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Suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targets ship in the Red Sea

Nov. 17, 2024 20:50 PM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a commercial ship late Sunday night traveling through the southern reaches of the Red Sea, though it caused no damage nor injuries, authorities said. The attack comes as the rebels continue...

Yemen's Houthi rebels launch drones and missiles at US warships near the Red Sea but do no damage

Nov. 12, 2024 16:00 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted two U.S. Navy warships with multiple drones and missiles as they were traveling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, but the attacks were not successful, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon press...

Soldier with Yemen's exiled government opens fire, killing 2 Saudi troops and wounding another

Nov. 10, 2024 08:40 AM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A soldier for Yemen’s exiled government opened fire on Saudi troops as they exercised in eastern Yemen, killing two of them and wounding another in a rare insider attack during the kingdom's nearly decadelong war there, officials said Saturday. ...

Yemen's Houthi rebels shoot down what they say was a US drone as American military investigates

Nov. 08, 2024 09:01 AM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels shot down what they described as an American drone early Friday, potentially the latest downing of a U.S. spy drone as the militants continue their attacks on the Red Sea corridor. The U.S. military acknowledged the videos...

Iran’s help has transformed Yemen's Houthi rebels into a potent military force, UN experts say

Nov. 03, 2024 10:40 AM EST

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...

Yemen's Houthi rebels target ship in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off Red Sea

Oct. 28, 2024 22:45 PM EDT

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

Oct. 17, 2024 06:34 AM EDT

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

Oct. 15, 2024 20:49 PM EDT

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

Oct. 10, 2024 14:17 PM EDT

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

Oct. 07, 2024 07:48 AM EDT

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...