Yemen war

Beyond the horizon: The evolution of the Houthi autonomous naval fleet- opinion

The sandal-clad militia has become a high-tech naval force, turning global shipping lanes into battlefields and reshaping maritime warfare

|BySIGAL GAFNI
HOUTHI SUPPORTERS lose their minds at an anti-Saudi rally in Sana’a, Yemen, July 31.
Houthi control around Bab el-Mandeb gives Iran-aligned forces leverage over a second major maritime choke point, opposite the Strait of Hormuz on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula. A Yemeni government army officer gestures as he rides a boat in Bab el-Mandeb, Yemen, April 2.

Yemen’s government needs weapons, but they can’t come from the US or Israel, expert tells 'Post'

Though an expert from the Royal United Services Institute said that the Houthis needed to be defeated, he insisted this could only come about by empowering the legitimate government - not airstrikes.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Yemeni security soldiers stand in front of a screen broadcasting Houthi-run forces launching a missile, during a demonstration staged to support missile forces in protecting the country's sovereignty and to denounce the Saudi accusation that Yemenis are attempting to attack Maca, on September 18.

Five killed as Houthis target Yemen's presidential palace in Aden with missiles

The Houthis also recently warned airlines that Saudi airspace and airports remain unsafe.

|ByREUTERS
Houthi control around Bab el-Mandeb gives Iran-aligned forces leverage over a second major maritime choke point, opposite the Strait of Hormuz on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula. A Yemeni government army officer gestures as he rides a boat in Bab el-Mandeb, Yemen, April 2.PremiumPremium

Yemen might be far away from Israel, but the Houthi threat is not - analysis

Iran’s growing leverage through the Houthis is turning Bab el-Mandeb into a strategic threat to Israel and the region

|ByDR. YOSSI MANSHAROF, NOA LAZIMI

US to revoke terrorist designation of Yemen's Houthis due to famine

The United Nations describes Yemen as the world's biggest humanitarian crisis, with 80% of its people in need.

FEBRUARY 6, 2021ByREUTERS
Houthi troops ride on the back of a police patrol truck after participating in a Houthi gathering in Sanaa, Yemen February 19, 2020.

The UAE’s unprecedented role in helping reunite Jewish family is symbolic

The UAE reunited one family of 15 members in Abu Dhabi after the government helped fly some from Yemen and London. A second family, the Salem family, was reunited after 15 years apart.

JANUARY 14, 2021BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Rabbi Elie Abadie (L) with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Normalization and the turmoil in Yemen - opinion

A determination to frustrate Iran’s aspiration to dominate the Middle East is one element uniting Israel and the Arab signatories to the Abraham Accords.

JANUARY 13, 2021ByNEVILLE TELLER
HOUTHI MILITANT walks past graffiti painted by pro-Houthi activists on the gate of the Saudi embassy in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, in 2015.

Saudi-led coalition strikes at Yemen after attacks blamed on Houthis

Coalition air strikes have killed thousands, including many civilians, over the course of the war.

DECEMBER 31, 2020ByREUTERS
A Houthi security officer reacts at the site of an air strike launched by the Saudi-led coalition in Sanaa, Yemen May 16, 2019

Blast, gunfire heard at Aden airport as new Yemeni government arrives

Video from the scene showed a large explosion occurring as passengers disembarked from the plane followed by a series of gunshots.

DECEMBER 30, 2020ByREUTERS
Houthi troops ride on the back of a police patrol truck after participating in a Houthi gathering in Sanaa, Yemen

Central Bank split piles on Yemenis’ problems

Civil war leads to crash in value of money sent back home that many families depend on to survive

NOVEMBER 27, 2020ByMOHAMMED SAYERS / THE MEDIA LINE
A family have breakfast outside their home at a Jewish community in Sanaa, Yemen

UN chief warns Yemen in imminent danger of famine

"In the absence of immediate action, millions of lives may be lost."

NOVEMBER 20, 2020ByREUTERS
A family have breakfast outside their home at a Jewish community in Sanaa, Yemen

Iran consistency

Iran wants impunity. That is why it is so important for the new US administration of Joe Biden to listen to concerns in the region and examine how best to prevent Iran’s recurring attacks.

NOVEMBER 9, 2020ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Now, when Israel looks out at the map, it has an alliance with two countries that face Iran directly across the Gulf

Yemen's warring parties agree to largest prisoner swap

The Sweden deal contained a prisoner swap which aimed for the release of some 15,000 detainees split between both sides but has been slowly and only partially implemented.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020ByREUTERS
Houthi troops ride on the back of a police patrol truck after participating in a Houthi gathering in Sanaa, Yemen February 19, 2020

Saudi Arabia Looks for Yemen Exit Strategy

The kingdom wants to end its five-year commitment in the Yemen conflict without admitting defeat but choices are limited and stakes are high

JUNE 10, 2020ByTARA KAVALER/THE MEDIA LINE
Saudi army artillery fire shells towards Houthi positions from the Saudi border with Yemen April 13, 2015.