Dubai, United Arab Emirates – AFP Two merchant vessels were struck in attacks on Monday off the coast of Yemen’s Huthis-held Hodeida province, maritime security agencies said, reporting that both crews were safe in the aftermath. One attack was claimed by Iran-backed Huthis who have targeted ships they say are linked to Israel, a c...
United Nations, United States – AFP UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned a drone strike on Tel Aviv claimed by Yemen’s Huthis that left one person dead, expressing concern over a possible further escalation, a spokesman said. “The Secretary-General remains deeply concerned about the risk such dangerous ac...
Tel Aviv, Israel – AFP Israel threatened reprisals Friday after a drone claimed by Yemen’s Huthis penetrated its vaunted air defences and killed a civilian in a Tel Aviv apartment building near a US embassy annexe. The pre-dawn strike came hours before Israel suffered another blow, a ruling by the UN’s top court that its [&he...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – AFP Yemen’s Huthis claimed a drone attack on Tel Aviv on Friday that left one person dead, saying it marked a “new phase” in its operations against Israel. The group fired a “new drone called ‘Yafa’, which is capable of bypassing the enemy’s interception systems,R...
Sanaa, Yemen – AFP Yemen’s Huthi group said Sunday it targeted ships off the country’s coast with missiles and drones after maritime security firms said two vessels had caught fire after being hit by projectiles. The strikes are the latest in a flurry of attacks by the group which has been targeting ships in the […]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – AFP Yemen’s Huthis on Friday threatened to extend their attacks on Israel-bound shipping to the Mediterranean after months of strikes on vessels in the Red Sea. The Iran-backed Huthis, who say they are acting in support of Palestinians of Gaza which has been ravaged by Israel, said the escalation would...
Washington, United States – AFP US military forces shot down a drone early Saturday over the Red Sea in international waters near several commercial vessels, the Pentagon said. The incident came just days after a 12-nation group led by the US warned Huthis in Yemen against continuing their attacks on Red Sea shipping. The US […]
