Sanaa, July 25 (IANS) Airstrikes struck Houthi military sites in northern Yemen on Saturday, the state-run Yemen TV reported, as tensions further escalated following the group’s attacks on Saudi-linked vessels in the Red Sea.The strikes targeted missile and rocket launch platforms and weapons depots in Marib and al-Jawf provinces, killing several Houthi members, including missile specialists, the broadcaster said.There was no immediate Houthi comment.Also on Saturday, the Houthi group said it ha…
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Sanaa, July 19 (IANS) A senior Houthi official warned on Sunday that Saudi Arabia’s “valuable targets” are within range of the group’s forces, and that the Houthis are prepared to “pay the highest price” to end what it calls a blockade imposed on Yemen.Abdullah Al-Naami, a member of the Houthi Supreme Political Council, told Lebanon-based broadcaster Al Mayadeen that Sanaa International Airport would receive flights “from all countries,” and cautioned that any Saudi attempt to prevent flights to…
Sanaa, July 13 (IANS) An Iranian passenger plane carrying a senior Houthi delegation landed Monday in Houthi-controlled Hodeidah in western Yemen, after airstrikes claimed by the Yemeni Armed Forces hit Sanaa International Airport to prevent the plane from landing.The Mahan Air aircraft landed in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah after it was prevented from landing in the Houthi-held capital, a military commander with the Houthi group said.”Saudi warplanes also launched airstrikes on Hodeidah ai…
Aden, July 5 (IANS) The death toll from a Houthi attack on Yemeni government forces in the Red Sea province of Hodeidah has risen to 14, with several others wounded after fierce clashes on the Hays frontline, military and medical officials said on Sunday.The Houthi assault targeted two barracks of the 2nd Zaraniq Brigade on the Hays frontline in the southern part of Hodeidah province on Saturday, where fierce fighting erupted between the two sides, a military official told Xinhua news agency on …
Aden, July 5 (IANS) A cargo vessel came under attack by unknown armed assailants off Yemen’s Red Sea coast on Sunday, triggering a distress alert, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said.In a statement posted on its X handle, the UKMTO said it had received a report of the incident about 30 nautical miles southwest of the port city of Hodeidah.It said authorities were investigating the incident and did not immediately provide details about the attackers, casualties or damage to …
Sanaa, June 11 (IANS) A powerful explosion rocked a military camp belonging to pro-government forces in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden early Thursday, killing 12 soldiers and injuring several others.A security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the blast occurred at a camp operated by the pro-government Giants Brigades in the Al-Mimdarah area of Aden and was heard across much of the city, Xinhua news agency reported, citing local sources.Preliminary information indicates that…