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Yemen - Page 2

January 13, 2024
Defence/Diplomacy

Why Biden Ordered the Attack on the Houthis

Since mid-November the Houthis have been launching attacks against shipping in the Red Sea.  The US sent a number of AEGIS destroyers to help protect international shipping, performing the dual role of intercepting Houthi

Defence/Geopolitics

Return of the Somali Pirates: Armed Clans Revive a Forgotten Maritime Threat

A new wave of maritime hijackings in waters off Somalia and Yemen is reviving fears of a return to large-scale piracy in the Horn of Africa, a region that once symbolised one of the world’s most dangerous shipping corridors. Reporting

May 11, 2026

Watch Those Houthis – They Are Pretty Tough

Columns

The first time I went to remote Yemen, this wild, mountainous nation was just creeping into the 7th Century AD. That was 45 years ago.

The Houthi Attacks on Ships and Freedom of Navigation

Columns

Inter arma enim silent leges ~ Attributed to Cicero In English interpretation, the above phrase signifies that amid times of war, legal principles lose

The Stolen Children of Yemen: Israel’s Dark Legacy of Racist Social Engineering

July 11, 2025
History/News

Between 1949 and 1950, the Israeli government launched Operation Magic Carpet, also known as “On Wings of Eagles,” a dramatic airlift that brought nearly 49,000 Yemeni Jews to the newly established state

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Houthis Target U.S. Carriers and Israeli Airport with Foreign Support

April 19, 2025
Geopolitics

by Our Correspondent in Doha Yemen’s Houthi movement claimed responsibility on Thursday for a series of military operations targeting U.S. naval forces and an Israeli airport, marking a significant escalation in regional

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Houthis Claim 19th U.S. MQ-9 Drone Downed Amid Rising Tensions

April 15, 2025
Defence/Diplomacy

The Houthi movement in Yemen, also known as Ansar Allah, has claimed responsibility for shooting down a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone—marking the 19th such incident and the fourth in just two weeks.

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UK Aerial Refuelling in US Airstrikes on Yemen Amid Civilian Casualties

March 20, 2025
Defence/Diplomacy

In an exclusive report, Declassified reveals that the United Kingdom played a role in providing aerial refuelling for US jets during recent airstrikes on Yemen, which resulted in the deaths of 53

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Trump’s Gaza Proposal Threatens Red Sea Shipping Recovery

February 10, 2025
Geopolitics/World

The global shipping industry’s hopes for a return to normal trade through the Red Sea have been dealt a blow following U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to take over Gaza. Shipping executives

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Houthis to Limit Attacks to Israeli Ships Amid Gaza Ceasefire

January 21, 2025
Defence/Diplomacy

Yemen’s Houthi movement has declared it will limit its attacks on international shipping off the coast of Yemen, marking a partial de-escalation in the Red Sea region. According to a report by

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Yemen Appears to Have the Upper Hand in Its Conflict With the United States

November 23, 2024
Defence/Diplomacy

On November 14, 2023, a month into Israel’s genocidal attack on the Palestinians in Gaza, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, one of the leaders of Ansar Allah and of the government of Yemen, delivered a

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Red Sea crisis adds extra strain on Yemenis ahead of Eid celebrations

June 16, 2024
News/Yemen

As the Muslim world prepares for the joyous celebrations of Eid al-Adha, a somber mood hangs over Yemen’s capital. The country, ravaged by nearly a decade of civil war, now faces a

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Yemen’s Houthis claim downing U.S. spy drone

May 17, 2024
Yemen

Yemen’s Houthi group said on Friday that it had shot down a “U.S. MQ-9 spy drone” over the Yemeni central province of Marib. “The plane was targeted by a locally made surface-to-air

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Yemeni Houthis’ Indian Ocean threats face skepticism, raise concerns over weapons proliferation

March 25, 2024
News

Abdul Malik al-Houthi, the leader of Yemen’s Houthi group, raised alarms earlier this month with his declaration of intent to disrupt maritime traffic in the Indian Ocean, particularly around the strategic Cape

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