Yemen’s sides agree to release 2,900 detainees in war's largest exchange
Read full article: Yemen’s sides agree to release 2,900 detainees in war's largest exchangeYemen’s government and Iran-backed Houthi rebels have agreed to release 2,900 detainees in the largest swap during the 11-year civil war.
Missile attack on cargo ship off Yemen wounds 2 and prompts crew to abandon vessel
Read full article: Missile attack on cargo ship off Yemen wounds 2 and prompts crew to abandon vesselOfficials say a missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels set a Dutch-flagged cargo ship ablaze in the Gulf of Aden, wounding two mariners.
Israeli strikes on Yemen's capital kill at least 9 people and injure scores, the Houthi rebels say
Read full article: Israeli strikes on Yemen's capital kill at least 9 people and injure scores, the Houthi rebels sayYemen’s Houthi rebels say that Israeli strikes on Yemen’s capital the previous afternoon killed at least nine people and injured scores in Sanaa.
Israeli strikes on Yemen's Houthi rebels damage residential homes, forcing families to live in ruins
Read full article: Israeli strikes on Yemen's Houthi rebels damage residential homes, forcing families to live in ruinsIsrael’s deadly airstrikes this week targeting Iran-backed rebels in Yemen have damaged residential areas in the country’s capital of Sanaa, leaving many houses in ruins and residents unable to afford repairs on their own.
Yemenis mourn killed Houthi prime minister as rebel group targets ship in Red Sea
Read full article: Yemenis mourn killed Houthi prime minister as rebel group targets ship in Red SeaHundreds of Yemenis have mourned the death of Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi, killed last week in an Israeli strike.
The UN says 68 African migrants were killed when a boat capsized off Yemen
Read full article: The UN says 68 African migrants were killed when a boat capsized off YemenThe U.N.'s migration agency reports that at least 68 African migrants have died and 74 others are missing after their boat capsized off Yemen.
Israeli navy attacks rebel-held Yemeni port city of Hodeida, a first in the conflict
Read full article: Israeli navy attacks rebel-held Yemeni port city of Hodeida, a first in the conflictThe Israeli navy attacked docks in Yemen’s rebel-held port city of Hodeida, likely damaging facilities that are key to aid shipments to the hungry, war-wracked nation.
Israel says it has disabled Yemen's main airport with airstrikes against rebels
Read full article: Israel says it has disabled Yemen's main airport with airstrikes against rebelsThe Israeli military has bombed the airport in Yemen’s rebel-held capital, claiming to have disabled the airfield in an attack that left commercial aircraft burning on the tarmac as its fighter jets struck power plants and other targets.
Suspected US strikes in Yemen kill at least 8 people, Houthi rebels say
Read full article: Suspected US strikes in Yemen kill at least 8 people, Houthi rebels saySuspected U.S. airstrikes have pounded the area around Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeida, killing at least eight people and wounding 16 others.
Yemen's Houthis say US strikes kill 6 as Trump's bombing video suggests higher overall death toll
Read full article: Yemen's Houthis say US strikes kill 6 as Trump's bombing video suggests higher overall death tollSuspected U.S. airstrikes over the weekend targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed at least six people.
Trump warns Iran it will face 'consequences' of further attacks from Yemen's Houthi rebels
Read full article: Trump warns Iran it will face 'consequences' of further attacks from Yemen's Houthi rebelsU.S. President Donald Trump has explicitly linked the actions of Yemen’s Houthi rebels to the group’s main benefactor, Iran.
US and Iran-backed Houthis both vow escalation after US airstrikes target rebels in Yemen
Read full article: US and Iran-backed Houthis both vow escalation after US airstrikes target rebels in YemenThe United States and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are both vowing escalation after the U.S. launched airstrikes to deter the rebels from attacking military and commercial vessels in one of the world’s busiest shipping corridors.
Yemen's Houthi rebels say 'any Israeli vessel' in nearby Mideast waterways again a target
Read full article: Yemen's Houthi rebels say 'any Israeli vessel' in nearby Mideast waterways again a targetYemen’s Houthi rebels have warned shippers that “any Israeli vessel” traveling through nearby Mideast waters is now a target as Israel continues to block aid to the Gaza Strip.
UN says 186 missing and at least 2 dead after migrant boats capsize off Yemen and Djibouti
Read full article: UN says 186 missing and at least 2 dead after migrant boats capsize off Yemen and DjiboutiThe United Nations migration agency says four migrant boats have capsized in waters off Yemen and Djibouti, leaving two people dead and 186 missing.
UN suspends its humanitarian work in Houthi rebels' stronghold in Yemen after more staff detentions
Read full article: UN suspends its humanitarian work in Houthi rebels' stronghold in Yemen after more staff detentionsThe United Nations says it has suspended its humanitarian operations in the stronghold of Yemen’s Houthi rebels after they detained eight more U.N. staffers.
Yemen's Houthis signal they'll now limit their attacks in the Red Sea corridor to Israeli ships
Read full article: Yemen's Houthis signal they'll now limit their attacks in the Red Sea corridor to Israeli shipsYemen’s Houthi rebels have signaled they will limit their attacks in the Red Sea corridor to only Israeli-affiliated ships as a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip takes hold.
Israeli airstrikes hit a Yemen airport as a jet with hundreds onboard was landing, UN official says
Read full article: Israeli airstrikes hit a Yemen airport as a jet with hundreds onboard was landing, UN official saysThe top U.N. humanitarian official in Yemen says Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s main airport as a civilian Airbus 320 with hundreds of passengers on board was landing this week.
Israel strikes Houthi rebels in Yemen's capital while the WHO chief says he was meters away
Read full article: Israel strikes Houthi rebels in Yemen's capital while the WHO chief says he was meters awayA new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen has targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital of Sanaa and multiple ports.
Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen's rebel-held capital and port city after Houthi attack targets Israel
Read full article: Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen's rebel-held capital and port city after Houthi attack targets IsraelIsrael launched two waves of airstrikes on Yemen overnight, killing at least nine people, according to the Houthi-controlled satellite channel al-Masirah.
US Navy destroys Houthi missiles and drones targeting American ships in Gulf of Aden
Read full article: US Navy destroys Houthi missiles and drones targeting American ships in Gulf of AdenU.S. Navy destroyers shot down seven missiles and drones fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels at the warships and three American merchant vessels they were escorting through the Gulf of Aden.
Soldier with Yemen's exiled government opens fire, killing 2 Saudi troops and wounding another
Read full article: Soldier with Yemen's exiled government opens fire, killing 2 Saudi troops and wounding anotherA soldier for Yemen’s exiled government has opened fire on Saudi troops as they exercised in eastern Yemen, killing two of them and wounding another in a rare insider attack during the kingdom’s nearly decadelong war there.
US launches airstrikes by fighter jets and ships on Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels
Read full article: US launches airstrikes by fighter jets and ships on Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebelsU.S. officials say the U.S. military struck more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen, going after weapons systems, bases and other equipment belonging to the Iranian-backed rebels.
4 suspected Houthi attacks target a ship off Yemen, authorities say
Read full article: 4 suspected Houthi attacks target a ship off Yemen, authorities sayAuthorities say four suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a ship in the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait linking the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea.
Two attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels strike ships in the Red Sea
Read full article: Two attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels strike ships in the Red SeaTwo attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have targeted ships in the Red Sea as a new U.S. aircraft carrier approaches the region to provide security for the key international trade route that has been under assault since the Israel-Hamas war erupted nine months ago.
Leaders of UN and aid groups urge immediate release of 17 staffers being held by Yemen's rebels
Read full article: Leaders of UN and aid groups urge immediate release of 17 staffers being held by Yemen's rebelsThe heads of six U.N. agencies and three international humanitarian organizations issued a joint appeal to Yemen’s Houthi rebels for the immediate release of 17 members of their staff who were recently detained along with many others also being held by the Iranian-backed group.
Missile splashes into the Red Sea, causing no damage in latest suspected Yemen Houthi rebel attack
Read full article: Missile splashes into the Red Sea, causing no damage in latest suspected Yemen Houthi rebel attackA missile has splashed down in the waters of the Red Sea, but caused no damage to a passing commercial vessel in an attack likely carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
Yemen's Houthi rebels launch a missile that strikes an oil tanker in the Red Sea, US military says
Read full article: Yemen's Houthi rebels launch a missile that strikes an oil tanker in the Red Sea, US military saysYemen’s Houthi rebels hit an oil tanker in the Red Sea with a ballistic missile, damaging the Panama-flagged, Greek-owned vessel in their latest assault over the Israel-Hamas war.
Yemen's Houthi rebels claim 2 attacks in Gulf of Aden as Iran official renews nuclear bomb threats
Read full article: Yemen's Houthi rebels claim 2 attacks in Gulf of Aden as Iran official renews nuclear bomb threatsYemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for two missile attacks in the Gulf of Aden on two Panama-flagged container ships that caused no damage.
US military says it destroyed Houthi drones over the Red Sea and in Yemen
Read full article: US military says it destroyed Houthi drones over the Red Sea and in YemenThe U.S. military says its forces have destroyed two unmanned aerial vehicles in the Houthi-held areas in Yemen and over the crucial shipping route in the Red Sea.
US fighter jets strike storage facilities in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen
Read full article: US fighter jets strike storage facilities in Houthi-controlled areas of YemenU.S. fighter jets from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier struck three underground storage facilities in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen late Friday.
Houthis in Yemen blow up a resident's house, killing at least 9 from the same family, residents say
Read full article: Houthis in Yemen blow up a resident's house, killing at least 9 from the same family, residents sayOfficials and residents of a town southeast of Yemen's capital say nine members of one family were killed when Iranian-backed Houthi rebels blew up a house.
A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels has targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Read full article: A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels has targeted a ship in the Gulf of AdenA suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels saw an explosion detonated near a ship in the Gulf of Aden, potentially marking their latest assault on shipping through the crucial waterway leading to the Red Sea.
Attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targets a ship in the Red Sea, though its crew is reportedly safe
Read full article: Attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targets a ship in the Red Sea, though its crew is reportedly safeAn attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a tanker in the Red Sea but the ship’s crew was unharmed.
Yemen Houthi rebels target a Liberian-flagged ship in Red Sea with missiles; no damage reported
Read full article: Yemen Houthi rebels target a Liberian-flagged ship in Red Sea with missiles; no damage reportedYemen’s Houthi rebels have targeted a Liberian-flagged container ship in the Red Sea with missiles on Monday, producing an explosion near the vessel but causing no damage.
Houthi rebels' attack severely damages a Belize-flagged ship in key strait leading to the Red Sea
Read full article: Houthi rebels' attack severely damages a Belize-flagged ship in key strait leading to the Red SeaA missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels damaged a Belize-flagged ship traveling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait that connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, forcing the crew to abandon the ship.
Yemen's Houthi rebels fire missiles at ship bound for Iran, their main supporter
Read full article: Yemen's Houthi rebels fire missiles at ship bound for Iran, their main supporterAuthorities say Yemen’s Houthi rebels have fired missiles at a ship bound for a port in Iran, causing minor damage but no injuries to its crew.
Yemen's Houthi rebels say they attacked US warship without evidence; American official rejects claim
Read full article: Yemen's Houthi rebels say they attacked US warship without evidence; American official rejects claimYemen’s Houthi rebels have said they attacked a U.S. Navy mobile base at sea without offering evidence, something immediately rejected by an American defense official.
Crew extinguish fire on tanker hit by Houthi missile off Yemen after US targets rebels in airstrike
Read full article: Crew extinguish fire on tanker hit by Houthi missile off Yemen after US targets rebels in airstrikeThe crew aboard a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker hit by a missile launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has extinguished an hourslong fire onboard the stricken vessel sparked by the strike.
Lawmakers warn Biden must seek authorization before further strikes on Yemen Houthi rebels
Read full article: Lawmakers warn Biden must seek authorization before further strikes on Yemen Houthi rebelsA bipartisan group of lawmakers is raising concerns over a series of recent U.S. military strikes against Yemen's Houthi rebels.
2 US-flagged ships with cargo for US Defense Department come under attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels
Read full article: 2 US-flagged ships with cargo for US Defense Department come under attack by Yemen's Houthi rebelsOfficials say that two U.S.-flagged ships carrying cargo for the Defense and State departments have come under attack off Yemen.
US, British militaries launch new round of joint strikes against multiple Houthi sites in Yemen
Read full article: US, British militaries launch new round of joint strikes against multiple Houthi sites in YemenThe U.S. and British militaries have bombed eight locations used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen.
US Navy fighter jets strike Houthi missile launchers in Yemen, officials say
Read full article: US Navy fighter jets strike Houthi missile launchers in Yemen, officials sayU.S. officials say American fighter jets struck Iranian-backed Houthi rebel sites for the sixth time Friday, taking out anti-ship missile launchers that were prepared to fire.
US military launches another barrage of missiles against Houthi sites in Yemen
Read full article: US military launches another barrage of missiles against Houthi sites in YemenThe U.S. military has launched another wave of missile strikes against Houthi-controlled sites in Yemen, marking the fourth time in days it has directly targeted the group.
Yemen's Houthi rebels attack a US-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden with bomb-carrying drone
Read full article: Yemen's Houthi rebels attack a US-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden with bomb-carrying droneA U.S.-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden has come under attack from a bomb-carrying drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
US military strikes another Houthi-controlled site after warning ships to avoid parts of Red Sea
Read full article: US military strikes another Houthi-controlled site after warning ships to avoid parts of Red SeaThe U.S. military has struck another Houthi-controlled site in Yemen that it had determined was putting commercial vessels in the Red Sea at risk.
Who are the Houthis and why did the US and UK retaliate for their attacks on ships in the Red Sea?
Read full article: Who are the Houthis and why did the US and UK retaliate for their attacks on ships in the Red Sea?When the U.S. and U.K. warships launched waves of air, ship and submarine-launched missiles at Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen late Thursday it was the culmination of weeks of warnings to the rebel group to cease their destructive attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea.
US, British militaries launch massive retaliatory strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen
Read full article: US, British militaries launch massive retaliatory strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in YemenU.S. officials say the U.S. and British militaries bombed more than a dozen sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis.
Missile fired from rebel-controlled Yemen misses a container ship in Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Read full article: Missile fired from rebel-controlled Yemen misses a container ship in Bab el-Mandeb StraitA U.S. defense official says a missile fired from territory controlled by Yemen’s Houthi rebels missed a container ship traveling through the crucial Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Yemen's Houthis have launched strikes at Israel during the war in Gaza. What threat do they pose?
Read full article: Yemen's Houthis have launched strikes at Israel during the war in Gaza. What threat do they pose?For years, the Houthi rebels controlling northern Yemen have chanted slogans at their mass rallies calling for the destruction of Israel.
Dozens of migrants are missing after a boat capsized off Yemen, officials say
Read full article: Dozens of migrants are missing after a boat capsized off Yemen, officials sayYemeni officials say a migrant boat capsized off the coast of war-torn Yemen, leaving dozens of people, mostly from the Horn of Africa, missing.
Internet collapses in war-torn Yemen over 'maintenance' involving undersea line
Read full article: Internet collapses in war-torn Yemen over 'maintenance' involving undersea lineInternet access across the war-torn nation of Yemen collapsed Friday and stayed down for hours, with officials later blaming unannounced “maintenance work” for the outage.
Delegation from Yemen's Houthi rebels flies into Saudi Arabia for peace talks with kingdom
Read full article: Delegation from Yemen's Houthi rebels flies into Saudi Arabia for peace talks with kingdomA delegation from Yemen’s Houthi rebels has flown into Saudi Arabia for talks with the kingdom on potentially ending the yearslong war tearing at the Arab world’s poorest nation.
Ethiopia to investigate report of killings of hundreds of its nationals at the Saudi-Yemen border
Read full article: Ethiopia to investigate report of killings of hundreds of its nationals at the Saudi-Yemen borderThe Ethiopian government says it will investigate a report by a human rights group of killings of hundreds its nationals at the Yemen-Saudi border.
UN announces release of 5 staff members kidnapped by al-Qaida in Yemen 18 months ago
Read full article: UN announces release of 5 staff members kidnapped by al-Qaida in Yemen 18 months agoThe United Nations says five staff members who were kidnapped in Yemen 18 months ago by an al-Qaida affiliate have walked free.
Saudi officials visit Yemen’s capital for talks with rebels
Read full article: Saudi officials visit Yemen’s capital for talks with rebelsSaudi officials are in Yemen’s capital for talks with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, part of international efforts to find a negotiated settlement to Yemen’s nine-year war.
Greenpeace to appeal Spain-Saudi arms deal confidentiality
Read full article: Greenpeace to appeal Spain-Saudi arms deal confidentialityGreenpeace says it will appeal a Spanish Supreme Court decision blocking public access on national security grounds to government export licenses for vehicle-mounted weapons systems sold to Saudi Arabia.
Yemen's warring sides fail to extend UN-backed truce
Read full article: Yemen's warring sides fail to extend UN-backed truceThe United Nations says that negotiations between Yemen’s warring sides have failed to extend a nationwide cease-fire, after an agreement was not reached before a deadline on Sunday.
UN envoy says risk of return to war in Yemen 'real'
Read full article: UN envoy says risk of return to war in Yemen 'real'The U.N. envoy for Yemen has warned that the risk of a return to fighting in the country “is real” and urged warring parties to accept a longer extension of the current cease-fire due to expire next month.
Saudi-offered, rebel-rejected cease-fire starts in Yemen war
Read full article: Saudi-offered, rebel-rejected cease-fire starts in Yemen warA Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis has begun observing a unilateral cease-fire in the yearslong war, even as the rebels said they rejected the proposal.
Saudi's unilateral Yemen cease-fire offer rejected by rebels
Read full article: Saudi's unilateral Yemen cease-fire offer rejected by rebelsThe Saudi-led coalition fighting rebels holding Yemen’s capital plans a unilateral cease-fire to begin early Wednesday ahead of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
UN General Assembly urged to investigate Yemen atrocities
Read full article: UN General Assembly urged to investigate Yemen atrocitiesMore than 60 organizations are urging the U.N. General Assembly to establish an investigative body to gather and preserve evidence of serious human rights violations during Yemen’s seven-year conflict - including possible war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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Yemen Houthi rebels execute 9 over senior official's killing
Read full article: Yemen Houthi rebels execute 9 over senior official's killingYemen’s Houthi rebels say they have executed nine people for their alleged involvement in the killing of a senior Houthi official in an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition more than three years ago.
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UN warns COVID-19 is `roaring back' as Yemen faces famine
Read full article: UN warns COVID-19 is `roaring back' as Yemen faces famineThe U.N. humanitarian chief is warning that the world’s biggest humanitarian crisis in Yemen is getting even worse with the COVID-19 pandemic “roaring back” in recent weeks as the Arab world’s poorest country faces a large-scale famine.
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Saudi Arabia offers cease-fire plan to Yemen rebels
Read full article: Saudi Arabia offers cease-fire plan to Yemen rebelsOn Monday, March 22, 2021, Saudi Arabia announced a plan to to offer Yemens Houthi rebels a cease-fire in the countrys yearslong war and allow a major airport to reopen in its capital. Saudi Arabia has drawn internationally criticism for airstrikes killing civilians and embargoes exacerbating hunger in a nation on the brink of famine. A unilaterally declared Saudi cease-fire collapsed last year. Saudi Arabia said the plan would be presented both to the Houthis and Yemen’s internationally recognized government later Monday. —-Associated Press writers Ahmed al-Haj in Sanaa, Yemen, Edith M. Lederer at the United Nations and Matthew Lee in Washington contributed.
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