Yemen has been embroiled in a devastating civil war since late 2014, with the Houthis fighting against the internationally-recognized Yemeni government. In 2015, the Houthi group entered Taiz province and surrounded its namesake capital, Taiz. Although the city remains under the control of the Yeme...
ADEN, Yemen, May 30 (Xinhua) -- The Central Bank of Yemen, run by the internationally recognized government, announced on Thursday its decision to suspend dealings with six major commercial banks operating in the Houthi-controlled areas of the country. The move comes as the deadline set by t...
U.S. Strikes at Houthi Targets in Yemen After Claim of Attack on Destroyers More By Renee Maltezou and Yomna Ehab ATHENS/CAIRO (Reuters) -U.S. military forces have struck at targets in Houthi-controlled Yemen in the past 24 hours, destroying two drones, a Houthi ground contr...
The airstrike came just a day after the U.S. and U.K.launched strikes on dozens of targetsin Houthi-controlled Yemen in response to the Iranian-backed rebel group's ongoing assault targeting shipping vessels in the Red Sea. Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Sims II, director of operations for the Jo...
Israeli "aggression will only increase the determination and resolve of the great Yemeni people to continue supporting the Palestinian people", a Houthi statement on Friday said. The Houthis, who control much of northern Yemen, have ramped up attacks against Israel and Israeli-linked shipping since...
The Houthis control much of northern Yemen, including the capital Sanaa and the strategic Red Sea port city of Hodeidah. The Houthis said they only attack those Israel-linked or Israel-bound ships to press Israel to stop its war on...
Since the Palestinian militant group Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing at least 1,200 people and sparking theIsrael-Hamas war in Gaza, Houthi rebels, who control large swaths of Yemen, have launched dozens of drone and missile attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf ...
Other parts of Yemen are controlled by the internationally recognized government, including the central port of Aden. The southeastern coast is controlled by tribes loyal to the UAE and even by ISIS, highlighting Hodeidah's importance to the Houthis. ...
Israeli "aggression will only increase the determination and resolve of the great Yemeni people to continue supporting the Palestinian people", a Houthi statement on Friday said. The Houthis, who control much of northern Yemen, have ramped up attacks against Israel and Israeli-linked shipping since...
Yemen has been embroiled in a protracted armed conflict since late 2014, when the Iran-backed Houthi rebels seized control of the capital Sanaa, compelling the internationally recognized government to relocate its operations to the southern port city of Aden as a provisional capital. ...