Trump vows to hold Iran responsible for Houthi attacks
Washington DC, US/Aden, Yemen Reuters US President Donald Trump said on Monday he would hold Iran responsible for any attacks carried out by the Houthi group that it backs in Yemen, as his administration expanded the biggest US military operation in the Middle East since Trump returned to the White House. Responding to the Houthi […]
US vows to keep hitting Houthis until shipping attacks stop
Washington DC, US/Aden, Yemen Reuters The United States will keep attacking Yemen’s Houthis until they end attacks on shipping, the US defence secretary said on Sunday, as the Iran-aligned group signalled it could escalate in response to deadly US strikes the day before. The airstrikes, which the Houthi-run health ministry said killed at least 53 […]
Landmines imperil camel herders in Yemen
Arib, Yemen Reuters A landmine warning sign in Yemen’s Marib province reminds camel herders that their next step could be their last. After being displaced or confined to smaller areas because of war, the Bedouins hope to reclaim their traditional nomadic way of life. But finding safe land to graze is perilous. A drone view […]
Trump launches large-scale strikes on Yemen’s Houthis, at least 24 killed
Updated: 1:20pm (AEDT) Washington DC, US/Aden, Yemen Reuters US President Donald Trump launched large-scale military strikes against Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday over the group’s attacks against Red Sea shipping, killing at least 24 people at the start of a campaign expected to last many days. Trump also warned Iran, the Houthis’ main backer, that […]
Yemen’s Houthis release 153 prisoners with Red Cross support
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Yemen’s Houthis released 153 prisoners on Saturday with support from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the ICRC said in a statement. People detained by the Houthis walk on the day of their release in Sana’a, Yemen, on 25th January, 2025. PICTURE: Reuters/Khaled Abdullah The identities of the prisoners were not […]
Yemen’s Houthis free crew of ‘Galaxy Leader’ after over a year, Al Masirah TV reports
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis have released the crew of the Galaxy Leader more than a year after they seized the Bahamas-flagged vessel off the Yemeni Red Sea coast, Houthi-owned Al Masirah TV reported on Wednesday. It said the crew were handed to Oman “in coordination” with the three-day-old ceasefire in Gaza’s […]
Israel, at UN, warns Houthis risk sharing same fate as Hamas, Hezbollah
Reuters Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations issued on Monday what he called a final warning to Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militants to halt their missile attacks on Israel, saying they risked the same “miserable fate” as Hamas, Hezbollah and Syria’s Bashar al-Assad if they persisted. The ambassador, Danny Danon, also warned Tehran that Israel has […]
WHO chief describes ordeal during Israeli strike on Yemen airport
Zurich, Switzerland Reuters The head of the World Health Organization said on Friday he was not sure he was going to survive an air strike on Yemen’s main airport carried out by Israel a day earlier during a series of attacks on the Iran-aligned Houthi movement. Speaking after his ordeal at the Sana’a International Airport […]
Israel strikes Houthi targets in Yemen, killing six
Jerusalem Reuters Israel struck multiple targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen on Thursday, including Sana’a International Airport, and Houthi media said at least six people were killed. The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said he was about to board a plane at the airport when it came under […]
Israel strikes port and energy targets in Yemen
Cairo, Egypt/Jerusalem Reuters Israel launched strikes against ports and energy infrastructure in Houthi-held parts of Yemen on Thursday and threatened more attacks against the Iran-aligned militant group, which has launched hundreds of missiles at Israel over the past year. As Israeli jets were in the air, the Israeli military said it intercepted a missile headed […]