The U.S. State Department has ordered non-essential U.S. embassy personnel and their family members to depart Saudi Arabia, following an uptick in attacks on the kingdom by Iran-backed Houthi militants. The department “issued an ordered departure for non-emergency U.S. government employees and their family members in Saudi Arabia only,” spokesperson Tommy Pigott wrote in a […]
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Egypt moves toward sending troops to Saudi Arabia to help defend against attacks by Iran-backed Houthis
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Cairo – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has asked the country’s Parliament to authorize the military to help defend Saudi Arabia after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels intensified their attacks on the kingdom, targeting airports and oil infrastructure. Al-Sisi stressed that it would be a defensive mission and only if the kingdom requests assistance. “Egypt will […]
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Houthis launch new attack on Saudi capital as Trump mulls U.S. role in Mideast war’s new front
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10m ago Houthis warn attacks on Saudi airports, oil infrastructure will continue The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said Wednesday that they would continue targeting Saudi Arabia’s international airport and oil infrastructure in the coming days In a televised statement, Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree said the attacks were “in response to […]
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels have morphed over the last decade from being a little-known group in northwest Yemen, to Iran’s most potent ally in the region and a central opponent of the United States and its allies across the Middle East. While Iran’s other proxy forces have been depleted in recent years, the Houthis have taken […]
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President Trump is considering launching U.S. military strikes against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, following a wave of attacks on Saudi Arabia. Holly Williams reports. Trump considering strikes against Houthis in Yemen after attacks on Saudi Arabia #Trump #strikes #Houthis #Yemen #attacks #Saudi #Arabia
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Tensions flared in the Middle East following attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Saudi Arabia. Leigh Kiniry reports. Yemen's Houthis target King Khalid airport in Saudi Arabia again #Yemen039s #Houthis #target #King #Khalid #airport #Saudi #Arabia
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Energy Department employee arrested by FBI for allegedly trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
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Washington — A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, including by buying materials for homemade explosives and drones and traveling to Yemen, the Justice Department said Thursday. Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, 51, of Richland, Washington, was arrested Thursday and is due to make his […]
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Washington — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has personally pressed President Trump to take military action against the Iran-backed Houthis as Houthi forces have advanced rapidly along Yemen’s Red Sea coast, two sources familiar with the matter told CBS News, adding that Mr. Trump and the crown prince have spoken multiple times in recent […]
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Yemen’s special envoy to the United Nations called on support from the international community after the Iran-backed Houthi militant group seized control of the Red Sea port city of Mokha. “This renewed war should alarm us all,” Hans Grundberg, the U.N. special envoy for Yemen, warned at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council […]
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Strait of Hormuz traffic falls to new low as Iran-backed Houthis kill 6 in Red Sea, authorities say
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34m ago Strait of Hormuz traffic falls to one-week low The number of vessels tracked transiting the Strait of Hormuz fell to a one-week low of eight, according to data reported by the Reuters news agency, as the ongoing conflict and stalemate kept shipping companies away from the vital waterway. Tuesday’s tally of eight […]
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