All news on the topic: Yemen

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Armed men in small boat approach tanker off Yemen before vessel escapes
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said a commercial tanker reported an encounter with a small boat carrying armed men off the coast of Yemen on Sunday.
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Marble looting in Marib exposes Yemen’s broken state and rising tribal power
Tribal warlords in Yemen are sidestepping regulations to plunder marble reserves in Marib province,
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Second oil lifeline at risk as Houthis eye Bab al-Mandeb blockade
The Houthis have threatened to obstruct a second major oil shipping route, as a new map reveals the vulnerability of the 18-mile-wide Bab al-Mandeb Strait to a blockade.
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More than 30 nations face US travel ban as Donald Trump broadens anti-immigration measures
Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to expand a travel ban on entering the United States to people from more than 30 countries.
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Yemen becomes one of the most dangerous countries for journalists amid ongoing conflict
Warring factions in Yemen have turned the country into one of the most dangerous places in the Middle East for journalists, detaining, torturing, and disappearing media workers in a campaign that has silenced reporting and gutted press freedom.
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Houthi rebels claim responsibility for a drone attack targeting southern Israel
A drone launched from Yemen by Houthi rebels hit the arrivals hall at Ramon Airport in southern Israel on Sunday, the Israeli military and the Israel Airports Authority said.
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Israel strikes Yemen’s capital as Houthis back Palestinians in Gaza
Israel’s warplanes have once again targeted Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, in retaliation to the Houthis’ military support for Palestinians in Gaza.
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Over 60 migrants drown as boat capsizes off Yemen’s coast
Over 60 migrants lost their lives when a boat with approximately 150 individuals onboard sank off the coast of Yemen amid adverse weather conditions on Sunday.
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Houthis turn Yemen into new Captagon hub after Assad regime collapse, say authorities
Yemeni authorities say the Houthis are playing a major role in regional drug trafficking, turning Yemen into a new hub for the Captagon trade, which the group allegedly uses to finance its military operations.
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Israel strikes Houthis in Yemen after rocket attacks — while expanding offensive in Gaza
Israel has increased its military activities in Gaza following airstrikes by fighter jets on Houthi terrorist targets along the coast of Yemen.
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Britain strikes Houthi targets in Yemen: drones for attacks in the Red Sea are the target
British forces launched a series of airstrikes on a Houthi military target in Yemen on Tuesday evening, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.
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Signal security scandal: Trump officials exposed sharing sensitive military details in leaked group chat
‘War plans’ shared by top Trump officials on an infiltrated Signal group chat have been published for the first time.
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Trump’s top national security officials’ leaked texts reveal contempt for European allies
Donald Trump’s top national security officials texted war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat - but they were unaware a journalist was in the group
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Trump personally oversaw U.S. airstrikes on Yemen, says White House
Donald Trump looked like he’d come fresh from the golf course to watch airstrikes carried out on Houthi rebels in Yemen.
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U.S. sanctions seven Houthi leaders and Yemeni businessman over arms smuggling, recruitment for Russia’s war
The United States has imposed sanctions on seven senior Houthi members and a Yemeni businessman for their involvement in arms smuggling and recruiting fighters for Russia’s war in Ukraine, underscoring the increasing connections between the Houthis and Moscow.
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Saudi border forces accused of killing ’hundreds of Ethiopian migrants’
Witnesses crossing from Yemen report being fired at with machine guns and seeing decaying bodies.
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Head of WHO claims to have been in Yemen airport during Israeli air strikes on Houthi targets
The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu, says he was at a Yemeni airport when it was hit by Israeli air strikes.
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Israel confirms it killed Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran during a July operation
Defence minister Israel Katz threatens Houthi rebels in Yemen, saying the military will ‘decapitate their leadership – just as we did with Haniyeh’
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Bloomberg: Weapons licensed by Britain are used to protect Russian tankers
A loophole was discovered in the licensing regime of Great Britain, which is used by Russia to circumvent sanctions
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Iraqi militias increase attacks on Israel as Iran turns to smaller proxies
Analysts suggest proxies in Syria, Iraq and Yemen fighting hidden conflict could be targets for Israel as it considers retaliation against Tehran
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Iraq’s dollar auction: the ‘monster’ channeling billions to fraudsters and militants via the U.S. Federal Reserve
A system set up to channel dollars from Iraqi oil sales to importers has been exploited by money launderers and militant groups for years. An OCCRP investigation shows how the fraud works in practice.
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Yemenis in Russian military plead for help to escape the war in Ukraine
After leaving his war-torn homeland of Yemen, “Hamza” was working for subsistence wages in neighboring Oman when he heard about an attractive opportunity: sign up for a non-combat role with the Russian military for about $3,000 a month.
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US military says it hit 15 Houthi targets in Yemen
US forces carried out strikes on 15 targets in areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthi rebels, the US military has confirmed.
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Airstrikes launched at Yemen’s Hodeidah port
There are reports of an airstrike on the the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah in Yemen. Reuters reports that fuel tanks were hit.
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Israel strikes Yemen port after Houthi rebels attack Tel Aviv
Oil depot and electrical installations reportedly targeted in powerful attack on Red Sea port city