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Boats are pictured at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen February 5, 2017. REUTERS/Abduljabbar Zeyad

Arab Coalition Airstrikes Destroy Insurgency Arms Warehouses in Hodeida, Yemen

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 26, 2017 | Middle East

Taiz- Saudi-led Arab Coalition air forces reported intensifying airstrikes over the last 24 hours, in an effort to back Yemeni pro-government army units in their offensive against militia posts in Yemen’s fourth-largest city, Hodeida. Air raids targeted militia...

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Shi’ite Houthi militants patrol the vicinity of a venue where a mass funeral for victims of a suicide attack on followers of the Shi’ite Houthi group was being held in Sanaa October 14, 2014. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Iran-Allied Militias in Yemen Seek Preemptive Change in National Security Posts

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 13, 2017 | Middle East

Aden- Coup militias in Yemen, composed of loyalists acting under the command of ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh and Iran-aligned Houthis, started implementing precautionary steps, notably overlapping and joining scattered units. The buildup of combatants comes in...

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Iran-aligned Houthi militants patrol the vicinity of a venue where a mass funeral for victims of a suicide attack on followers in Sanaa October 14, 2014. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

GCC Chief Condemns Attack on Saudi Warship

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 1, 2017 | Middle East

Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary General Dr. Abdullatif Al-Zayani condemned Wednesday following a suicide attack that targeted a Saudi frigate while it was on a patrolling mission west of Yemen’s key port, Hodeida. Dr. Al-Zayani labeled the attack as a...

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Mr. Abdullah Abu Ghaith

Yemeni Governor: Iranian Experts Flow into City as 6,000 Coup Militants lay Siege to Hodeida

by Said Al-Abyad | Oct 12, 2016 | Interviews

Jeddah- Mr. Abdullah Abu Ghaith, acting governor of Yemen’s Hodeida governorate, confirmed to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that over three million Hodeida residents are facing extreme short-term starvation. The region has been hit by a sizable lack in basic food supplies...