Yemen’s Houthis claim a third attack this week on a vessel. This time it was a Saudi-flagged oil tanker, the NCC GHAZAL. (Translation in image ALT text)
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Human Rights Watch recorded systematic violations against Yemeni journalists, including killings, enforced disappearances, torture, and other ill-treatment. www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...
End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists in Yemen
Journalist Muhammad Aidha, who had reported for the Saudi-owned Al Arabiya and Al Hadath channels since 2019, was killed in Mukalla in eastern Yemen on June 24 by an explosive device planted in his ca...
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Iran-backed Houthis attack two Saudi Arabian oil tankers
Brent prices rise after Yemeni rebels say they hit the Encelia and the Layla
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As I reported for @dropsitenews.com last week, today the Houthi naval forces have started ordering Saudi-bound vessels in the Red Sea to turn back, warning of military action if the order is ignored. www.dropsitenews.com/p/yemen-sana...
Ansarallah Vows to Block Saudi Access to Bab al-Mandab After Strikes on Sana’a
The first Saudi airstrikes against Ansarallah in four years threaten to upend their tenuous ceasefire, just as the truce between the U.S. and Iran is crumbling over the Strait of Hormuz.
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In-bound flights to Aden airport are now being diverted. It seems mostly to Djibouti. It's a fragile moment waiting to see how the Houthis respond to these strikes. We could well see a sudden escalation before mediation for political and economic gains.
Yemen Data Project@handle.invalid · 3w agoToday's air raid on Sana'a airport marks the first strikes by Saudi Arabia against the Houthis since 2022. The bombing (at least four individual strikes, up to 13) was to prevent an Iranian aircraft carrying a Houthi delegation returning from Tehran from landing. The plane appeared to re-route.
Reporter for Saudi Arabia's Al Arabiya TV killed by car bomb in Yemen reut.rs/4uU0iKk
Reporter for Saudi Arabia's Al Arabiya TV killed by car bomb in Yemen
A correspondent for Saudi Arabia's Al Arabiya television in Yemen was killed when a bomb planted on his car exploded, the network said on Thursday.
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A journalist working for Saudi’s Al Arabiya channel, Mohammed Aydha, was assassinated in Mukalla, Yemen this evening. Killed by an apparent IED in his car. Dark days are returning to Yemen when journalists are once again being murdered for doing their jobs.
“The UAE has profited from short-term plunder thinking it was creating long-term allies. This death spiral has nothing to offer the region.”
Iona Craig@ionacraig.com · 2mo agoPart 2 of Stefan Bakumenko’s excellent analysis of decades of UAE imperialism. This is the best and most comprehensive breakdown of toxic Emirati foreign intervention I’ve come across. It’s worth your time. jacobin.com/2026/05/uae-...
Part 2 of Stefan Bakumenko’s excellent analysis of decades of UAE imperialism. This is the best and most comprehensive breakdown of toxic Emirati foreign intervention I’ve come across. It’s worth your time. jacobin.com/2026/05/uae-...
How the UAE Built an Empire of Kleptocrats
From Libya to Yemen and Palestine to Sudan, the United Arab Emirates has built a regional network of militias, autocrats, and oligarchs that perpetuate violence for power and profit.
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“As a result, the DoW may not comply with its civilian casualties and harm policy,” the report read. “A policy required by federal law.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Pentagon quietly shut legally required program to prevent civilian deaths by military, watchdog finds
Trump administration accused of cutting military’s civilian harm program in light of US strike on girls school in Iran
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"When it comes to the Trump administration’s neglect for civilian harm, experts say Yemen was the canary in the coal mine."
The Intercept@theintercept.com · 3mo agoWhile testifying to Congress on Wednesday, War Secretary Pete Hegseth lobbed threats and brushed off queries about civilian harm.
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"Of the more than 700 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire over the six months of the ceasefire, 269 were shot near the yellow line, according to UN data. Of these, more than 100 were children." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Gaza’s yellow line creeps forward as Israeli forces expand zone of control
Residents waking to find line has moved overnight and they are now in free-fire zone as army takes more territory
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Zeynab Faraj, the Lebanese journalist who survived yesterday’s Israeli strike that killed her colleague Amal Khalil, is interviewed in hospital www.instagram.com/reel/DXeAK5A... What Israel does to journalists
We took a look at the significant underreporting of US counter terrorism strikes in Yemen. YDP's list of 21 US drone strikes since Jan.2025 is 4x higher than the number recorded by other international orgs. More on the recent strikes in America's forever war in Yemen 👉 mailchi.mp/cd4323bd1138...
Per the Financial Times, Trump threatened to halt weapons supplies for Ukraine unless European countries agreed to help secure the Strait of Hormuz. If accurate, that would amount to linking support for Ukraine to European backing for a separate U.S. pressure campaign in the Gulf.
Well, this sounds fucking insane
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 4mo agoBreaking news: The U.S. military gave the president a plan to seize nearly 1,000 pounds of highly enriched uranium in Iran. The mission would require the airlift of potentially hundreds or thousands of troops and could take weeks.
35 years ago my father sent me this postcard from Kuwait. He describes seeing the “Kuwait oil fires cloud”. Today, on the 21st anniversary of his death, it feels like history has come around again. Among the many things I miss are the heated political debates we would’ve had in times like these.
Another demonstration of UAE's benevolence. As many as 70 British nationals have been arrested for sharing photos of Iranian strike damage. Given UK FCDO's record of complete failure/refusal to engage with UAE on detained/tortured Brits, I wouldn't be holding out hope. inews.co.uk/news/world/f...
I filmed this air strike in Dubai. Then I had to flee fearing arrest
Hadi Makhmudi, 21, says he was threatened after posting footage of debris and a burning hotel after an Iranian attack
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Unsealed lawsuit reveals Yemeni MP Anssaf Mayo is suing 2x American military veterans and an Israeli-Hungarian, accusing them of carrying out political assassinations in Yemen on behalf of the UAE. The attempt on Mayo's life was documented by Buzzfeed News and BBC. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/w...
Lawsuit Accuses Americans of Political Killings for Hire Overseas
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Talking to RTÉ's Morning Ireland this morning about the Houthi escalation in the war on the Middle East. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Houthis of Yemen claim responsibility for Israel attack
Iona Craig, freelance journalist, describes the potential impact of the Houthis and Yemen involvement in the Middle East conflict.
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Houthis have launched their first missile at Israel since the war started. It’s not a breach of the May 2025 ceasefire agreed between the Houthis and U.S. but it is a reminder that they can re-engage in the Red Sea if and when they want to. A reminder that should help hasten efforts to end this war.
“The frivolity of sport effectively taking place in a war zone generates an inevitable dissonance. When people are dying, and the world’s economic outlook is so uncertain, the spectacle of so much effort and money going into something so comparatively trivial can be unsettling.”
The Irish Times@irishtimes.com · 4mo agoStaging $30m Dubai World Cup programme in war zone a defiant feat
“Those privately pressing Trump to strike Iran included Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, media mogul Rupert Murdoch and some conservative commentators…The News Corp founder communicated with Trump several times as he urged the president to take on Tehran” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump’s Iran War Drive Exposes Limits of ‘Yes Sir’ Cabinet
Donald Trump’s decision to wage war on Iran was partly motivated by pressure from outside allies while his own White House team stayed more muted – underscoring how in his second term, guardrails have...
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At the risk of sounding like a broken record… www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce...
Iran war latest: UK agrees to let US use British bases to strike Iranian sites targeting Strait of Hormuz
Keir Starmer's decision comes after Donald Trump berated his Nato allies as
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Iona Craig@ionacraig.com · 5mo agoA good time to highlight this again “The underlying rationale of protecting international trade and commerce is not a justification under international law for the use of force.” - Dr Ioannis Kalpouzos, professor at Harvard Law School and specialist in the law of war observer.co.uk/news/interna...
A year on and here we are again
Iona Craig@ionacraig.com · last yr.One very important thing I learned while reporting this piece: “The underlying rationale of protecting international trade and commerce is not a justification under international law for the use of force.” - Ioannis Kalpouzos, visiting professor, Harvard Law School. observer.co.uk/news/interna...
A good time to highlight this again “The underlying rationale of protecting international trade and commerce is not a justification under international law for the use of force.” - Dr Ioannis Kalpouzos, professor at Harvard Law School and specialist in the law of war observer.co.uk/news/interna...
Let's not forget. The U.S. has form for lying about using Tomahawk missiles, especially when they kill lots of children. This was 2009 under the Obama administration. 41 civilians killed including 21 children. The lie and coverup went on for years.
Bellingcat@bellingcat.com · 5mo agoThe US is the only participant in the war that is known to have Tomahawk missiles. Israel is not known to have Tomahawk missiles.