Tag: Houthis
Bennett calls UAE crown prince after Abu Dhabi attack, offers Israel’s support
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke with the crown prince of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Thursday to discuss the deadly Jan. 17 drone attack by Houthis in Yemen on...
Houthi’s long-range drone attack on Emirates is wake-up call for Israel
The Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen struck the United Arab Emirates on Monday with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and possibly ballistic missiles. Uzi Rubin of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS), and founder...
Saudi rift with Lebanon growing amid discontent over Hezbollah’s dominance
If Lebanon, mired in a financial and political crisis, didn’t have enough problems, it has angered Saudi Arabia, an important economic patron. The Saudis have taken umbrage at comments made by Lebanon’s information minister....
Saudi Arabia: ‘Pointless’ dealing with Hezbollah-dominated Lebanon
Dealing with Hezbollah-dominated Lebanon is “pointless,” said Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah Al Saud in a TV interview on Sunday.
“There is a crisis in Lebanon with the dominance of...
UN conference highlights Houthi persecution of minority populations in Yemen
A conference spotlighting the oppression of Yemen’s minorities by the Iranian-sponsored Houthi rebels occurred Monday on the sidelines of the 48th session of the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, which takes place from Sept. 13...
The Houthis and the Jews
The following are remarks that the author delivered to the European Organizations Union for Peace in Yemen and the Yemeni Coalition of Independent Women, at the conference, “Terrorism & Violations of the Rights of...
Iran views Houthi attacks as ‘experiment lab’ for its weapons and doctrines
Iran views ongoing attacks by its radical ally in Yemen, the Houthis, on Saudi Arabia and others in the area as an important “experimentation lab” to test out new kinds of weapons and combat...
Houthi media: Palestinians receive more than $2 million from fundraising campaign
A website run by the public relations department of the armed forces of the Yemen-based Houthi Ansar Allah movement published an article claiming its radio station gave Palestinian resistance factions a $400,000 donation, according...
Former Secretary of State Pompeo blasts Biden team for ‘folly’ of appeasing Iran
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo harshly criticized the Biden administration for its blatant efforts to appease Iran by going out of its way to avoid explicitly stating the Islamic regime’s involvement in...
Report: US navy seizes ship with cache of weapons headed for Yemen
The U.S. Navy announced on Sunday that it seized a shipment of assault weapons, machine guns and sniper rifles bound for Yemen.
A U.S. official told the AP that the Navy discovered that the vessel came from...