Marie de La Roche Saint-André, 06/03 18:20 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Often described as a group subservient to Iran, like Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthi movement is, in fact, quite different. Although they share a common affiliation with Shiism, the Houthis (officially known as “Ansar Allah”) adhere to Zaydi Islam, unlike the Iranian Shiites who follow the Twelver doctrine. However, the ties between both ...
Soumia Benmerzoug, 06/03 18:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The Houthis’ involvement in the Gaza war is not merely an act of solidarity with Hamas. Behind their attacks on ships in the Red Sea and their declarations of support for the Palestinian cause lies a far more ambitious strategy: strengthening their position amid regional chaos and asserting their influence on the Middle East’s geopolitical ...
Soumia Benmerzoug, 06/03 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
For decades, Yemen’s economy has been a key driver of the conflicts that have ravaged the country. Plagued by widespread poverty, heavily dependent on natural resources and hindered by inefficient governance, Yemen’s economy has been exploited by various factions, deepening internal divisions and attracting external ...
Soumia Benmerzoug, 06/03 17:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Yemen, the stage of a multifaceted conflict, is at the heart of geopolitical rivalries that extend beyond its borders. Between deep internal divisions, regional interventions and the involvement of foreign powers, the situation is more complex than ever. While the country struggles to overcome its North-South fractures, it is also becoming a ...
This is Beirut, 04/03 19:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The United States on Tuesday designated Yemen's Houthi militant group a foreign terrorist organization, conforming with an order by President Donald Trump in January. The Iran-backed insurgents control much of Yemen, including the capital Sanaa, and have launched missile and drone attacks at Israel since the war in Gaza broke out in October ...
Pierre Daccache, 28/02 13:10 - Reading : less than a minute
Residents of Sanaa make their final pre-Ramadan purchases in a market in the old city, while the number of shoppers is lower than last year.
This is Beirut, 10/02 21:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United Nations announced the suspension Monday of its activities in Yemen's Saada region, a Houthi stronghold, after the Yemeni group detained multiple personnel there this year. The Iran-backed Houthis have arrested dozens of staffers from the UN and other humanitarian organizations, most of them since the middle of 2024, as Yemen's ...
This is Beirut, 27/01 21:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump's decision to re-designate Houthis as a foreign terrorist organisation could have deep implications for aid and the peace process in the war-shattered country. Already the Arabian Peninsula's poorest country before the war broke out a decade ago,Yemen is now suffering one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with ...
This is Beirut, 22/01 20:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said Wednesday that they had released the detained crew of the ship Galaxy Leader, held since November 2023, following the Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Weeks after the war in the Gaza Strip broke out, the Houthis began launching attacks on shipping vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in what they ...
This is Beirut, 21/01 16:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Yemen's Houthis said Tuesday they would limit their Red Sea attacks to vessels linked to Israel during the ceasefire in the Gaza war. The Houthis have been attacking shipping in the vital waterway in what they say is solidarity with the Palestinians since November 2023, weeks after Hamas carried out the deadliest attack in Israeli history. "We ...
This is Beirut, 18/01 17:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli military said it intercepted two missiles fired from Yemen on Saturday, a day before a ceasefire is set to take effect in war-battered Gaza. The military activated air raid sirens in Jerusalem and in parts of central and southern Israel ahead of the interceptions during the day, with the first projectile shot down in the ...
This is Beirut, 12/01 21:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Twelve people were killed and over 100 injured in an explosion at a natural gas refilling facility in the Yemeni rebel-held Al-Bayda province, two officials told AFP on Sunday. "Twelve people from Al-Bayda died and there are more than 100 injured" in an explosion on Saturday at the storage facility of a refilling station in the Al-Zaher area, the ...