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Iran’s help has transformed Yemen's Houthi rebels into a potent military force, UN experts say
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have been transformed from a local armed group with limited capabilities to a powerful military organization with support from Iran, Iraqi armed groups, Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants and others, U.N. experts said in a new report. The...
UN says Yemen risks being dragged into Mideast conflict that could spiral out of control
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Yemen risks being dragged further into the military escalation in the Middle East that keeps intensifying and could spiral out of control, the U.N. special envoy for the Arab world’s poorest nation said Tuesday. Hans Grundberg told the U.N. Security Council...
ICRC visits the crew of hijacked ship for the 2nd time since being detained in Yemen
CAIRO (AP) — A team of the international Red Cross visited a 25-member crew on board of the Galaxy Leader vessel, which was hijacked last year by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels and is docked in the port city of Hodeidah— a Houthi stronghold. The International Committee of the Red...
Yemen's Houthi rebels claim they shot down another US MQ-9 drone
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed early Sunday they shot down another American-made MQ-9 drone flying over the country, marking potentially the latest downing of the multimillion-dollar surveillance aircraft. The U.S. launched airstrikes over Houthi-controlled...
14 killed in a car crash in war-torn Yemen, state media report
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A passenger bus overturned while driving Sunday in a mountainous area in southwestern Yemen, killing at least 14 people, state-run media reported. The vehicle was traveling on a highway overlooking a rocky area in the Maqatra district when it suffered a...
Floods in Yemen kill at least 33 people, damage more than 200 homes
CAIRO (AP) — Floods that swept through a district in northern Yemen this week have killed at least 33 people and damaged more than 200 houses, a local official said. Heavy rains that began Tuesday as part of Yemen’s monsoon season have caused major flooding and unleashed...
Monsoon floods tear through a village in Yemen and kill 13 people
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Rescue workers in northern Yemen have recovered the bodies of 13 people who went missing after a flash flood inundated a village, authorities said Wednesday, as officials said 99 people have been killed since the start of heavy seasonal rains. Yemen's current...
Experts say famine is looming in 4 Yemeni districts as hunger surges among children
CAIRO (AP) — Famine is looming in four Yemeni districts after instances of hunger have rapidly surged among children in areas controlled by the internationally recognized government, a report by international experts said. All 117 districts in government-controlled areas are...
Yemen’s Houthis seized UN rights office in Sanaa, UN official says
CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels stormed the headquarters of the United Nations’ Human Rights Office in the capital, Sanaa, seizing documents, furniture and vehicles, a senior U.N. official said Tuesday. The seizure was the latest move in a crackdown by the Houthis on people...
Flooding in Yemen has left 30 people dead and hundreds displaced, official says
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A Yemeni official said Wednesday that 30 people have been killed and hundreds displaced in flooding in the southern city of Hodeidah following several days of heavy rains. Hodeidah Gov. Mugammad Qahim told Houthi rebel-controlled Masirah TV that the floods...
