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2 US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent 'friendly fire' incident, US military says

Dec. 22, 2024 21:11 PM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the U.S military said, marking the most serious incident to threaten troops in over a year of America targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels. Both...

A rocket from Yemen strikes Tel Aviv, injuring 16, and Palestinians mourn a dozen children in Gaza

Dec. 21, 2024 16:34 PM EST

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of Tel Aviv overnight, leaving 16 people injured by shattered glass, the Israeli military said Saturday, days after Israeli airstrikes hit Houthi rebels who have been launching missiles in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. ...

What will Syria's future look like? The answer could lie in other Arab countries' recent pasts

Dec. 20, 2024 12:30 PM EST

CAIRO (AP) — Even with hopes running high, so much can go wrong when a country ousts a longtime dictator and tries to start anew. The Middle Eastern and North African nations that attempted to transition to democracy in recent years can attest to that. Now it's Syria's turn to try...

International students urged to return to US campuses before Trump inauguration

Dec. 20, 2024 08:33 AM EST

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A growing number of U.S. colleges and universities are advising international students to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated, over concerns that he might impose travel bans like he did during his first administration. More than...

Middle East latest: Israeli strike on a Gaza school kills 17 people sheltering there

Dec. 19, 2024 19:51 PM EST

Israeli airstrikes slammed into two schools sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza City on Thursday, a Health Ministry official said, killing at least 17 people including five children in one of the schools. Rescue workers said at 30 people were also wounded across both locations. ...

Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen's rebel-held capital and port city after Houthi attack targets Israel

Dec. 19, 2024 08:31 AM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A series of intense Israeli airstrikes shook Yemen's rebel-held capital and a port city early Thursday and killed at least nine people, officials said, shortly after a Houthi missile targeted central Israel. Thursday’s strikes risk further...

US repatriates 3 Guantanamo Bay detainees, including one held 17 years without charge

Dec. 19, 2024 00:29 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has transferred two Malaysian detainees at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. military prison to their home country, after they pleaded guilty to charges related to deadly 2002 bombings in Bali and agreed to testify against the alleged ringleader of that and other attacks, the...

At least 9 people killed in Israeli attacks on Yemen, Houthi-controlled satellite channel reports

Dec. 19, 2024 00:14 AM EST
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — At least 9 people killed in Israeli attacks on Yemen, Houthi-controlled satellite channel reports.

Israel's military says it conducted airstrikes targeting Houthi rebel sites in Yemen

Dec. 18, 2024 22:53 PM EST
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel's military says it conducted airstrikes targeting Houthi rebel sites in Yemen.

US Navy destroys Houthi missiles and drones targeting American ships in Gulf of Aden

Dec. 01, 2024 23:24 PM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Navy destroyers shot down seven missiles and drones fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels at the warships and three American merchant vessels they were escorting through the Gulf of Aden. No damage or injuries were reported. U.S. Central Command...