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Israel Strikes Yemen After Houthi Attack on Ben Gurion Airport

This is Beirut, 05/05 22:14 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel struck Yemen on Monday in what the Houthis said was a joint raid with the United States, a day after the Iran-backed Houthis claimed missile fire at Israel's main airport. The Houthi-run Al-Masirah television said six airstrikes hit the port of Hodeida, on Yemen's western coast, and reported an attack on Bajil district in the same ...

Iran Denies Aiding Yemen Huthis in Israel Airport Attack

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

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Iran on Monday denied supporting Yemen's Huthi attack on Israel's main international airport after the rebels claimed a missile strike the day. "The Yemeni action in support of the Palestinian people was an independent decision taken in solidarity" with them, said Iran's foreign ministry in a statement. A missile fired from Yemen on Sunday ...

Huthis Report US Strikes After Israel Vows Revenge for Airport Attack

This is Beirut, 05/05 05:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Yemen's Huthi rebels on Monday blamed Washington for around 10 strikes in and around the capital Sanaa after a missile fired by the Iran-backed group struck the area of Israel's main airport. The Huthi-run Saba news agency said the strikes included two targeting Arbaeen street in the capital as well as one on the airport road, blaming ...

Netanyahu: Israel Will Strike Iran in Response to Airport Attack

This is Beirut, 04/05 19:57 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday threatened to respond to the Houthi missile strike from Yemen on Tel Aviv’s airport by retaliating against Iran "in due time," during an emergency meeting of the war cabinet. "The Houthi attacks emanate from Iran. Israel will respond to the Houthi attack on our main airport AND, at a time and ...

Football – Asian Qualifiers: Battle-Ready Cedars Head to Yemen

Makram Haddad, 30/04 09:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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With one eye on the Asian Cup and the other on the World Cup, Lebanon is wasting no time. After thrashing Brunei (5-0) in the opening match of the qualifiers, Miodrag Radulović’s men top their group, ahead of Yemen and Bhutan, who played to a goalless draw (0-0). The stage is set: on June 10, the Cedars will face the Yemenis in what already ...

Yemen's Huthis Seek Propaganda Boost from Deadly US Strikes

This is Beirut, 24/04 10:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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As America's escalated bombing campaign and economic sanctions hit Yemen hard, the Iran-backed Huthi rebels in Washington's crosshairs are trying to mine the situation for propaganda and recruitment, analysts said. On Monday, four days after 80 people were killed in US strikes on a fuel port, the Huthis released a slick promotional video showing ...

Pentagon Chief Denies Reports of Sharing Military Details with Wife

This is Beirut, 21/04 18:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday dismissed new allegations that he shared information about military strikes in Yemen via a Signal chat group that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer. The Pentagon chief reportedly included details on the strikes in the private chat -- the second time he has been accused of sharing sensitive ...

Yemen’s Huthis Say US Strikes on Sanaa Kill at Least 12

This is Beirut, 21/04 05:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Huthi rebels' health ministry said early Monday that new US air strikes on the Yemeni capital Sanaa killed at least 12 people and wounded 30. The Huthi-run Saba news agency cited the ministry as saying the dead and injured had come from overnight strikes "by the American enemy" on a market and a residential zone in Sanaa's ...

Deadliest US Strike Yet: 80 Killed in Yemen as Washington Targets Houthi Fuel Port

This is Beirut, 18/04 22:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US strikes on a Yemeni fuel port killed at least 80 people, Houthis said Friday, in the deadliest attack of Washington's 15-month campaign against the Iran-backed group. Thursday's strikes on Ras Issa aimed to cut off supplies and funds for the Houthis that control large swathes of the Arabian Peninsula's poorest country, the US military ...

Deadly US Strikes Hit Yemen Fuel Port Used by Huthis

This is Beirut, 18/04 05:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US strikes on a Yemeni fuel port killed at least 58 people, Huthi rebels said Friday, in one of the deadliest attacks of Washington's renewed campaign against the Iran-backed group. The strikes also injured more than 100 people, according to a Huthi-run television station that broadcast footage of large blazes lighting up the night sky. The US ...

Israeli Military Says Projectile Fired from Yemen

This is Beirut, 13/04 19:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli military said a missile had been launched from Yemen on Sunday and was likely intercepted, as AFP journalists heard muffled blasts in Jerusalem. "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, after review, it has been determined that one missile was launched from Yemen," the military ...

US, Saudis Urge Sudan Peace Talks as Top Riyadh Diplomat Visits Washington

This is Beirut, 10/04 04:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Saudi Arabia's top diplomat held talks in Washington on Wednesday, laying the groundwork for a visit by US President Donald Trump, which would be the first foreign trip of his second term. Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the State Department, and the two called on the Sudanese army and ...

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