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The U.S. and U.K. launched strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, in retaliation to the group's Red Sea attacks.

Assad’s spectacular defenestration last December, he has joined a growing list of fallen Middle Eastern despots: Reza Pahlavi ...

Sanaa, Yemen – Mansour Saleh, a 25-year-old history graduate in Sanaa, has been glued to the political and military developments in Syria. “Stunning”, “mysterious” and “unexpected ...

“Most of Jewish population left Yemen after several years of persecution, which started under former President Ali Abdullah Saleh but intensified under the Houthis. The panel knows of seven ...

In 2004, Saleh responded by ordering the army into Saada. During the ensuing small war, al-Houthi was killed by government forces. His supporters fought six uprisings against Yemen's government.

Repeated nighttime missile launches have brought the danger from Yemen to the fore. How did a group of mountain rebels in a faraway country rise to become a global threat? The post Who’s afraid of the ...