Yemen

The country’s humanitarian crisis will worsen if, as expected, the US imposes a terrorist designation on the militants

‘We are the generation that will be accused of intergenerational sabotage in years to come, because we have consumed so far beyond what is sustainable’

Houthi-linked Telegram channel published map of cables in recent days

White House national security adviser says attacks on Friday were ‘just the beginning’

Health officials in Palestinian enclave confirm death toll has risen above 27,000, with thousands more dead still lying under the rubble

Islamist group is winning praise for defending Palestinians. This praise deflects scrutiny of its increasing repression at home

Vessel’s operator says safety of crew on Marlin Luanda, is its ‘foremost priority’ following incident off Yemeni coast

Houthi militia says it will continue attacking ships in the Red Sea until Israel ends its war in Gaza

Targets in Iraq linked to Iran-backed militia are also attacked by US military

At almost every flashpoint across the Middle East, there’s been a common thread: Iran

Growing tensions linked to events in Gaza have disrupted global trade and raised fears of supply bottlenecks

Iran-backed rebels are continuing harassment campaign of commercial and military ships despite recent attacks by US

US secretary of state Antony Blinken had delisted the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organisation and specially designated global terrorists in February 2021

Fighting in Gaza reignites as Israeli tanks storm back into areas they had left

Suzuki and other automakers are suspending European production amid supply chain crunches

None of the key actors has an interest in an all-out war. But an escalation cannot be ruled out

Iran-backed Houthis say they will continue attacks on international shipping in Red Sea following US missile strike on radar station in Yemen

Cruise missile attack, carried out by the US alone, aimed at Houthi radar installation

US and Britain provided help to Saudis and Emiratis during the war in Yemen

European countries have been split over how to respond to attacks by Yemen-based Houthis

Houthi official confirms raids across the country, including in the capital Sanaa

Taoiseach expresses concern attacks on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen could escalate into ‘severe regional conflict’

Strikes against Houthis in Yemen follow attacks by Iranian-backed militants on ships in Red Sea in protest against Israel’s war in Gaza

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Yemeni rebel group backed by Iran has attacked ships sailing through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal since mid-November

US secretary of state said ‘there will be consequences’ following Houthi missile, drone attack on warships from both countries off Yemen coast

Yemen-based Houthi militants have stepped up attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea in protest against Israel’s war in Gaza

Houthis back the Palestinian cause and seek to force US and its partners to demand Israel end the Gaza war and allow supplies into the bombed coastal strip

Shipping firm Maersk says it is pausing all sailing through route for 48 hours after latest targeting

Big firms are ordering their vessels to reroute around the tip of Africa as Yemen’s Houthis step up missile strikes in response to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza

The attacks are the latest in a series since the rebels in Yemen issued a threat last month

Extent of damage unclear as Yemen-based Houthis claim responsibility for attacks on ‘two Israeli ships’

Houthi rebels in Yemen have hijacked a cargo ship owned by a wealthy Israeli businessman and, in Lebanon, Hizbullah continues to launch attacks on northern Israel

‘Peace was and remains our first choice,’ says Houthi supreme political council head Mahdi al-Mashat

Human Rights Watch claims hundreds of people have been killed trying to enter Saudi Arabia from rugged border region

Rusting Safer tanker could spill four times as much oil as 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster off Alaska, potentially costing up to $20bn to clean

Low-flying drones with GPS-enabled thermal cameras and magnetic resonance are among new methods used to clear mines and unexploded ordnance

Research focuses on ‘many kinds of deaths’ in conflicts since 9/11 attacks of 2001

Shots fired a day after Iran was accused of seizing a tanker in the Persian Gulf

Ongoing conflict has killed tens of thousands of people and left millions in need of aid