A boat capsized off the coast of Yemen, killing 49 migrants and leaving 140 others missing, the International Organization for Migration or IOM said on Tuesday. The vessel, carrying 260 migrants, capsized near Alghareef Point in Shabwah governorate. Among the dead were 31 women and six children. According to survivors, the boat departed from B...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Monday that its partner forces destroyed one uncrewed aerial system (UAS) launched by Yemen’s Houthi group over the Gulf of Aden. “There were no injuries reported by U.S., coalition or merchant vessels,” CENTCOM said, adding the UAS presented an “imminent threat” t...
Sanaa, Yemen – AFP Yemen’s Huthi group said Sunday it targeted ships off the country’s coast with missiles and drones after maritime security firms said two vessels had caught fire after being hit by projectiles. The strikes are the latest in a flurry of attacks by the group which has been targeting ships in the […]
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Eleven people working for the UN have been detained by the Yemeni Houthi group, the global body’s spokesman has confirmed. “I can confirm to you that the Houthi de-facto authorities have detained 11 United Nations national personnel working in Yemen,” said Stephane Dujarric at a news conference. ...
US Central Command (CENTCOM) says it destroyed a drone operated by the Yemeni Houthi group over the southern Red Sea. The Houthis have been targeting Israeli-linked cargo ships in the Red Sea in solidarity with Gaza, in which Israel has killed over 36,000 Palestinians since October, most of them children and women. The Red Sea […]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – AFP Yemen’s Huthis on Friday threatened to extend their attacks on Israel-bound shipping to the Mediterranean after months of strikes on vessels in the Red Sea. The Iran-backed Huthis, who say they are acting in support of Palestinians of Gaza which has been ravaged by Israel, said the escalation would...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces destroyed an anti-ship ballistic missile launched over the Red Sea on Thursday by Yemen’s Houthi group. “There were no injuries or damage reported by U.S., coalition or commercial ships,” CENTCOM said on X. CENTCOM said it determined that the missile presented...
ANKARA (AA) – The US destroyed unmanned aerial systems launched by Yemen’s Houthi group, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Thursday. “Between 6:00 and 10:56 p.m. (Sanaa time) on March 28, and for the second day in a row, United States Central Command successfully engaged and destroyed four unmanned aerial systems (UAS) launched by...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – Civilians were killed in US-UK airstrikes in Yemen early Sunday, according to the Houthi group. The Houthi-run Human Rights Ministry said that more than 15 strikes targeted several provinces, including the capital Sanaa. A number of civilians were killed and injured in the attacks, the ministry said, without giving an exact...
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AA) – Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman has held talks with Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak on a UN roadmap to end the civil war in Yemen. The discussions covered efforts to support peace talks between Yemen’s warring rivals to help restore stability to the Arab country, the […]
