The White House has said it's considering redesignating Yemen's Houthis as "terrorists" after the Houthis seized an Israeli-linked vessel in the Red Sea in response to the Israeli onslaught in Gaza. "In light of this, we have begun a review of potential terrorist...
Yemen’s Houthis Seize Israeli-Linked Ship in the Red Sea
Yemen's Houthis have seized an Israeli-linked ship in the Red Sea after vowing to target Israeli vessels in the region over Israel's onslaught in Gaza. The Houthis forces seized the Bahamas-flagged Galaxy Leader, a car carrier that's owned by Ray Car Carriers, a...
Houthis Shoot Down US MQ-9 Reaper Drone Off Yemen
Yemen's Houthis said Wednesday that their military successfully downed a US MQ-9 Reaper drone that was flying off the coast of Yemen. A US official later confirmed that the Houthis downed an American drone and said the US was analyzing the incident. The Houthis,...
Yemen’s Houthis Says They Launched Missiles, Drones at Israel
A military spokesman for Yemen's Houthis, which govern most of north Yemen, said Tuesday they launched missiles and drones at Israel and warned the attacks would continue until Israel ends its war in Gaza. Israel said it activated its Arrow air defense system for the...
US Says It Intercepted Missiles and Drones Fired from Yemen ‘Potentially’ Headed Toward Israel
The Pentagon said on Thursday that a US warship in the Red Sea intercepted missiles and drones that were fired by Houthi forces in Yemen. "The crew of the guided-missile destroyer USS Carney operating in the northern Red Sea earlier today shot down three land attack...
Houthis Leave Saudi Arabia After Five Days of Talks on Potential Peace Deal
Negotiators representing Yemen's Houthis left Saudi Arabia on Tuesday after five days of talks aimed at reaching an agreement to end the eight-year conflict between the two parties. No deals were signed after the talks, but two sources told Reuters that some progress...
Dozens of House Democrats Tell Biden to Support Ending Yemen War
Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) led 37 other House Democrats in a letter that calls on President Biden to support the diplomatic progress in Yemen by declaring the US will not provide military support to the Saudi-led coalition in the conflict. In a...
Saudi Envoy Says Yemen Peace Talks are ‘Serious’ But Unclear When Deal Will Come
Saudi Arabia's envoy to Yemen said Thursday that all sides engaged in talks to end the war in Yemen are "serious," but the next steps are unclear. "Everybody is serious. Serious means everybody is looking for peace," Mohammed al-Jaber told AFP. "It's not easy to be...
Al-Qaeda in Yemen Slams Saudi-Iran Normalization Deal
According to a report from The New Arab, the leader of the Yemen-based al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has slammed Saudi Arabia for its normalization deal with Iran. In a video released earlier this week, AQAP head Khalid Batarfi said Riyadh was conceding...
Saudis Release More Houthi Prisoners, Relief Ships Dock in Hodeidah
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen on Monday released more Houthi detainees as part of a unilateral prisoner release as the prospect for a peace deal between the warring sides continues to grow. According to AP, a spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition said 104 Houthi...