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Zero-fail mission: Inside the US campaign to stop Red Sea attacks by Yemen’s Houthis

Zero-fail mission: Inside the US campaign to stop Red Sea attacks by Yemen’s Houthis

Early Wednesday morning, an alert was put out on the speakers of the Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier following the detection of a potential d…

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Russian, Chinese ships assured safe passage in Red Sea, Houthis claim

Russian, Chinese ships assured safe passage in Red Sea, Houthis claim

Yemen’s Houthis promised Russia and China that their ships would not be targeted as they transited the Red Sea, a senior figure from the grou…

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Yemeni Houthis' Indian Ocean threats face skepticism, raise concerns over weapons proliferation

Yemeni Houthis' Indian Ocean threats face skepticism, raise concerns over weapons proliferation

Abdul Malik al-Houthi, the leader of Yemen's Houthi group, raised alarms earlier this month with his declaration of intent to disrupt maritime traf…

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Yemen : Kremlin says it’s unaware of Houthi security guarantees for Russian ships in Red Sea

Yemen : Kremlin says it’s unaware of Houthi security guarantees for Russian ships in Red Sea

The Kremlin said on Friday it was unaware of any security guarantees extended by Yemen’s Houthis toward Russian and Chinese cargo ships in th…

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US Says Yemen's Houthis Attacked Ships at Least 50 Times

US Says Yemen's Houthis Attacked Ships at Least 50 Times

The Houthis have attacked civilian and military ships sailing off Yemen's shores at least 50 times since their assaults began late last year, a sen…

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US blacklists tanker linked to Houthi financial supporter

US blacklists tanker linked to Houthi financial supporter

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has blacklisted a tanker for transferring oil linked to a Houthi financi…

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U.S. sanctions Houthi-linked vessel Lady Sofia

U.S. sanctions Houthi-linked vessel Lady Sofia

Continuing to try to stem the flow of Iranian funding to the Houthis, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control…

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UN Special Envoy for Yemen holds meetings in Washington DC

UN Special Envoy for Yemen holds meetings in Washington DC

Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, held meetings with senior American officials in Washington DC today to discuss re…

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Former Commander of the US Central Command "Votel" : Iran Can Be Deterred in Yemen

Former Commander of the US Central Command "Votel" : Iran Can Be Deterred in Yemen

Former Commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) General Joseph Votel called for increasing pressure on the Houthi militias in Yemen and their…

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Yemen : Houthis, Hamas discuss 'expanding confrontations' with Israel

Yemen : Houthis, Hamas discuss 'expanding confrontations' with Israel

Houthi attacks on Israel-linked ships since the start of Israel's war on Gaza have disrupted global trade through the Red Sea, actions the rebels s…

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Rubymar Follows SAFER’s Fate...6 Months Needed to Consider its Recovery

Rubymar Follows SAFER’s Fate...6 Months Needed to Consider its Recovery

Well-informed Yemeni government sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that a joint plan was approved by representatives of the government and United Nations…

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U.S. attempts to stop arms smuggling to Yemen with limited resources

U.S. attempts to stop arms smuggling to Yemen with limited resources

The Biden administration is expanding efforts to surveil and intercept Iranian weapons being smuggled to Yemen, where Houthi militants have staged…

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Hamas, Houthis hold rare meeting: AFP

Hamas, Houthis hold rare meeting: AFP

Senior figures from Hamas and Yemen's Houthis militants held a rare meeting last week to discuss coordinating their actions against Israel, Palesti…

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Houthi’s Red Sea Ramadan threat shows need to ramp international pressure

Houthi’s Red Sea Ramadan threat shows need to ramp international pressure

Threats by the Iranian-backed Houthis to escalate drone and missile attacks on international commercial shipping in the Red Sea during the holy mon…

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Red Sea crisis reduces Ramadan cheer for war-torn Yemen

Red Sea crisis reduces Ramadan cheer for war-torn Yemen

Months of missile attacks across the Red Sea are casting a shadow over Ramadan in war-torn Yemen, contributing to rising prices as many struggle to…

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Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Yemen

Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Yemen

Ambassador Robert Wood ,Alternative Representative for Special Political Affairs said in UN Security Council Briefing on Yemen that the Houthi thre…

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Red Sea : Iranian ‘Spy Ship’ in Spotlight as U.S. Seeks Retaliation Against Tehran

Red Sea : Iranian ‘Spy Ship’ in Spotlight as U.S. Seeks Retaliation Against Tehran

Media reports have recently focused on the Behshad, an Iranian vessel in the Red Sea, amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran.&…

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Houthi attacks underscore failures of Biden Red Sea strategy

Houthi attacks underscore failures of Biden Red Sea strategy

The latest Houthi strike in the Red Sea has for the first time killed civilians — three workers on a Barbados-flagged cargo ship — unde…

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Red Sea crisis : Netherlands to reportedly send frigate to Red Sea

Red Sea crisis : Netherlands to reportedly send frigate to Red Sea

Dutch Council of Ministers is expected to approve on Friday the deployment of an air defense and command frigate with 200 soldiers in the Red Sea,…

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Women Empowerment: A Key Pillar of Societal progress in Yemen

Women Empowerment: A Key Pillar of Societal progress in Yemen

On the occasion of International Women's Day, celebrated annually on March 8, the European Union (EU) and he United Nations Educational, Scientific…

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