SANAA — Yemen’s Houthi militia on Thursday claimed responsibility for launching five ballistic missiles at a military base in Saudi Arabia. “We fired five ballistic missiles at the headquarters, weapons depot and warplane hangars in Alwajib camp in Jizan city,” Houthi military spokesman Yehya Sarea was quoted by the militia’s al-Masirah TV as saying. “The … Read more
The Saudi-led coalition has said that it has foiled a plot by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels to attack the Red Sea on Saturday and destroyed their explosive-laden boat. The Arab League said in a statement that “the Houthis continue to pose a threat to international shipping and continue to threaten international trade routes.” The Arab League … Read more
Saudi Arabia has offered a comprehensive UN-sponsored ceasefire to Yemen’s Houthi rebels aimed at ending a devastating six-year conflict. But the Iranian-backed Houthis, who have recently stepped up attacks on Saudi installations, including oil installations, have rejected Riyadh’s move, according to an AFP report in the Dawn newspaper. The six-year-old conflict has recently escalated and … Read more
A spokesman for the Saudi-led Arab military coalitionBrigadier General Turki al-Maliki said another Houthi air defence system had been destroyed on the Marib front in Yemen. The Yemeni military has released a video clip of Houthi drones being destroyed. The incident comes after the liberation of new Hajj sites northwest of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. … Read more
The Saudi-led military coalition says a ballistic missile fired by Houthis at the southern city of Jazan was destroyed in mid-air. Yemen’s Houthi rebels said on Thursday they had fired missiles at Saudi Arabia’s Aramco oil plant in the Saudi city of Jeddah. A statement from Saudi Arabia’s state media said, however, that the Saudi-led … Read more
The United Nations and human rights groups have welcomed US President Joe Biden’s decision to end the Houthi rebel movement’s status as a terrorist organization on February 16. According to the reports, the new US administration has reversed the last-minute decision of former President Donald Trump and declared the Houthi rebel movement a terrorist organization … Read more
Saudi Arabia has raised the issue of activities of the Iranian-backed Houthi militia operating in Yemen at the United Nations, stressing the need to hold the Houthi militia accountable under international law. Saudi Arabia’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Abdallah Y. al-Mouallimi told the Security Council on Thursday that Houthi rebels were continuing to … Read more
Pakistan has strongly condemned Houthi militants’ drone attacks on Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia, causing a civilian plane on the tarmac to catch fire. Foreign Office spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhry said in a statement that these attacks threaten peace & security of Flag of Saudi Arabia & region. “We call for the immediate cessation … Read more
An Iranian-backed Yemeni Houthi attack on the international airport in the southwestern Saudi city of Abha has set a plane on fire, Saudi-led Arab League stated. The Arab League on Wednesday confirmed the Houthi attack and said the fire on a civilian plane had been contained. The Arab League said in a statement that “attempting … Read more
Newly elected US President Joe Biden has decided to end support for Saudi-led military operations against Houthi rebels in Yemen. us national security advisor Jake Sullivan says US President Joe Biden will make an official announcement soon. He said Biden wanted a change in US policy towards the Middle East and that it would be … Read more
The Saudi-led Arab Coalition in Yemen said in a statement on Friday that three drones sent to Saudi Arabia by rebel Houthi militias had been destroyed in mid-air. According to the Arab League, the centre for sending drones to fight attacks is the Yemeni province of Al Hudaydah. The Arab League insisted that Houthi militias … Read more
