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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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3 commercial ships hit by missiles in Houthi attack in Red Sea, US warship downs 3 drones

3 commercial ships hit by missiles in Houthi attack in Red Sea, US warship downs 3 drones

Ballistics missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck three commercial ships Sunday in the Red Sea, while a U.S. warship shot down three…

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Missiles fired from Yemen toward US warship that responded to attack on commercial tanker

Missiles fired from Yemen toward US warship that responded to attack on commercial tanker

Two ballistic missiles were fired from Houthi rebel-controlled Yemen toward a US warship in the Gulf of Aden, after the US Navy responded to a dist…

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Yemen govt calls for global designation of Houthis as terrorist organization following ship attacks

Yemen govt calls for global designation of Houthis as terrorist organization following ship attacks

Yemen’s internationally recognized government has requested the US and international community to label the Houthis as terrorists for jeopard…

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Yemen says hijacked Israel-linked oil tanker in Gulf of Aden released

Yemen says hijacked Israel-linked oil tanker in Gulf of Aden released

 An Israel-linked commercial oil tanker seized by unknown attackers off the coast of Aden has been released, a senior official from the Yemeni…

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Houthi-held teacher’s union leader in coma in Sanaa

Houthi-held teacher’s union leader in coma in Sanaa

The head of a prominent Yemeni teachers’ union has been transferred from prison to hospital in Sanaa. Yemeni government officials and rights…

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Yemen's Houthis release video footage showing armed men seizing 'Israeli linked ship'

Yemen's Houthis release video footage showing armed men seizing 'Israeli linked ship'

Yemen's Houthis released video footage on Monday showing armed men dropping from a helicopter and seizing a cargo ship in the southern Red Se…

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Israel says Houthis seize ship in Red Sea, no Israelis among owners or crew

Israel says Houthis seize ship in Red Sea, no Israelis among owners or crew

Israel said on Sunday that Yemen’s Houthis had seized a British-owned and Japanese-operated cargo ship in the southern Red Sea, describing th…

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UN envoy, Yemeni officials meet to discuss peace efforts in war-torn Yemen

UN envoy, Yemeni officials meet to discuss peace efforts in war-torn Yemen

The United Nations (UN) Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg concluded Wednesday a visit to Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh, where he met with Yeme…

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US Navy ship shoots down drone from Yemen

US Navy ship shoots down drone from Yemen

A U.S. Navy warship shot down a drone in the Red Sea that emanated from Yemen, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday, in what appeared to be…

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