Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak revealed Tuesday that Yemen has faced a loss exceeding $2 billion in revenue due to halted oil exports. This financial blow came as a result of the Houthi faction’s targeted assaults on the nation’s export facilities. Speaking to local authorities in Mukalla, the seat of Hadramout province, … Read more
British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Saturday it had received information that a vessel had been targeted around 61 nautical miles southwest of Hodeidah in Yemen. Separately, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said it had received a report of an incident at almost the same point where the captain of a … Read more
Some 424 US and British airstrikes on targets in Yemen have killed 37 people and wounded 30, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, leader of Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement, said on Thursday. The Houthis, who control Yemen’s capital and most populous areas, have attacked international shipping in the Red Sea since November in solidarity with the Palestinians … Read more
The United States is open to removing the Ansar Allah movement, more commonly known as the Houthis, from its list of designated terrorist organizations if the Iranian-backed jihadist group ceases its attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. The Houthis are currently holding captive the 25 crew members of … Read more
Almost six months after the first Houthi missile attack aimed at Israel and six months after the first of many recurring Houthi attacks targeting international shipping routes in the Red Sea, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday signed a decree designating the Ansar Allah Movement, also known as the Houthi movement, as a formally … Read more
Several Russian warships have passed the Bab al-Mandab Strait into the Red Sea, the Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet said on Thursday, amid attacks by Yemen’s Houthis on merchant shipping. The Zvezda TV channel, owned by the defense ministry, quoted the fleet as saying the Russian cruiser Varyag and the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov were taking … Read more
Thousands of civilians and business owners in areas controlled by the Houthis are forced to pay levies, exacerbating Yemen’s precarious economic situation. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org Civilians, shop owners, and emerging companies must pay hefty sums under various pretexts, including zakat (Islamic alms), taxes, and support for the … Read more
The US State Department announced on Tuesday additional sanctions against Iran-backed Houthi financier Sa’id al-Jamal, whose network provides funding and transportation of weapons for the terrorist group. Tuesday’s designation is the sixth round of sanctions since the end of 2023 targeting al-Jamal’s extensive network, according to a statement from the State Department. “We call … Read more
The Houthis, who have been targeting ships off the coast of Yemen, have put out a statement bragging about their extensive military capabilities. The statement was meant to commemorate what they call the anniversary of the “Saudi-Emirati aggression.” This is the anniversary of Saudi Arabia intervening in Yemen to prevent the Iranian-backed Houthis from … Read more
US forces conducted self-defense strikes against three Houthi underground weapons storage facilities in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Friday. The strikes targeted capabilities used by the Houthis to threaten and attack naval and merchant vessels in the region, it posted in a statement on X. CENTCOM also said its … Read more
