship cruise missile over the Red Sea, the US Central Command ...

Houthis Say they Targeted Israel with Missile

This is Beirut, 2024-12-01 16:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Houthis said they fired a missile at central Israel on Sunday, as Israeli forces announced they had intercepted a "projectile". The Iran-backed rebels "carried out a targeting operation against a vital target" in the Tel Aviv area using a "hypersonic missile", a Houthi statement said. An Israeli armed forces ...

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