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A burning airplane at Sanaa international airport after Israel's military warplanes struck.

Israel attack on Sanaa airport caused $500 mn in damage: director 

Six planes, terminal buildings and infrastructure were destroyed

May 7, 2025| AFP
Six people were wounded in the attack. Photo: AFP

Missile hits Israel airport area in attack claimed by Yemen's Huthis

No damage was reported to airport buildings or runways.

May 4, 2025| Daniel Ellul
Trump and his Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth. Photo: AFP

'Glitch': Trump downplays adding editor to Signal group chat about Yemen bombs

US President says man who mistakenly added The Atlantic editor is a 'good man'

March 25, 2025| AFP
A Yemeni man holds up a mock missile decorated with the colours of the Palestinian flag and the chequerred keffiyeh in front of portaits of slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar (L) and the leader of the Huthi movement, Abdel Malek al-Huthi (R).

Israel military says it intercepted missile from Yemen 

There has been an escalation between Israel and the Huthis

March 23, 2025| AFP
A plume of smoke billows during a US strike on Yemen's Huthi-held capital Sanaa early on March 16. Photo: AFP

'Most scared I've been': US strikes sow panic in rebel-held Yemen

Explosion rocked the capital late on Saturday during suhoor

March 16, 2025| AFP
handout image released by US Central Command (CENTCOM) via X (formerly Twitter) on March 15, 2025 shows CENTCOM forces launching an operation against Huthi targets across Yemen. Photo AFP

US strikes in Yemen kill 31, injure 101 as Trump vows to end Huthi attacks

Health ministry says most of killed and wounded people were children and women

March 16, 2025| AFP
The Huthis said they fired a missile at Ben Gurion airport and launched drones at Tel Aviv as well as a ship in the Arabian Sea. Photo: Shutterstock

Huthis claim new attacks on Israel after strikes hit Yemen airport

This comes a day after Israeli raids pounded Sanaa's international airport

December 27, 2024| AFP
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Photo: AFP

WHO chief says he is safe after Sanaa airport bombardment

Israeli strikes hit airport, military targets in rebel-held Yemen

December 26, 2024| AFP
Huthi rebels in Yemen have launched several attacks on Israel. AFP photo from last week showing students burning flags of Israel, US and UK as the graduated from a weapons literacy training course held off campus by Yemen's Huthi group.

Explosion in central Israel 'likely' drone launched from Yemen: army

No one was injured in the explosion

December 9, 2024| AFP
Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels say they have carried out a drone attack on Tel Aviv, saying that drones reached their targets without being shot down. Photo: AFP

Yemen's Huthis claim drone attack on Tel Aviv

'The drones reached their targets without the enemy being able to confront or shoot them down'

October 3, 2024| AFP
The vessel was struck just outside the port city of Hodeida. Photo: Shutterstock

Ship catches fire after attack off Yemen

The vessel has been identified as the Greek-flagged Sounion oil tanker

August 21, 2024| AFP
A handout picture obtained from Yemen's Huthi Ansarullah Media Center show a huge column of fire erupting following reported strikes in the Yemeni rebel-held port city of Hodeida. A series of strikes targeted Hodeida on July 20. Photo: AFP

Yemen's Huthis pledge 'huge' response to Israel strike as Gaza violence spreads

Israel's military retaliation killed at least 38,983 people

July 21, 2024| AFP
A handout picture obtained from Yemen's Huthi Ansarullah Media Center show a huge column of fire erupting following reported strikes in the Yemeni rebel-held port city of Hodeida. Photo: AFP

Israel strikes Yemen rebels after deadly Tel Aviv attack

This comes after a drone attack by the Iran-backed rebels killed a civilian in Tel Aviv

July 20, 2024| AFP
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak issues a statement inside 10 Downing Street, London, on Friday after British and US forces struck Houthi targets in Yemen. Photo: AFP

Yemen rebels threaten 'escalation' as US, UK strikes said to kill 16

The Huthis, who control much of Yemen, have launched scores of drone and missile attacks on vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since November

May 31, 2024| AFP
A Houthi drone filmed prior to its destruction by a helicopter from a French destroyer patrolling in the Red Sea.

Malta-flagged ship targeted in Houthi attack

No one injured on the Greek-owned vessel, which was able to continue on its way

April 30, 2024| AFP
Armed Yemeni civil servants step on a US flag as they take part in a parade following 12 days of military training in the Huthi-run capital Sanaa.

US hits targets in Yemen as Huthis vow to step up Red Sea attacks   

US forces claim to have destroyed an underwater drone and nearly 20 ballistic missiles

March 12, 2024| AFP
US service members from patrol coastal ship USS Typhoon (PC 5) arranging an illicit shipment of weapons while aboard a stateless fishing vessel transiting international waters in the North Arabian Sea.

Bulk carrier hit by missile from Yemen, crew says two dead 

First casualties of Huthi attacks on merchant shipping

March 6, 2024| AFP
US warships sailing off the coast of Yemen. AFP

MSC confirms container ship hit by missile off Yemen

A small fire was extinguished and no one was hurt

March 5, 2024| AFP
An Italian Navy destroyer. Photo: Shutterstock

Italian warship downs drone in Red Sea

Drone was located six kilometres from the Italian ship

March 3, 2024| AFP
Shipping containers in Yemen. The missile attacks have disrupted global shipping routes. Photo: AFP

Żminijietna pushes for Malta to steer clear of EU's Red Sea maritime mission

Leftist think-tank urges progressive Labourites to make their case to the government

February 17, 2024| Times of Malta
A handout picture released by the British Ministry of Defence (MOD) on February 3, 2024 shows RAF Typhoon FRG4s being prepared to conduct further strikes against targets in Yemen. Photo: AFP

US, UK strike dozens of Huthi targets in Yemen

Huthis repeatedly attacked shipping, disrupting global trade and putting lives at risk

February 4, 2024| AFP
Supporters of Yemen's Huthi movement brandish rifles during an anti-Israel and anti-US rally in the Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa.

US strikes Huthi target in Yemen after attack on British oil tanker 

Major fire on British tanker extinguished

January 28, 2024| AFP
Yemeni supporteres of the Huthis shout anti-Israel and anti-US slogans during a march in solidarity with the Palestinian people in the Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa in January 2024. Photo: AFP

US, Britain launch new joint strikes on Yemen's Huthis

Attacks by Huthis are just one part of a growing crisis in the Middle East

January 23, 2024| AFP
This handout picture taken on January 12, 2024 shows a fighter jet taking off from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during flight operations in response to increased Iranian-backed Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea. Photo: AFP

US strikes in Yemen after Huthis re-designated 'terrorist' entity

Huthi rebels have declared American and British interest 'legitimate targets'

January 18, 2024| AFP
The Red Sea region. Photo: Shutterstock

Malta-flagged cargo ship hit by missile in Red Sea

Attack by Houthi rebels in Yemen damages Greek-owned vessel

January 16, 2024| AFP, Times of Malta
A supporter of pro-Iran factions raises a placard in Baghdad's Tahrir square, during a protest against the US and British forces strikes targeting Yemen's Huthi rebels, and against the presence of US forces in Iraq, on january 13, 2024. Photo: AFP

US-owned ship hit by missile off Yemen: UK security agency

Huthis have been targeting Israel-linked shipping in protest at the Israel-Hamas war

January 15, 2024| AFP
Aerial footage shows targets destroyed in air strikes. Photo: AFP

US launches new strike on rebel target in Yemen

Iran-backed militants say they will attack more ships in Red Sea

January 13, 2024| AFP
Images broadcast by the Huthi's Al-Masirah television show explosions and smoke plumes at unidentified locations in Yemen. Photo: AFP

US, UK air strikes pound Yemen as Mideast conflict spreads

Huthis carried out attacks on what they deem to be Israel-linked shipping in Red Sea

January 12, 2024| AFP
An image, supplied by the UK MoD, of the Royal Navy responding to the Houthi attack. Photograph: Owen Cooban/Ministry of Defence

UK, US forces repel 'largest attack' yet by Huthis in Red Sea

More than 20 drones and missiles were launched by Yemen's Huthis

January 10, 2024| AFP
The Malta-flagged freighter, believed to be headed for occupied Palestinian territory, was not hit. Photo: Marine Traffic

Malta-flagged ship attacked in Red Sea by Yemen rebels as shipping prices soar

Huthis acting in solidarity with Palestinians because of Israel's war

January 3, 2024| AFP, Times of Malta