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Drones in the Spotlight at Euronaval Despite Geopolitical Tensions

This is Beirut, 02/11 11:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Combat drones, sea surveillance drones, seabed drones: used in current conflicts, they'll be all over the stands at next week's Euronaval international defense show near Paris. The biennial exhibition will host 500 exhibitors from November 4 to 7 in Villepinte, north of the French capital, amid a tense geopolitical climate where the industry is ...

US Conducts B-2 Bomber Strikes Against the Houthis

This is Beirut, 17/10 11:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States on Wednesday conducted multiple B-2 bomber strikes on weapons storage facilities in areas of Yemen controlled by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, according to the US military and defense department. "US forces targeted several of the Houthis' underground facilities housing various weapons components of types that the Houthis have ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Meets Senior Houthi in Oman

This is Beirut, 14/10 12:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met in Muscat on Monday with Mohammed Abdelsalam, a senior official from Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement, according to his office. The foreign ministry released pictures of their talks during Araghchi's visit to the Omani capital, the latest in a series of diplomatic trips in the region following ...

Hezb Members in Yemen Isolated by the Houthis?

This is Beirut, 06/10 18:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Hezbollah members in Yemen have reportedly been isolated by the Houthi security apparatus, according to the Yemeni media outlet Al-Jumhuriya. They are allegedly forbidden from meeting with the leaders of the Iran-backed group, according to the media, which cites sources close to the movement. These preventive security measures reportedly include ...

Yemen's Houthis Claim Missile Attack on Israel

This Is Beirut, 02/10 11:02 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Yemen's Houthis said on Wednesday that they had fired cruise missiles “deep inside” Israel, although there was no confirmation from Israeli authorities. The statement by the Houthis' armed forces came after Iran launched a barrage of missiles at Israel late on Tuesday, deepening the conflict in the region. “The missile force of the Yemeni ...

War Monitor Denies Claims Iran Moving Forces Through Golan

This is Beirut, 26/09 17:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) on Thursday denied claims that 40,000 Iran-backed militiamen had entered the Golan Heights from the Syrian borders. Israeli army officials had claimed a day earlier that Iran was moving troops into Lebanon, according to a Haaretz report. Some Israeli media outlets reported that around 40,000 fighters ...

How Ten Years of Houthi Rule Have Radically Changed Yemen

Cian ward, 21/09 14:30 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

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Saturday marks the ten-year anniversary of the Houthi capture of Sana'a, Yemen's capital city. A decade of Houthi rule has transformed the country, putting an end to its tentative liberalization, and replacing it with an increasingly radical theocratic police state. Ten years ago, on September 21, 2014, the Houthis declared the capture of ...

Houthis Urge Tel Aviv Residents to Evacuate to South After Missile Strike

This Is Beirut, 15/09 10:57 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Houthis issued an announcement on Sunday warning the residents of Tel Aviv, in central Israel, that the area had become an active war zone, urging them to evacuate to a "humanitarian zone" in the Negev desert. Earlier in the day, a missile triggered a rush to shelters in central Israel on Sunday, a rare incident that caused no casualties but ...

Merchant Ship off Yemen Coast Attacked

This Is Beirut, 21/08 13:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Three projectiles hit a merchant vessel off Yemen's Houthi-held port city of Hodeida on Wednesday, limiting the ship's ability to manoeuvre, British maritime security agency UKMTO said. The ship initially exchanged fire with two small vessels, one with three to five people onboard while the second carried around 10, the United Kingdom Maritime ...

In the Line of Fire: The Middle East Dons Military Fatigues

15/08 17:03 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

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As negotiations for a potential ceasefire in Gaza resume in Doha, the Middle East remains on edge, awaiting Iran’s response to the assassination of former Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. Two camps are clashing in the region, both ideologically and militarily: Israel, backed by American support and regional bases, and the "Axis of ...

Cholera in Yemen: The Impact of Houthi Silence on a Growing Epidemic

09/08 17:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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  Obstruction of humanitarian aid, lack of sanitary and medical infrastructure... In an interview with This Is Beirut, Ahmed Benchemsi, Advocacy and Communications Director for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) division at Human Rights Watch, discusses the causes and consequences of the cholera epidemic currently affecting ...

A Timed Military Escalation Ahead of Netanyahu’s US Visit?

23/07 08:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Following a Houthi drone attack on Tel Aviv on Saturday, Israeli fighter jets launched an assault from the Nevatim Airbase (Negev) on oil and electricity facilities in the Yemeni city of Hodeidah. On Sunday, a Houthi official stated, "Israel made a serious mistake. We will retaliate in a strong and appropriate manner." Meanwhile, the American news ...

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