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Who Are the Houthis and Why Did the US and UK Launch Strikes on Them?
WASHINGTON — When U.S. and U.K. warships and aircraft launched waves of missiles at Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen early Friday in Sanaa, it capped weeks of warnings to the group to cease their drone and missile attacks against commercial vessels in the Red Sea or face severe consequences.
Previously the U.S. had withheld striking back, reflecting larger U.S. concerns about upending the shaky truce in Yemen and triggering a wider conflict in the region. But on Tuesday the Houthis...
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Russia Requests UN Security Council Meeting After US, Britain Strike Yemen
MOSCOW — Russia said it had requested an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Friday to discuss military strikes on Yemen by the United States and Britain.
"Russia has requested an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council on January 12 in connection with the U.S. and UK strikes on Yemen," Russia's permanent mission to the United Nations said.
The United States and Britain launched strikes from the air and sea against Houthi military targets in Yemen in...
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US, Britain Blast Dozens of Houthi Targets in Yemen in Retaliatory Strikes
the pentagon — The United States, Britain and a handful of other allies answered dozens of Houthi attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden with a series of powerful airstrikes designed to severely degrade the Iranian-backed group’s capabilities.
U.S. Central Command late Thursday said the series of strikes hit more than 60 targets at 16 locations in Houthi-controlled parts of Yemen, including command and control nodes, munitions depots, launching systems, and...
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UN Court Starts Genocide Hearing Against Israel Despite US Calling Case 'Meritless'
The United Nations' top court began hearings this week on South Africa's case against Israel for genocide — a bid to both stop the current conflict in Gaza and document what the longtime Palestinian ally sees as "a pattern of genocidal conduct" by Israeli forces. Israel's top ally, the U.S., has dismissed the case as "meritless" — raising the stakes for U.S. relations with nations that disagree. VOA's Anita Powell reports from Washington. Patsy...
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Blinken Cites Progress After Middle East Tour, but New Tensions Emerge
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has ended another crisis diplomacy tour of the Middle East. He accused Iran of aiding Yemen’s Houthi attacks on merchant vessels in the Red Sea and warned there would be consequences if attacks persisted. VOA Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine reports.
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US, UK Strike Back at Several Houthi Sites in Yemen
pentagon — The United States and Britain have launched a massive attack against Iranian-backed Houthis inside Yemen in retaliation for more than two dozen recent attacks against vessels transiting international shipping lanes in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the press, said American and British military assets struck more than a dozen Houthi targets Thursday, ranging from radar systems and...
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Saudi Arabia: Normalized Ties With Israel Come Only With Palestinian State
AMMAN, JORDAN — A Saudi ambassador said this week that his country will normalize relations with Israel only if there is a two-state solution between the Israelis and Palestinians.
Analysts say a chief goal of U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration has been the normalization of ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia, after Israel established ties with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in 2020 as part of the Abraham Accords.
Saudi Ambassador to Britain Prince Khalid bin Bandar told BBC...
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Human Rights Watch Accuses Israel of War Crimes, Criticizes 'Selective Outrage' of Allies
london — In its annual report published Thursday, New York-based Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of war crimes and says many governments were expressing "selective outrage" over atrocities committed in the conflict in Gaza.
The report analyses the human rights situation in nearly 100 countries over the past 12 months, describing 2023 as a "formidable year" for human rights suppression and wartime atrocities.
Report describes 'selective outrage'
Israel...
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Syrian Officials Warn of Millions ‘Sliding Into Major Famine’
In northwestern Syria, the new year has ushered in deep fears as aid workers warn of an imminent hunger crisis affecting millions. The World Food Program has stopped regular food aid in Syria, and displaced families say that when they run out of current supplies, they don’t know how they will eat. VOA’s Heather Murdock reports from Istanbul with Moawia Atrash and Ahmad Fallaha in Atme village in Syria, near the border with Turkey.
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WHO: Lifesaving Aid Not Reaching Millions of People Caught in Health Emergencies
Geneva — The World Health Organization is warning that millions of people caught in conflict-driven health emergencies risk dying from traumatic wounds and infectious diseases because life-saving humanitarian aid is not reaching those in need.
In one of his most forceful statements to date, the WHO’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, accused the Israeli government of blocking essential aid to Gaza.
In a briefing to journalists Wednesday, Tedros said a humanitarian mission to...
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Iran's Navy Seizes Oil Tanker in Gulf of Oman
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Iran's navy seized an oil tanker on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that once was at the center of a major crisis between Tehran and Washington, officials said. The seizure further escalates tensions in the Mideast waterways.
The vessel was once known as the Suez Rajan and was involved in a yearlong dispute that ultimately saw the U.S. Justice Department seize 1 million barrels of Iranian crude oil on it.
The seizure also comes after weeks of attacks by...
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UN Court Opens Hearing in Israel Genocide Case
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Blinken Wraps Up Latest Middle East Tour, Says Gaza Conflict Has to End
STATE DEPARTMENT — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday Israel working with Arab neighbors in the Middle East region to pave the way for a Palestinian state is the most effective way to isolate Iran.
Before leaving Cairo, where he held talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, Blinken said, “There’s a path that brings Israel’s needs and desires for integration in the region and genuine security with, as well, Palestinian aspirations for a state of their...
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Turkey Arrests Alleged Israeli Spies as Israel Vows Hamas Revenge
Turkey this month has arrested dozens of people accused of spying for Israel. The highly publicized arrests are seen as a warning to Israel to desist from targeting Palestinians in Turkey, after Israel warned it would target anyone involved in the Oct. 7 attack. Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul.
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Why South Africa Has Taken Israel to the World Court
Johannesburg, South Africa — South Africa has gone to the ICJ, or International Court of Justice, in The Hague, charging that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. On Thursday and Friday the court will hear arguments from both sides and will then decide whether to issue an interim order that Israel stop its bombardment of Gaza.
“There are ongoing reports of crimes against humanity and war crimes being committed as well as reports that acts meeting the threshold of genocide or related...
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