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Yemen's Houthi rebels target ship in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off Red Sea
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a ship traveling through the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait off the Red Sea on Monday, though it escaped undamaged, authorities said. The attack ended an 18-day lull in reported assaults attributed to the Houthis, who...
US long-range B-2 stealth bombers target underground bunkers of Yemen's Houthi rebels
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military unleashed B-2 stealth bombers to target underground bunkers used by Yemen’s Houthi rebels early Thursday, a major escalation in the American response to the rebels' attacks on Mideast shipping lanes that appeared to be a warning to Iran as...
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...
Yemen’s Houthi rebels attack a Liberian-flagged ship in the Red Sea
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked a Liberian-flagged chemical tanker on Thursday in the Red Sea, authorities said. The attack comes as the rebels continue to threaten ships moving through the Red Sea, a waterway that once saw $1 trillion in goods...
US spends a record $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since last Oct. 7
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has spent a record of at least $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since the war in Gaza began and led to escalating conflict around the Middle East, according to a report for Brown University's Costs of War project, released Monday on the anniversary of...
US launches airstrikes by fighter jets and ships on Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military struck more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen on Friday, going after weapons systems, bases and other equipment belonging to the Iranian-backed rebels, U.S. officials confirmed. Military aircraft and warships bombed Houthi strongholds at...
Yemen's Houthi rebels are looking to gain from continuing conflict in the Middle East
CAIRO (AP) — In the days since Israel intensified its campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, including the strike that killed the militant group's leader Hassan Nasrallah, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels have been quick to show they are an important player in the complex conflicts convulsing...
Yemen's Houthi rebels launch drone boat that hits ship in Red Sea as missile strikes another
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels launched an explosive-loaded drone that crashed into one ship Tuesday in the Red Sea and a missile that exploded against another. The attacks are the rebels’ first assaults on commercial shipping in weeks as the...
Yemen's Houthi rebels claim shooting down another US-made drone as US acknowledges losing one
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed Monday they shot down another American-made MQ-9 Reaper drone over the country, with videos purportedly showing a surface-to-air missile striking it. The U.S. military acknowledged losing a drone. The claimed attack...