Discover how US and UK airstrikes in Yemen impact oil prices and global reactions. Find out why Biden bypassed Congress and the massive protests in Sanaa.
Yemen is currently at the center of escalating tensions as the US and UK launch strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The airstrikes target Houthi-controlled territories, following a series of attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea. The conflict has raised fears of wider war and affected global oil prices, with a 4% rise due to the military actions.
Critics have denounced President Biden for bypassing Congress in authorizing the strikes against the Houthi militants in Yemen. The decision to retaliate against the Houthi militia instead of pressing Israel to end its invasion of Gaza has sparked debates and criticism from various quarters.
Massive protests have erupted in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, with hundreds of thousands gathering to condemn the US and UK strikes on Yemen rebels. The situation in Yemen remains volatile, with the Iran-aligned Houthi group threatening retaliation and potential further escalations in the Middle East.
The humanitarian impact of the military escalation in Yemen has raised concerns globally, with organizations like the International Rescue Committee highlighting the urgent need to address humanitarian needs in the region. The ongoing conflict in Yemen has drawn attention to the complex geopolitical dynamics and the potential for a broader destabilization of the Middle East.
Instead of retaliating against the Houthi militia, the US and its allies should be pressing Israel to end its invasion of Gaza and accept a ceasefire, ...
US-led airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen rattled energy markets on Friday, sending oil prices sharply higher.
US, UK launch large-scale retaliatory strikes against Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen ... The Houthis had made repeated attacks on Red Sea shipping despite ...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has criticised the US and UK, Ankara's Nato allies, for the strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, calling them “ ...
Iran-aligned group calls attacks 'barbaric', says it will continue to target ships heading towards Israel.
War spreading in the Middle East is not just a risk - it has already happened, writes the BBC's international editor.
Strikes On Yemen. Yemen's Houthi supporters Rally Against Israel, U.S. And UK Yemeni protestors loyal to the Houthi movement lift their rifles as they ...
Tens of thousands of Yemenis gathered in several cities on Friday to hear their leaders condemn U.S. and British strikes on their country in response to ...
The Yemeni group could gain from a raised domestic and international profile, with a superpower taking them on.
The U.S. and its allies launched airstrikes on more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen, in retaliation for a spate of attacks on merchant vessels in the ...
The United States and Britain launched strikes from the air and sea against Houthi military targets in Yemen in response to the Iran-backed movement's attacks ...
Rishi Sunak says the action against the Iranian-backed group is "necessary and proportionate".
The United States and Britain launched strikes from the air and sea against Houthi military targets in Yemen in response to the movement's attacks on ships ...
6 others injured in US, British attacks, says group's military spokesman Yahya Saree - Anadolu Ajansı.
Lindsay Hoyle says he will recall parliament if necessary as minister says no immediate plans for more attacks.
U.S.-led airstrikes on Yemen's Houthi rebels in response to their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea have pulled the world's focus back on the yearslong war ...
The U.S. and U.K. carried out strikes against targets in Yemen, escalating tensions sparked by a spate of Houthi maritime attacks in the Red Sea.
(Bloomberg) -- Oil jumped as the US and its allies launched airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, retaliating for attacks on ships in the Red Sea that ...
Australia provided personnel support to the U.S. and UK in their strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen, Defence Minister Richard Marles said on ...
Yemen has suffered a terrible war for much of the last decade, where Saudi Arabia – backed and supported by the British government – repeatedly bombed the ...
The spike in oil prices comes amid fears of further disruption in Red Sea shipping and fears of an escalating conflict in the region.
US and UK strikes on Houthi fighters in Yemen come amid weeks of attacks on Red Sea shipping.
The United States and Britain launched a series of strikes on Yemen on Thursday aimed at the Iran-backed Houthi militia that started targeting international ...
The US and UK military launched strikes against multiple Houthi targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Thursday, a US official and UK official told ...
The United States and the United Kingdom launched a series of strikes on Yemen against the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels who have been targeting international ...
Critics on left and right furious that president failed to seek congressional approval for strikes against Houthi militants.
Hundreds of thousands of people, some carrying Kalashnikov rifles, massed for a major demonstration in Yemen's rebel-held capital Sanaa on Friday after US ...
The spokesperson of the Houthi military forces acknowledged the attack, mentioning that 73 raids targeted the capital Sanaa and the governorates of al-Hudayda, ...
President Biden says he ordered a series of airstrikes on Houthi forces in Yemen because of what he called "reckless attacks" by the Houthis on commercial ...
Oil prices are up as the Houthis vow to defend Yemen from further attacks from coalition forces, as the Red Sea conflict spills over.
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is deeply concerned about the impacts of the military escalation in Yemen and the Red Sea for humanitarian needs ...
Overnight strikes followed weeks of missile, drone attacks by Houthis against Red Sea shipping.
Bombing marks major escalation in Middle East crisis and draws condemnation from leaders in the region.
The United States carried out an additional strike against Yemen's Houthi forces on Friday, two officials told Reuters, after President Joe Biden's ...
Members of the Yemeni Coast Guard affiliated with the Huthi group patrol the sea as demonstrators marched through the Red Sea port city of Hodeida in solidarity ...
The US carried out further strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, according to a US official, one day after launching a coordinated multi-nation attack on ...
U.S. Central Command reported that the USS Carney, a destroyer, conducted the strike at 3:45 a.m. local time Saturday on a Houthi radar site using Tomahawk missiles. No further details were provided, although Associated Press journalists in Sanaa, Yemen's ...
With the U.S.-led attacks in Yemen, there is no longer a question of whether the Israel-Hamas war will escalate into a wider conflict.
The fresh strikes come a day after the US and UK launched attacks on dozens of targets in response to Houthi attacks against ships in the Red Sea.
BACKGROUND: After over eight years of conflict, Yemen faces the compounded effects of armed violence, economic crisis, and disrupted public services.