Tag: Houthi rebels

Yemen’s Houthis launch drone attack on Saudi’s Najran airport: Al Masirah...

CAIRO: Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement launched a drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s Najran airport, the group’s Al Masirah TV said early on Wednesday. It said...

Saudi Arabia shuts key oil pipeline following Houthi drone attacks

RIAYDH: Drone attacks claimed by Iran-aligned Yemen rebels shut down one of Saudi Arabia's major oil pipelines Tuesday, further ratcheting up Gulf tensions after...

Yemen peace talks due to begin in Sweden

SWEDEN: Peace talks between the Yemeni government and rebels, aimed at ending four years of war that has pushed 14 million people to the...

Syria coalition targets IS leader linked to execution of American

SYRIA: An Islamic State group leader involved in the execution of American aid worker Peter Kassig and other Western prisoners was targeted in a...

UN Yemen envoy pushes rebel chief on talks ahead of Hodeida...

SANAA: A United Nations envoy met Yemen's rebel chief Thursday to nail down details of peace talks expected in December, a day before a...

Yemen’s Houthis halt missile attacks on Saudi coalition

DUBAI: Yemen’s Houthi movement said on Monday it was halting drone and missile attacks on Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and their Yemeni...

150 killed in battle for Yemen’s Hodeida

YEMEN: At least 150 people have been killed in 24 hours of clashes in the Yemeni port city of Hodeida, medics said Monday, as...

149 killed in 24 hours in Yemen’s Hodeida: medics, military

HODEIDA: At least 149 people including civilians have been killed in 24 hours of clashes between government loyalists and rebels in Yemen's flashpoint city...

Yemeni government and Houthi movement invited to September 6 peace talks

GENEVA: The United Nations has invited the Yemeni government and the Houthi movement that controls most of the north to peace talks in Geneva...

UN hopeful for Yemen peace deal but Saudi coalition unlikely to...

RIYADH: The Saudi-led military coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen said on Friday it would welcome a political deal to end the conflict but...

Saudi-led coalition destroys Houthi boats targeting tanker in Red Sea-Al Arabiya

DUBAI: A Saudi-led military coalition destroyed two Houthi boats threatening an oil tanker in the Red Sea on Wednesday, state media reported. United Arab Emirates...

Five killed, 22 wounded by Houthi missile in Yemen’s city of...

RIYADH: Five people were killed and 22 wounded by a Houthi missile fired at the Yemeni city of Marib, which falls under control of...

Saudi Arabia says it intercepts Houthi missiles over Riyadh

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia intercepted two ballistic missiles over its capital Riyadh on Wednesday that had been fired from Yemen, state media reported, after at...

Coalition air strike on Yemen’s Sanaa kills Houthi leaders: Saudi state...

CAIRO:  A Saudi-led coalition air strike on Yemen’s city of Sanaa killed two leaders of the armed Houthi group, Saudi state TV Ekhbariya said...

Saudi forces say Houthi missile intercepted over Saudi city: state media

RIYADH: Saudi air defence forces intercepted a missile fired by Houthi fighters in neighboring Yemen at the southern Saudi city of Najran on Saturday,...