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"despite warnings from US" ... Yemen's Houthis intensify attacks in Red Sea

"despite warnings from US" ... Yemen's Houthis intensify attacks in Red Sea

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels of Yemen have stepped up attacks in the Red Sea, one of the world's busiest shipping routes, and are determined to ke…

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US Destroyer Downs 14 Drones in Red Sea Launched From Yemen

US Destroyer Downs 14 Drones in Red Sea Launched From Yemen

An American destroyer shot down more than a dozen drones Saturday in the Red Sea launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, the U.S. Central C…

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Yemeni Houthis in Oman-mediated talks over Red Sea 'operations'

Yemeni Houthis in Oman-mediated talks over Red Sea 'operations'

 Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement has engaged in Oman-mediated talks with "international parties" about its operations in the Red Sea and…

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Yemen : Houthis say they attacked Israeli resort of Eilat with swarm of drones

Yemen : Houthis say they attacked Israeli resort of Eilat with swarm of drones

A spokesman for Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthis said the group had attacked the Israeli Red Sea resort city of Eilat on Saturday with a swarm…

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Yemen : Houthi rebels strike two ships in Bab Al-Mandeb

Yemen : Houthi rebels strike two ships in Bab Al-Mandeb

Attacks from Yemeni territories controlled by the Houthis struck two Liberian-flagged ships in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait on Friday, a US defense off…

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Yemen : Swiss-owned vessel headed to Jeddah targeted southwest Mokha

Yemen : Swiss-owned vessel headed to Jeddah targeted southwest Mokha

A Liberia-flagged Swiss-owned container ship MSC PALATIUM III was targeted while moving northbound about 22 nautical miles southwest of the Yemeni…

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Western allies considering options against Houthis including strikes in Yemen

Western allies considering options against Houthis including strikes in Yemen

The United States and its allies are studying options to respond to Houthi attacks on Israel-bound ships in the Red Sea, including conducting strik…

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Yemen's Houthis fire missile at cargo ship in Red Sea , US official says

Yemen's Houthis fire missile at cargo ship in Red Sea , US official says

Yemen's Iran-backed Huthis fired a missile at a cargo ship en route to Saudi Arabia on Thursday but missed, a US official and a private intelligenc…

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Ship reports missile sighting off Yemen, order to change course

Ship reports missile sighting off Yemen, order to change course

A cargo ship reported a missile hitting the water as it sailed up the Bab al-Mandab Strait off Yemen, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations…

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US Navy destroyer shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle in the Red Sea after responding to a mayday call

US Navy destroyer shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle in the Red Sea after responding to a mayday call

A US Navy destroyer shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle in the Red Sea after responding to a mayday call from a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker th…

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Saudi Arabia has provided refugees in Kingdom with aid worth $18bn, says KSrelief chief

Saudi Arabia has provided refugees in Kingdom with aid worth $18bn, says KSrelief chief

Saudi Arabia has provided more than $18.57 billion in aid to refugees in the Kingdom to date, according to Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, the supervisor gene…

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Yemeni gov't denies joining U.S.-led maritime coalition against Houthi attacks in Red Sea

Yemeni gov't denies joining U.S.-led maritime coalition against Houthi attacks in Red Sea

The Yemeni government on Wednesday denied the joining of a newly proposed international maritime coalition led by the United States to protect ship…

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Yemen’s Houthis warn ships travelling in the Red Sea to avoid Israel or face being attacked

Yemen’s Houthis warn ships travelling in the Red Sea to avoid Israel or face being attacked

A senior official from Yemen’s Houthis has warned cargo ships in the Red Sea to avoid travelling toward Israel and the occupied territories,…

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Yemen's coastguard on high alert to counter Houthis attacks

Yemen's coastguard on high alert to counter Houthis attacks

Yemen’s government has placed its Red Sea coastguard on high alert in anticipation of assaults by the Iran-backed Houthis on government-contr…

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A missile strikes Norwegian-flagged tanker off Yemen in an apparent expansion of rebel attacks

A missile strikes Norwegian-flagged tanker off Yemen in an apparent expansion of rebel attacks

The assault on the oil and chemical tanker Strinda expands a campaign by the group targeting ships close to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait into now strik…

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French Warship Shoots Down Two Drones Coming From Yemen

French Warship Shoots Down Two Drones Coming From Yemen

A French warship operating in the Red Sea has shot down two drones that were launched at it from the Yemen coast, the defence ministry said on Sund…

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Yemen : Houthi warning about "targeting" all ships heading to Israel

Yemen : Houthi warning about "targeting" all ships heading to Israel

Yemen's Houthi movement said on Saturday they would target all ships heading to Israel, regardless of their nationality, and warned all internation…

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US Sanctions Money Lending Network to Houthi Rebels in Yemen

US Sanctions Money Lending Network to Houthi Rebels in Yemen

Responding to increased attacks on ships in the southern Red Sea by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, the U.S. announced sanctions against 13 people an…

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Yemeni leader meets UN envoy in Riyadh to discuss truce renewal

Yemeni leader meets UN envoy in Riyadh to discuss truce renewal

Chief of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, held a meeting with United Nations (UN) Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg,…

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Yemen: Houthi rebels sentence female rights activist to death over 'spying charges'

Yemen: Houthi rebels sentence female rights activist to death over 'spying charges'

A Yemeni human rights activist has been sentenced to death on spying charges by a court in Sanaa, the country's Houthi-held capital, her lawyer tol…

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