Israel launches airstrikes targeting Houthis in Yemen, and Houthis hit back with missiles
DUBAI: Israel’s military launched airstrikes early Monday targeting ports and facilities held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, with the rebels responding with missile fire targeting Israel. The attacks came after an attack Sunday targeting a Liberian-flagged ship in the Red Sea that caught fire and took on water, later forcing its crew to abandon the vessel. […]
Read MoreHouthis warn of attacks on Israel if war breaks out in Gaza
Yemen’s Houthi rebels are fully prepared to strike if Israel resumes fighting in Gaza and does not abide by the terms of the ceasefire, Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi warned in a televised address on Tuesday (February 11). He said, “Our hands are on the trigger of our weapons, and we are ready to retaliate […]
Read MoreUN Secretary-General calls for release of human rights activists detained by Houthis
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the “immediate and unconditional” release of all human rights activists held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, Arab News reported. Yemen’s Houthi rebels have been holding dozens of UN and other human rights workers since mid-year, including 13 UN staff members who have been held since June last year. In […]
Read MoreWHO chief narrowly escapes attack on Yemen airport
At least two people have been killed in an Israeli bomb attack at the airport in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa. However, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus narrowly escaped the attack. A crew member of the plane carrying him was injured. After the Israeli attack, the WHO chief himself posted on social media, saying, […]
Read MoreUS ‘thief’, Israel ‘looters’, what else the Yemeni leader said
The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement, Abdul-Malik Badruddin al-Houthi, has alleged that the US is stealing Syrian oil. And after looting everything from Palestine, Israel is now looking at Syria’s clear water springs. This information was reported in a report by Iran’s state news agency IRNA on Friday. According to the report, al-Houthi said in […]
Read MoreTensions in Yemen will open the ‘gates of hell’
A senior official in the Arab country’s Ansarullah resistance movement has warned that the United States could pay a heavy price if tensions in Yemen increase. On Monday, Ansarullah member and acting director of Yemen’s General Corporation for Radio and Television, Abdur Rahman al-Ahnoumi, said in a post on his X account, “The US embassy […]
Read MoreHouthis claim attacks on 3 ships bound for Israel
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for attacks on three ships in the Red Sea and Arabian Sea. The group said on Monday that it was part of an effort to enforce a naval blockade on Israel. Reuters reported on Tuesday. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sariya said in a televised address that the ships were […]
Read MoreAre the Houthis becoming a new player in the Middle East?
In 2011, the Arab Spring began a power struggle in Yemen. It was thought that this would bring stability to the country; but in reality, the opposite happened. The anti-government protests that began in Tunisia that year spread to neighboring Arab countries. That is why it was named the Arab Spring. As a result, long-time […]
Read MoreAnsarullah announced to take revenge for Hudaydah attack
Ansarullah strongly condemned the Israeli bombing of Hudaydah port in Yemen and announced revenge. Nasreddin Amer, deputy head of the Yemeni armed group’s media cell, warned, “We will respond with God’s help to the new aggression of the Israeli enemy, in sha Allah.” On Sunday, the barbaric forces of Israel carried out a large-scale air […]
Read MoreIsrael’s bomb attack on Yemen’s Hudaydah city
According to various media sources, the Israeli forces have carried out a large-scale bomb attack on the Yemeni port city of Hudaydah. Israeli media reported that their air force bombed Yemen on Sunday. Local sources in Yemen also reported that the Israeli Air Force bombed the coastal city of Hudaydah. Videos posted on social media […]
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