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Downing of drones in Red Sea ‘legitimate defense’: France

Downing of drones in Red Sea ‘legitimate defense’: France

A French frigate that shot down two drones in the Red Sea was acting in self-defense after coming under attack from the unmanned aerial vehicles, t…

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Iran Looks to Houthi Proxies to Escalate Fight With Israel

Iran Looks to Houthi Proxies to Escalate Fight With Israel

The Houthis, Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen who have launched recent drone and missile attacks on Israeli and American targets, are emerging as an…

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UKMTO receives reports of vessel ordered to alter course in southern Red Sea

UKMTO receives reports of vessel ordered to alter course in southern Red Sea

Britain’s Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said on Friday it received reports of an entity declaring itself to be the Yemeni authorit…

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Biden aide says Iran helps plan, execute attacks by Yemen's Houthis

Biden aide says Iran helps plan, execute attacks by Yemen's Houthis

The United States believes that Iran is involved in the planning and execution of drone and missile attacks by Yemen's Houthi group on Israel and s…

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Galaxy Leader ship seized by Yemen’s Houthis becomes a tourist attraction

Galaxy Leader ship seized by Yemen’s Houthis becomes a tourist attraction

The Galaxy Leader commercial ship, seized by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militants last month, has been turned into a tourist attraction for Y…

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US stock rally could wobble if tensions spike after Red Sea attacks

US stock rally could wobble if tensions spike after Red Sea attacks

An attack on an American warship and commercial vessels in the Red Sea on Sunday risks reigniting investor worries about a widening of the war betw…

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US Navy seizes attackers who held Israel-linked tanker

US Navy seizes attackers who held Israel-linked tanker

A US Navy warship has captured armed men who seized an Israeli-linked tanker off the coast of Yemen on Sunday, US defence officials say. Th…

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Israeli-owned ship targeted in suspected Iranian attack in Indian Ocean

Israeli-owned ship targeted in suspected Iranian attack in Indian Ocean

A container ship owned by an Israeli billionaire came under attack by a suspected Iranian drone in the Indian Ocean as Israel wages war on Hamas in…

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17 Filipinos among Galaxy Leader crew held by Houthis in Yemen

17 Filipinos among Galaxy Leader crew held by Houthis in Yemen

The Philippine government said on Wednesday that 17 of its citizens are among the 25 sailors held hostage by the Houthis in Yemen, as international…

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U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Lenderking’s Travel to the Gulf

U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Lenderking’s Travel to the Gulf

U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking is traveling to the Gulf this week to advance ongoing UN-led peace efforts in Yemen and support regiona…

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UN entities demand immediate release of staff detained in Yemen

UN entities demand immediate release of staff detained in Yemen

It has been two years since two staff of UNESCO and the UN Human Rights Office were detained in Sana'a, Yemen. Since then, we have not received inf…

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Yemen’s Houthis claim missile launch towards Israel , as Drone hits Israeli School

Yemen’s Houthis claim missile launch towards Israel , as Drone hits Israeli School

 A drone on Thursday hit a school in the southern Israeli resort of Eilat and Israeli air defenses later intercepted a missile over the Red Se…

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Tim Lenderking : Yemen peace efforts must not be 'squandered' during Israel-Gaza war

Tim Lenderking : Yemen peace efforts must not be 'squandered' during Israel-Gaza war

Tim Lenderking, the US special envoy to Yemen, has warned that peace efforts there must not be wasted as Washington works to contain the war in Gaz…

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Norwegian Refugee Council Urges Inclusion of Plight of Displaced Yemenis in Peace Talks

Norwegian Refugee Council Urges Inclusion of Plight of Displaced Yemenis in Peace Talks

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has urged the inclusion of the issue of three million displaced persons in Yemen in the upcoming peace talks, a…

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Millions of Yemenis Face Difficult Months Amid Increasing Food Shortage

Millions of Yemenis Face Difficult Months Amid Increasing Food Shortage

The UN expects hunger and food shortages to expand in Yemen during the next six months, as numbers of displaced persons arriving at camps have incr…

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Saudi forces on alert after clash with Iran-backed Houthis

Saudi forces on alert after clash with Iran-backed Houthis

Saudi Arabia's military has gone into a state of high alert following deadly clashes with Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who also tried t…

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Israel says missiles that hit Egypt were launched by Yemen’s Houthis at Israel

Israel says missiles that hit Egypt were launched by Yemen’s Houthis at Israel

Israel’s foreign ministry said that missiles and drones that hit Egypt on Friday were launched by the Houthi movement at Israel. &ldq…

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US says 900 troops heading to Middle East as attacks by Iran-backed groups surge

US says 900 troops heading to Middle East as attacks by Iran-backed groups surge

About 900 more US troops have arrived in the Middle East or are heading there to bolster air defenses for US personnel amid a surge in attacks by I…

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US says Iran assisting base attacks, confirms advisors in Israel

US says Iran assisting base attacks, confirms advisors in Israel

US concerns have been rising about the potential for escalation of the war between Israel and Hamas militants, although Washington has rejected cal…

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Gaza's Health ministry says more than 5,000 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza

Gaza's Health ministry says more than 5,000 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza

Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry said Monday more than 5,000 people have been killed in the battered Palestinian enclave since Israel launche…

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