Yemen
21 Jan
Twenty Ethiopian migrants were killed when their boat from Djibouti capsized off Yemen, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Tuesday. The shipwreck on Saturday "claimed the lives of 20 Ethiopian migrants, including nine women and 11 men. The vessel, carrying 35 Ethiopian migrants along with a Yemeni captain and his assistant, departed from…
27 Dec
Saudi Arabia will give war-riven Yemen's internationally recognised government $500 million to pay salaries and other expenses, a Saudi official said Friday. The sum is part of the $1.2 billion approved last year to prop up Yemen's government, which was forced out of the capital Sanaa by Iran-backed Huthi rebels in 2014. The money was…
27 Dec
Air strikes have been reported in two cities in Yemen.
25 Dec
Yemen's Huthi rebels said Wednesday that they had fired a ballistic missile at central Israel, with Israeli forces saying they intercepted the attack.
9 Dec
A drone claimed by Yemen's Huthi rebels exploded on the top floor of a residential building in the central Israeli city of Yavne on Monday, causing no injuries, the Israeli military and emergency services said. The Iran-backed Huthis have launched several attacks against Israel during Israel's war with militant group Hamas that began more than…
9 Dec
A drone, likely launched from Yemen, exploded on the top floor of a residential building in the central Israeli city of Yavne on Monday, causing no injuries, the Israeli army and emergency services said.
18 Nov
Yemen's Huthi rebels have threatened to hit vessels of German shipping firms passing near the Red Sea or using Israeli ports, the German shipowners' association VDR said Monday. The Huthis have waged a campaign against international shipping to show solidarity with Hamas, firing drones and missiles at ships in the Red Sea, a vital route…
19 Sep
Tech billionaire Elon Musk's satellite internet service Starlink has launched in Yemen, provoking the anger of Iran-backed Huthi rebels in the country shattered by civil war. The company run by the world's richest person announced its arrival in Yemen, one of the world's least developed countries, in a post on social media platform X which…
11 Jun 2024
A boat carrying more than 200 migrants sank off Yemen, leaving at least 39 dead in the latest disaster on the perilous migration route from Africa, a UN agency said Tuesday. "Tragic incident off #Yemen coast: Boat with 260 migrants sank yesterday. 39 dead, 150 missing, and 71 survivors," the International Organisation for Migration said…
10 Jun 2024
Yemen's Houthi rebels on Monday said they had arrested a "spy network" operating under the cover of humanitarian organisations, after aid
9 Jun 2024
Projectiles struck two cargo ships off the coast of Yemen on Saturday night without causing any casualties, maritime security agencies said.
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