Yemen’s Houthi rebels have detained another seven UN employees, the UN chief said on Friday, their latest move to target aid workers. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for the ...

The first mosques were, therefore, simple open spaces marked for ritual prayer use. Over the years and centuries, they would gain multiple standard, functional features, such as the mihrab ...

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have signaled they will limit their attacks in the Red Sea corridor to only Israeli-affiliated ships as a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip takes hold DUBAI, United Arab Emirates ...

Yemen’s Houthis will limit their attacks on commercial vessels to Israel-linked ships only, provided the Gaza ceasefire is fully implemented, the group has said, potentially reducing disruptions ...

A mysterious airstrip under construction on Abd al-Kuri Island, Yemen, is nearing completion, according to new satellite images. The images show the airstrip being built near the Gulf of Aden ...

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The leader of Yemen’s Houthis said on Thursday that the Iran-aligned group would monitor the implementation of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas aimed at ending the war in Gaza and ...

The Houthi militia, which has targeted ships using ballistic missiles and drones in waters near Yemen's shores to show their solidarity with the Palestinians, had long said they would cease these ...

The missile fired from Yemen toward Israeli territory early on Tuesday morning was intercepted by the Israeli air force (IAF), the army revealed on Tuesday. The shrapnel of the missile did ...

A Muslim convert threatened to "flatten" a mosque, plotted to attack an Islamic cleric who was an outspoken critic of terrorism and researched potential military and police targets, a jury heard.

The province of Bayda is controlled by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, who have been at war with Yemen’s internationally recognised government for more than a decade. “We extend our sincere ...