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Houthis say they attacked Israeli airport as response back
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Yemen’s Houthi movement announced on Sunday that it had fired a hypersonic ballistic missile at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, describing the attack as retaliation for an Israeli strike on a power facility in the capital, Sanaa. In a...
Israel attacks power plant in Yemen's capital
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel launched a strike on a power plant south of Sanaa on Sunday morning, according to reports from Houthi-controlled media. "The aggression targeted the electricity generators at the power station, causing them to go out of service,"...
Israeli Navy Attacks Power Station in Yemen’s Capital
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) The Israeli Navy launched early Sunday attacks on Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, targeting the Haziz Central Power Station in the Sanhan district, according to media. Describing the operation as “The US-Israeli aggression,” the agency said the...
Houthis allege of firing fresh "hypersonic ballistic missile" on airport in Israel
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Reports indicate that Yemen’s Houthi armed group claimed responsibility on Thursday for a new "hypersonic ballistic missile" attack targeting an airport in central Israel earlier in the day. "The Yemeni armed forces (Houthi armed forces)...
Houthi Group Targets Israel's Ben Gurion Airport with Ballistic Missile
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Yemen's Houthi armed group claimed responsibility for a "hypersonic ballistic missile" attack on Israel's Ben Gurion Airport Thursday, a bold escalation in the ongoing regional conflict. In a statement broadcast by local TV, Houthi...
Houthis announces new drone attacks on Four occupied cities by Israel
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN) Yemen’s Houthi movement has announced that it carried out drone attacks on four Israeli cities—Haifa, Negev, Eilat, and Be’er Sheva—earlier Tuesday, according to reports. The group’s military spokesperson, Yahya Sarea, stated on...
Yemen Enforces Ban on Foreign Currency for Trade
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN) Yemen’s internationally-recognized government declared on Tuesday that all commercial transactions within its controlled territories must exclusively use the Yemeni rial, banning foreign currencies for domestic trade and services. A local...
UN Issues Warning on Worsening Child Malnutrition in Yemen
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN) The United Nations issued a stark warning Tuesday about the critical nutrition emergency facing Yemen’s children, pressing for urgent financial support to expand emergency food and nutrition aid. According to Ramesh Rajasingham, director...
Yemeni government forces repel Houthi large-scale offensive by Houthi group
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August 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Yemeni government troops fended off a major assault by the Houthi group in Dhalea province on Saturday, leaving three Houthi fighters dead, according to a military source. The source, who requested anonymity, said the Houthis used heavy...
Yemen Reports Three Houthi Militants Killed in Dhalea Clash
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August 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Government troops in Yemen successfully thwarted a major offensive launched by the Houthi group on Saturday in the southern province of Dhalea, resulting in the deaths of three militants, a military source confirmed to media. The...
Gulf Arabs fear Israel is becoming Goliath
Middle East Institute
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August 13, 2025
As the Trump administration pushes to expand the Abraham Accords in the Middle East and into the Caucasus and Central Asia, it overlooks a dramatic shift in perception across the Arab and Muslim world. Where once Israel might have been viewed as...
Yemen Posts Rapid Currency Recovery
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August 4, 2025
(MENAFN) Yemen’s national currency sharply appreciated on Monday, climbing to 1,617 rials per U.S. dollar in government-administered regions—a staggering 40% surge from recent lows near 2,900 rials. The rapid rebound has sparked cautious optimism...
Houthis claim drone attack on Israel’s army targets
MENAFN
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August 3, 2025
(MENAFN) Yemen’s Houthi group announced late Wednesday that it had launched five drones toward military targets in Israel. The claim was made in a televised statement aired by the Houthi-run channel. According to the group’s military spokesperson,...
Yemen’s national currency experiences obvious recovery
MENAFN
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August 3, 2025
(MENAFN) Yemen’s national currency experienced a notable recovery on Saturday, climbing to 1,800 rials per U.S. dollar in areas under government control—up from nearly 2,900 just two weeks earlier. This rebound has prompted the launch of a...
Post-Oct. 7 divergent paths: Israel’s military maximalism and Saudi Arabia’s strategic de-escalation
Middle East Institute
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August 7, 2025
The Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, shattered Israel’s long-standing security paradigm, replacing limited deterrence with an ambitious campaign aimed at dismantling Hamas, confronting Hizballah and other Iranian proxies, and directly targeting...
Houthis Claim Successful Attack on Israeli Airport
MENAFN
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August 2, 2025
(MENAFN) Sirens echoed through multiple Israeli regions on Friday following the launch of a missile from Yemen, as stated by the Israeli military. A defense announcement indicated that the missile was neutralized after alerts were activated in...
Hundreds of Yemeni Students Protest Israeli Atrocities in Gaza
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August 7, 2025
(MENAFN) On Wednesday, hundreds of students from Sanaa University took to the streets in Yemen’s capital, staging a protest march condemning Israel’s ongoing military offensive and blockade in the Gaza Strip. The demonstrators loudly chanted,...
Seven Ethiopian Migrants Die After Harrowing Week-Long Sea Journey to Yemen
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August 7, 2025
(MENAFN) Seven Ethiopian migrants perished from hunger and thirst after a grueling seven-day sea journey from Somalia to Yemen, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Wednesday. According to an IOM press release, the vessel...
The Gulf states in a fluid post-war Middle East
Middle East Institute
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August 7, 2025
The monarchical Arab Gulf states emerged on the other side of last June’s Israeli and US attacks on Iran largely unscathed, with the important exception of a limited, retaliatory Iranian missile strike on the American airbase in Qatar. However, in...
Houthis take responsibility for attacking Israel's army targets with drones
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July 31, 2025
(MENAFN) Yemen’s Houthi movement claimed responsibility for launching five drones at Israeli military targets on Wednesday evening, according to a statement aired by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said the...