article author:  Reuters AFP Author:  Reuters ID:  1713988820366157300 Wed, 2024-04-24 19:41 CAIRO/DUBAI: Houthi militants in Yemen have attacked what they said were two American ships and an Israeli vessel, the group’s military spokesman said on Wednesday, the first such attack in more than two weeks. The Iran-aligned group said it targeted the US ship Maersk Yorktown, an American destroyer in the Gulf of Aden and Israeli ship MSC Veracruz in the Indian Ocean, the spokesman, Yahya Sarea, said in a televised speech. Main category:  Middle-East Tags:  Hou ..read more

article author:  AP Author:  By JON GAMBRELL | AP ID:  1713960325862758600 Wed, 2024-04-24 12:02 JERUSALEM: A ship near the strategic Bab El-Mandeb Strait saw an explosion in the distance Wednesday, marking what may be a new attack by Yemen’s Houthis through the crucial waterway for international trade. The explosion, reported by the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center, comes after a relative lull from the Houthis after they launched dozens of attacks on shipping in the region over Israel’s ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Mai ..read more

article author:  Saeed Al-Batati Author:  Sun, 2024-04-21 19:16 AL-MUKALLA: The leader of the Houthi militia has called on families in regions under his control in Yemen to encourage their children to join summer camps, a move that has renewed accusations against the militia of child soldiering. Abdul Malik Al-Houthi announced the opening of the annual summer camps on Saturday, saying they would fill in the free time of the country’s children during the summer and teach ideas rooted in the “faith identity” of Yemen, which would allegedly protect them from foreign ideas and al ..read more

article author:  Arab News Author:  Sun, 2024-04-21 15:21 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Project Masam cleared 857 mines in Yemen — which had been planted by the Houthi militia — between April 13 to 19, according to a recent report. Overseen by the Kingdom’s aid agency KSrelief, the project’s special teams destroyed 782 items of unexploded ordnance and 75 anti-tank mines. The explosives, which were planted indiscriminately by the Houthis across Yemen, posed a threat to civilians, including children, women and the elderly. Main category:  Saudi Arabia Tags:  MASAM Saud ..read more

article author:  Saeed Al-Batati Author:  Wed, 2024-04-17 17:40 AL-MUKALLA: The US Central Command said its forces destroyed on Tuesday two drones fired by Yemen’s Houthi militia, the latest round of skirmishes between the US-led marine coalition and the Houthis in the Red Sea. Main category:  Middle-East Tags:  War on Gaza Yemen Red Sea Houthis Special ..read more

article author:  Ephrem Kossaify Author:  Tue, 2024-04-16 01:06 NEW YORK CITY: The UN’s special envoy for Yemen on Monday said that while it is clear that the war in the country has connections to other conflicts in the region, “we owe it to the Yemenis to ensure that resolving the conflict in Yemen is not made contingent upon the resolution of other issues.” Hans Grundberg added: “We cannot risk Yemen’s chance for peace becoming collateral damage” caused by other conflicts. Main category:  Middle-East Tags:  Yemen Hans Grundberg Yemenis ..read more

article author:  Saeed Al-Batati Author:  Reuters ID:  1713188416191759600 Mon, 2024-04-15 19:00 AL-MUKALLA: More than 90 ballistic missiles and drones fired by Iran and the Houthis in Yemen at Israel and international shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden were intercepted by US military and navy forces, supported by ships from European Command, on Saturday and Sunday, according to two US military statements on Monday. The US Central Command, or CENTCOM, said in a statement on Monday afternoon that its troops destroyed four drones fired by the Houthis from controll ..read more

article author:  Arab News Author:  Sun, 2024-04-14 15:32 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia, through its aid agency KSrelief, has allocated $6.2 million to support approximately 827,000 children in Yemen, ensuring their access to quality education opportunities. This initiative was undertaken in collaboration with the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF. UNICEF recently noted that the funding provided by KSrelief has facilitated access to public and private education for girls and boys from vulnerable groups, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Main category:  Saudi Arabia Tags:  Saud ..read more

article author:  SARAH GLUBB Sat, 2024-04-13 14:10 LONDON: British Muslim children concluded a cooking campaign during the month of Ramadan to raise funds for an initiative to help displaced families and children in Palestine and Yemen. For the third consecutive year, the humanitarian campaign, Ramadan Kids, partnered with London-based mental health charity Supporting Humanity to help raise £106,000 ($132,000) during the Muslim fasting month. Main category:  World Tags:  Ramadan 2024 Britain UK Ramadan Supporting Humanity Muslims in UK United Kingdom London ..read more

article author:  AFP Thu, 2024-04-11 20:42 DUBAI: The US military said on Thursday it had shot down 11 drones belonging to Yemen’s Houthis after the group claimed it had targeted Israeli and American ships off the Gulf of Aden. The US Central Command said on X, formerly Twitter, that its forces had shot down three drones launched from Houthi-controlled areas on Wednesday morning and eight drones later the same day. “It was determined the UAVs presented an imminent threat to US, coalition, and merchant vessels in the region,” the statement said, using the acronym for unmanned aerial veh ..read more