Though the group from which they originate has been around for thousands of years,why are the Houthis in Yemen suddenly making headlines and drawing attention from the West? How Iran benefits from (allegedly) arming the Houthisto fight a proxy war against Saudi Arabia’s influence in the regi...
The Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen is celebratingThursday’s terror attackin Elad, which they praised it as an operation “in the heart of the Zionist regime,” Iranian news media quoted the Houthi statement as saying. The Houthis are a rebel group in Yemen who have been fighting the Saud...
Noting the humanitarian crisis in Yemen makes it exceptionally vulnerable to the outbreak of COVID-19, the members of the Security Council stressed that further military escalation in Yemen would hinder the access of humanitarian and health care workers, as well as the availability of health care ...
WASHINGTON —The U.S. and Britain struck 18 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, answering a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militants on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, including a recent missile strike that set fire to a...
UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution that imposes an arms embargo on the Houthi militia in Yemen as an entity. Resolution 2624, which was adopted with 11 votes in favor and four abstentions, decides that the Houthis as an entity shall ...
Iran's interests in Yemen are limited, while the constraints on its ability to project power in the country are unlikely to be lifted. Tehran saw with the rise of the Houthis a low cost opportunity to gain some leverage in Yemen. It is unwilling, however, to invest larger amounts of ...
The Houthis in Yemen on Friday announced a peace initiative to stop attacks on Saudi Arabia with drones and ballistic missiles, a senior Houthi official was cited by the Houthi-controlled al-Masirah TV. A picture taken on September 18, 2019 shows displayed fragments of what the Saudi defence...
Following Israel's strike on Hodeidah, Yemen and its people face the blow of the attack, but may face greater complications due to Houthi rule. The Saudi Al-Hadath news channel presented various interpretations of the recent escalation between Israel and the Houthis in Yemen. This follows the ...
The IDF late Tuesday night admitted for the first time that theIranian-backed Houthisin Yemen have penetrated the country's missile air defense. According to the IDF, reports of an unidentified object landing north of Eilat on Sunday night referred to a cruise missile which came from the dire...
It's not surprising the British and Americans have had another go at striking the Houthis in Yemen - but it's just not necessarily all that clever. Allied naval vessels have been threatened, the argument goes in London and Washington, the commercial shipping of other countries hit...