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Yemeni security forces deploy in Aden as anger simmers over lengthy power outages

May. 15, 2024 14:44 PM EDT

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni authorities deployed security forces and armored vehicles across the port city of Aden Wednesday, as protesters were expected to take to the streets in the latest in a series of protests over hours-long electricity outages caused by a shortage of fuel for power...

Yemen's Houthi rebels acknowledge attacking a US destroyer that shot down missile in the Red Sea

May. 15, 2024 08:43 AM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels on Wednesday claimed targeting a U.S. Navy destroyer and a commercial ship in the Red Sea. However, the attack on the warship apparently happened nearly two days earlier and saw the vessel intercept the missile targeting it. ...

US calls on Iran to halt unprecedented weapons transfers to Yemen's Houthis for attacks on ships

May. 14, 2024 02:29 AM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States called on Iran on Monday to halt its transfer of an “unprecedented” amount of weaponry to Yemen’s Houthi rebels, enabling their fighters to carry out “reckless attacks” on ships in the Red Sea and elsewhere. U.S. deputy ambassador...

Portuguese-flagged ship is hit far in Arabian Sea, raising concerns over Houthi rebel capabilities

May. 01, 2024 01:09 AM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — A Portuguese-flagged container ship came under attack by a drone in the far reaches of the Arabian Sea, corresponding with a claim by Yemen's Houthi rebels that they assaulted the ship there, authorities said Tuesday. The attack on the MSC Orion, occurring some...

Missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels damages a ship in the Red Sea

Apr. 30, 2024 01:04 AM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — A missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels damaged a ship in the Red Sea on Monday, authorities said, the latest assault in their campaign against shipping in the crucial maritime route. The attack happened off the coast of Mokha, Yemen, the British military's...

Suspected al-Qaida explosion kills 6 troops loyal to secessionist group in Yemen

Apr. 29, 2024 20:54 PM EDT

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — An explosive device detonated and killed six troops loyal to a United Arab Emirates-backed secessionist group Monday in southern Yemen, a military spokesman said, the latest attack blamed on al-Qaida militants in the impoverished Arab country. The explosion hit...

Yemen's Houthi rebels claim downing US Reaper drone, release footage showing wreckage of aircraft

Apr. 28, 2024 00:35 AM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saturday claimed shooting down another of the U.S. military's MQ-9 Reaper drones, airing footage of parts that corresponded to known pieces of the unmanned aircraft. The Houthis said they shot down the Reaper with a surface-to-air missile,...

Ballistic missiles fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels damage Panama-flagged oil tanker in Red Sea

Apr. 27, 2024 01:14 AM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Ballistic missiles fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels caused “minor damage” to a Panama-flagged oil tanker traveling through the Red Sea on Friday, authorities said. The attack follows an uptick in assaults launched by the Houthis in recent days after a relative...

Ship comes under attack off coast of Yemen as Houthi rebel campaign appears to gain new speed

Apr. 25, 2024 16:41 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — A ship traveling in the Gulf of Aden came under attack Thursday, officials said, the latest assault carried out by Yemen's Houthi rebels over Israel's ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The attack comes after the U.S. military said early Thursday an allied...

US coalition warship shoots down missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels over the Gulf of Aden

Apr. 25, 2024 00:39 AM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — A warship — part of a U.S.-led coalition protecting shipping in the Mideast — intercepted an anti-ship ballistic missile fired over the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, the American military said, marking a new attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels after a recent lull. The...