Yemen's Huthi rebels accused Washington on Thursday of designating them a terrorist group for supporting the Palestinian people, their stated motive for months of attacks on Israel and in the Red Sea.

FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the re-designation of Yemen’s Houthi AnsarAllah group as a ‘foreign terrorist organisation’ risking further escalation with the anti-Israel armed group.

Yemen's pro-government forces thwarted an attack by militants of the Yemen-based al-Qaeda factions targetting a military installation in the country's southern province of Abyan on Thursday, a security official told Xinhua.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have released the crew of the Galaxy Leader, a vehicle carrier seized in November 2023 at the start of their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea corridor over the Israel-Hamas war.

In a small workshop tucked away in the heart of Sanaa, the rhythmic hum of sewing machines accompanies the intricate leatherwork of the women working at the Heritage Preservation Centre. The center's head,

Yemen's vice president has backed US President Donald Trump's tough line against the Houthi rebels, with the Iran-backed group having spent the past 15 months terrorising international shipping in the Red Sea.

Operations at a Red Sea port in Yemen used for aid imports have fallen to about a quarter of its capacity, a UN official said on Tuesday, adding it was not certain that a Gaza ceasefire would end attacks between the Iran-backed Houthis and Israel.

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.

At least 17 people have been killed and dozens seriously injured after an explosion at a fuel station in Yemen, health authorities have said. There are believed to be at least 91 victims of the blast in Yemen’s southwestern al-Bayda province on Saturday, the Houthi -run health ministry said.

CAIRO -- An explosion at a gas station triggered a massive fire in central Yemen, killing at least 15 people, health officials said Sunday. The explosion occurred Saturday at the Zaher district in the province of Bayda, the Houthi rebel-run Health Ministry said in a statement. At least 67 others were injured, including 40 in critical condition.

The vice president of Yemen's U.N.-recognised government on Tuesday welcomed Donald Trump's return as U.S. president, saying it was a decisive turning point to curb the Iran-backed Houthis, who he said threaten regional stability and maritime security.