Yemen

Exclusive – Former U.K. Commander in Afghanistan: Israel Facing War on 7 Fronts, Arab States ‘Quietly’ Root for Jihadist Defeat

The Jewish state is facing a “hugely complicated” seven-front war against enemies within and beyond its borders — though “virtually all Arab countries” are “quietly cheering” for Israel, according to former commander of British forces in Afghanistan Colonel Richard Kemp, who blamed President Biden for “continuously appeasing” Iran, and called for “the strongest U.S. support for Israel in this conflict,” warning that further American “weakness” could encourage hostile nations to exploit the situation.

Israeli army soldiers walk before tracked vehicles deployed at a position in the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel near the border with southern Lebanon on October 24, 2023. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP) (Photo by JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images)

How Biden Helped Fund Hamas’s Allies Before Unprecedented Israel Attack

Entities known to maintain friendly ties to the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas, from the Iranian Islamist regime to Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro, have enjoyed years of financial benefits from eased sanctions under leftist President Joe Biden – benefits meriting closer scrutiny in light of the unprecedented wave of terrorism striking Israel on Saturday.

US President Joe Biden, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, arrives to address the attacks in Israel from the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 7, 2023. Biden said Saturday that US support for Israel was "rock solid and unwavering" after Palestinian militant group …

Yemen: Ramadan Charity Event Stampede Kills at Least 78

A crowd apparently panicked by gunfire and an electrical explosion stampeded at an event to distribute financial aid during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Yemen’s capital late Wednesday, killing at least 78 people and injuring at least 73 others, according to witnesses and Houthi rebel officials.

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PICS: French Navy Seizes Missiles, Guns En Route to Yemen from Iran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – French naval forces in January seized thousands of assault rifles, machine guns, and anti-tank missiles in the Gulf of Oman coming from Iran heading to Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officials said Thursday, the latest such interdiction amid the Mideast nation´s long-running war.

Assault rifles and missiles seized by the French navy lay on the deck of a ship at an undisclosed location Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. French naval forces in January seized thousands of assault rifles, machine guns and anti-tank missiles in the Gulf of Oman coming from Iran heading to Yemen’s …

Al-Qaeda Attacks Separatists in Southern Yemen

Al-Qaeda forces attacked separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in southern Yemen on Tuesday. 21 separatist fighters were reportedly killed during three hours of gun battles, along with six al-Qaeda members.

A man claiming to be an Al-Qaeda member addresses a crowd gathered in Yemen's southern province of Abyan on December 22, 2009. Men claiming to be Al-Qaeda members have vowed to avenge those killed in a Yemeni air strike on one of the group's training camps in southern Yemen, Al-Jazeera …

Iran-Backed Houthis Hold Huge Military Parade in Yemen

The Iran-backed Houthi insurgents of Yemen held a massive military parade in the strategic port city of Hodeidah on Thursday – a display the United Nations found most unseemly, especially since the U.N.-brokered peace plan for Yemen is named after Hodeidah, and the plan specifically calls for the city to be kept free of “military manifestations.”

Huthi rebels stand at attention at the Saleef port on May 11, 2019, in the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, ahead of their withdrawal. - A senior pro-government official in Yemen accused Huthi rebels of faking an announced pullout Saturday from three Red Sea ports, as a UN source said …

Biden Admin Refuses to Restore Iran-Backed Houthis’ Terrorist Designation

The Biden Administration rebuffed calls from human rights activists and congressional leaders on Monday by refusing to restore the murderous Iran-backed Houthi insurgents of Yemen to the list of foreign terrorist organizations. President Joe Biden delisted the Houthis as one of his first acts in office. The insurgents have engaged in constant acts of terrorism and escalating violence ever since.

SANA'A, YEMEN - JULY 17: Yemenis who are supporting the Houthi group, participate in a celebration held to mark Eid Al-Ghadir, the event celebrated to commemorate the day which Prophet Mohammed designated Imam Ali, the prophet's son-in-law, as his successor, on July 17, 2022. (Photo by Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images)