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US military acknowledges Yemen's Houthi rebels shot down 2 MQ-9 Reaper drones

Sep. 17, 2024 22:52 PM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels shot down two American MQ-9 Reaper drones in under a week, the United States military acknowledged Wednesday, further highlighting the regional spread of the Israel-Hamas war. As the one-year anniversary of the war...

Burning oil tanker is safely towed away from Yemen after rebel attacks

Sep. 16, 2024 20:26 PM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Salvagers successfully towed a Greek-flagged oil tanker ablaze for weeks after attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels to a safe area without any oil spill, a European Union naval mission said Monday. The Sounion reached waters away from Yemen as the...

Salvagers launch new attempt to tow an oil tanker blown up by Yemen's Houthi rebels

Sep. 14, 2024 21:20 PM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A new attempt has begun to try to salvage an oil tanker burning in the Red Sea after attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, a European Union naval mission said Saturday. The EU’s Operation Aspides published images dated Saturday of its vessels...

UN is cutting back on Yemen activities after crackdown by Houthi rebels on humanitarian staff

Sep. 12, 2024 13:43 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is cutting back its activities in Yemen in response to a crackdown by Houthi rebels on staff working for the U.N. and other humanitarian, human rights, development and education organizations, the top U.N. aid official said Thursday. Acting...

Yemen's Houthi rebels claim they shot down another US MQ-9 drone

Sep. 08, 2024 21:30 PM EDT

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...

Salvagers abandon effort to tow burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen's Houthi rebels

Sep. 04, 2024 02:28 AM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Salvagers abandoned an initial effort to tow away a burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen's Houthi rebels as it “was not safe to proceed,” a European Union naval mission said Tuesday, leaving the Sounion stranded and its 1 million barrels of...

Yemen's Houthi rebels target oil tanker in the Red Sea. US says rebels also hit Saudi-flagged tanker

Sep. 02, 2024 22:49 PM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea on Monday, authorities said, as a nearby Saudi-flagged tanker ship also allegedly came under fire from the group. The attacks are believed to be the latest in...

Yemen’s Houthi rebels fire 2 missiles at a container ship as an oil tanker burns

Aug. 31, 2024 12:51 PM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels fired two missiles targeting a Liberian-flagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden, though the projectiles splashed down nearby without causing any damage, authorities said Saturday. The attack comes after the Houthis...

Houthi video shows the Yemeni rebels planted bombs on tanker now threatening Red Sea oil spill

Aug. 30, 2024 02:53 AM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels released footage on Thursday showing their fighters boarded and placed explosives on a Greek-flagged tanker, setting off blasts that put the Red Sea at risk of a major oil spill. The vessel was abandoned earlier, after the Houthis...

Iran claims Yemen's Houthi rebels will allow rescuers to salvage oil tanker ablaze in Red Sea

Aug. 28, 2024 20:49 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have agreed to allow tugboats and rescue ships to assist a Greek-flagged oil tanker that remains ablaze in the Red Sea “in consideration of humanitarian and environmental concerns,” Iran’s mission to the United Nations claimed late Wednesday....