Houthi

Yemen’s Houthis Defiant as US Labels Rebels ‘Terrorists’

Yemen's Houthis were defiant after Washington said it will designate the Iran-backed rebels as terrorists, a last-ditch move under President Donald Trump.

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Yemen’s Aden Airport Blasts Kill 26 as New Government Arrives

At least 26 people were killed as explosions rocked Yemen's Aden airport moments after a new unity government flew in, in what officials charged was a "cowardly" attack by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

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Houthis Claim Saudi CH-4 Drone Downed Near Border

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have shot down a Chinese-made Saudi drone over the country’s central province of Ma’rib, a Houthi spokesman said.

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Gunmen Kill 5 South Yemen Separatists: Security Official

Suspected Al-Qaeda gunmen killed five south Yemen separatists in Abyan province on Monday, in the terror group's biggest attack in the region for months.

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Eight People Killed in Shelling in Yemen’s Hodeidah

At least eight people were killed in the shelling of an industrial compound in Yemen's strategic port of Hodeidah, the government said Friday, pointing the finger at the Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

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Saudi-Led Coalition Bombs Yemen Houthi Rebel Sites After Aramco Attack

The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen bombed rebel camps including in the capital Sanaa on Friday, days after the Houthis attacked an oil facility in Saudi Arabia.  

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Yemen’s Houthis Claim Missile Attack on Saudi Aramco Site

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they launched a missile that struck a Saudi Aramco oil distribution facility in the Red Sea city of Jeddah on Monday.

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US Warns of Missile Strikes on Riyadh Amid Yemen Rebel Attacks

US officials on Wednesday warned of a possible strike on Riyadh, as the Saudi-led military coalition reported the interception of drones and missiles fired by Yemeni rebels towards the kingdom.

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Iran Says Will Sell More Arms Than Buy After Embargo Lifted

Iran on Monday said it is more inclined to sell weapons rather than buy them, after it announced the end of a longstanding UN conventional arms embargo.

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Two Americans, 240 Yemen Rebels Freed in Apparent Swap

Two captive Americans were freed Wednesday in Yemen as more than 200 supporters of the country's Houthi rebels were allowed to return home, in an apparent swap involving Saudi Arabia and Oman.

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