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At least 14 people were killed in Yemen on Wednesday in strikes attributed to Saudi Arabia. In response, the Yemeni airport of Aden, where the Saudi-backed government is based, was again targeted by a missile fired by the pro-Iranian Houthis.
The Saudi-led coalition announced Saturday that it was conducting a "large-scale operation" against the Houthis. A media affiliated with the pro-Iranian rebels reported attacks in north-western Yemen.
After several weeks of setbacks against the Houthis, the Yemeni government forces are trying to resume the initiative against the pro-Iranian rebels. Supported by Saudi aviation, they say they launched a "strategic" counter-offensive during the weekend. They even claim advances on several fronts, which the Shiite rebels deny.
Israel pays tribute on Wednesday to the victims of Hamas' terrorist attack three years ago. Ceremonies are planned throughout the day throughout the country. Elections will be held in Israel on 27 October, the first since the Hamas massacre and the war waged by the Hebrew state in Gaza. Follow our direct.
The Houthis claimed on Monday strikes at Riyadh International Airport, an Aramco oil refinery and sites in southern Saudi Arabia. Activating their mutual defence pact, Turkey and Pakistan announce the deployment of military personnel to the kingdom. On the other hand, Yemeni forces are launching a counter-offensive on Sanaa.
On Monday, the Yemeni government, supported by Saudi Arabia, claimed to have carried out hundreds of strikes against Houthis positions following the announcement of an offensive to recapture the entire country to these pro-Iranian fighters. Explainatiosn by Julien Chehida, international columnist France 24.
On Monday, the Yemeni government, supported by Saudi Arabia, claimed to have carried out hundreds of strikes against Houthis positions following the announcement of an offensive to recapture the entire country to these pro-Iranian fighters.
The Yemeni government announced on Monday that it had conducted an offensive to recapture the entire country to the pro-Iranian Houthis fighters. The latter cut off a key axis linking Taëz, a large southwestern city that they now surround, in Aden, where the internationally recognized government sits. The Saudi-led coalition announced its support.
The head of the Yemeni Presidential Council, Rachad al-Alimi, announced on Sunday the launch of an offensive to recapture the entire country in the Houthis, which intensified their attacks. On the same day, the pro-Iranian rebels cut off a vital axis from Taez to Aden. They are now encircling this great city in the southwest.
The Yemeni Houthis claimed to have targeted on Saturday a site of the oil giant Aramco in Riyadh, from which flames have risen. Shortly before that, he charged the Saudi army with 26 air raids on Sana'a, the capital of Yemen they controlled.
The Huthist rebels and Yemeni government forces have rejected their responsibility for a double strike in a crowded civilian market in Lahj Governorate on 21 September. An analysis of the video surveillance images, and testimony, provide more information about this incident.
On Thursday, Yemen's pro-Iranian Houthis attacked several areas in Saudi Arabia using missiles and drones. The French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced the sending of "military means" to "protect" the Yanbu oil terminal, a strategic link of the Saudi energy system.
Donald Trump has been raving several times in recent days about his strategy in Yemen, divided between Saudi pressure to hit the pro-Iranian Houthis and the risk of engaging the United States in a new front in the Middle East, according to the New York Times. The explanations of Matthieu Mabin, correspondent France 24 in Washington.
This week's summary: the war in the Middle East and the Yemeni front that continues to ignite, Russia's hybrid attacks on European countries and the debate about the dangers of AI, which could wipe out humanity according to some whistleblowers.
The Houthis offensive on the West Coast of Yemen highlighted the deep fractures of the government camp recognized by the international community, composed of different organizations with not necessarily convergent interests.
During the clashes in Yemen over the past 24 hours, at least 23 government soldiers were killed in the Houthis missile and drone attacks in the provinces of Taez and Lahi, a military official of the Government said. On the Houthi side, military sources reported forty fighters killed in Saudi strikes and ground fighting.
The clashes between Yemeni government forces and the Houthis in Yemen have resulted in 63 deaths in both camps in the past 24 hours, resulting in thousands of people fleeing.
