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March 30, 2026 2:35 PM

Israel reports second attack from Yemen as Middle East conflict escalates

The Israeli military said on Monday that Iran launched multiple waves of missiles at Israel, and an attack had also been launched from Yemen for only the second time since the U.S.-Israeli war began. It said two drones from Yemen were intercepted early Monday but gave no further details. Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militia entered the war on Saturday, firing missiles at Israel, escalating a conflict that has engulfed the Middle East. Israel's military also said the Air Force was carrying out st...

March 29, 2026 11:59 AM

West Asia conflict escalates as Iran intensifies Gulf strikes; Israel hits Tehran, Houthis open new front

Defence forces across the Gulf are on high alert this Sunday as Iran presses ahead with waves of missile and drone attacks on the UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain now well into the second month of the conflict that began with the joint US-Israeli assault on Tehran. The latest strikes seem to be a direct response to earlier US and Israeli attacks on two major Iranian steel plants, with Tehran now targeting equivalent industrial assets in the Gulf. Emirates Global Aluminium has confirmed damage to its Al T...

March 29, 2026 11:30 AM

Yemen’s Houthis enter Iran war with attacks on Israel, while US Marines arrive in region

The risk of an expanded Iran war grew as Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday launched their first attacks on Israel since the start of the conflict, as additional U.S. forces reached the Middle East. Washington has dispatched thousands of Marines to the Middle East in the month-old war. The ‌first of two contingents arrived on Friday on an amphibious assault ship, the U.S. military said on Saturday. The Washington Post reported on Saturday that U.S. officials said the Pentagon was pr...

March 13, 2026 4:55 PM

Why haven’t the Houthis, Iran’s allies in Yemen, stepped into the war?

Iran's Shi'ite allies in Lebanon and Iraq have joined the war in the region unleashed by U.S. and Israeli strikes on Tehran. But Yemen's Houthi rebels, heavily armed and capable of striking Gulf neighbours and causing major disruption to maritime navigation around the Arabian Peninsula, have not yet entered the fray. Here is a look at why that might be: WHO ARE THE HOUTHIS? The Houthis are a military, political and religious movement led by the Houthi family and based in northern Yemen. They ...

January 19, 2026 10:04 PM

Yemen humanitarian crisis to worsen in 2026 as funding cut, says UN

The U.N. warned on Monday that the humanitarian situation in Yemen is worsening and that gains made to tackle malnutrition and health would go into reverse due to funding cuts. "We are expecting things to be much worse in 2026," Julien Harneis, U.N. Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, told reporters in Geneva. Some 21 million people will need humanitarian assistance this year, an increase from 19.5 million the previous year, according to the U.N. The situation has been aggravated ...

January 4, 2026 4:29 PM

UAE expresses concern over Yemen escalation, urges dialogue and restraint

The United Arab Emirates has said it is closely following recent developments in Yemen and has expressed deep concern over the continuing escalation, urging the Yemeni people to exercise restraint and prioritise wisdom to safeguard security and stability in the country. In a statement, the UAE called on Yemenis to place dialogue above confrontation and to resolve differences through understanding and consensus on sustainable political solutions. It said these efforts should follow a rational an...

December 31, 2025 11:15 AM

UAE pulls out all counter-terrorism forces from Yemen

The United Arab Emirates has announced it is removing all its remaining counter-terrorism teams from Yemen. The UAE officially left the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen in 2019 but kept a small number of special counter-terrorism units in the country. Saudi Arabia has led the fight against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels since 2015, and the UAE played an important role in stopping the rebels from advancing, pushing them out of the south, and fighting terrorist groups like Al Qaeda and ISIS. ...

December 4, 2025 1:08 PM

Indian crew member detained in Yemen since July released and returns home

Government of India has welcomed the release of Indian crew member Anilkumar Raveendran, who was on the ship MV Eternity C and under detention in Yemen since July 7, 2025. He reached Muscat on Tuesday and is expected to travel back to India soon. The government had been coordinating efforts with various parties to ensure his safe release and return. In a statement issued , MEA expressed gratitude to the Sultanate of Oman for facilitating the release of Raveendran. Raveendran, a former army pers...

October 31, 2025 3:27 PM

Houthis say 43 detained UN staff to face trial over Israeli attack

Forty-three detained local United Nations staff will face trial on suspicion of links to an Israeli airstrike that assassinated top Houthi leaders in August, the acting foreign minister of Yemen’s Houthi government, Abdulwahid Abu Ras, told Reuters. In August, the prime minister of Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi-run government and several other ministers were killed in an Israeli strike on the capital Sanaa, in the first such attack to kill senior officials. The United Nations has repeatedly rej...

October 7, 2025 10:39 AM

Nine more UN staff detained by Houthis in Yemen, UN spokesperson says

Nine more United Nations personnel have been detained by Yemen's Houthi authorities, bringing the total number of arbitrarily held U.N. staff to 53 since 2021, U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Monday. "The Secretary-General strongly condemns the continued arbitrary detentions of its personnel and its partners, as well as the ongoing unlawful seizure of U.N. premises and assets in areas under Houthi control," Dujarric said in a statement. Dujarric did not specify the timing or circum...