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“What happens in the secretive inner councils in Tehran, the mountains of south-west Yemen, the steppe of the Donbas, the still bloody wasteland that is Gaza and even the elegant boulevards of Paris and Milan have a common thread.”

“Nabil Shamsan said massacres were taking place in Yemen’s third city, that oxygen and water supplies were running out and that rubbish was piling up in the streets due to landfill sites being either full or inaccessible.”

“Nearly 10 years later, the US and Israel are planning new strikes in their eight-month war with Iran; Saudi Arabia is at war with Houthi rebels in Yemen, and Israel has killed more than 74,000 Palestinians in Gaza since the Hamas attacks of 7 October 2023.”

“How the civil war in Yemen could affect global shipping routes – explainer Houthi militants have made a lightning advance along the Red Sea coast, capturing strategically important territory in Yemen.”

“…l to reopen the strait of Hormuz within four days of sanctions being lifted and for the Houthis to withdraw substantial forces inside Yemen are at the heart of Gulf states’ plans to avert what they regard as a disastrous renewal of war between Iran and the…”

“Security officials and diplomats at Monday’s meeting were expected to discuss how Iran could persuade the Houthis in Yemen to end their crippling missile and drone attacks on infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.”

“In other news … - Gulf states are working on multipart peace deal to avert a renewal of US-Iran war after the midterms.”

“Five big stories - Israeli elections | Israel could be in for weeks of political haggling after exit polls and partial official results showed neither Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition nor the opposition bloc led by former general Gadi Eisenkot had won enough…”

“Other foreseeable consequences include: the spread of related conflicts, involving Iranian allies and proxy militias, to Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Lebanon; attacks on US embassies and personnel from Jordan to Kuwait; intensified, opportunistic settler…”

“The agenda covered the Palestinian issue, including settlement expansion, settler violence and the two-state solution, as well as security in the strait of Hormuz, Yemen and efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war and prevent spillover into the Black Sea.”

“Attacks on “civilian airports and other critical infrastructure” by the Iranian-supported Houthis in Yemen were highlighted as the reason for the drawdown.”

“The humanitarian crisis in the besieged Yemeni city of Taiz is becoming unmanageable as the city runs out of water, gas and fresh food, Oxfam aid workers in the country have warned.”

“On 11 September 2001, the twin towers fell blocks from where the colony’s tenements had stood, and in the “war on terror” that followed, the US began treating their descendants as suspects.”

“RAF Typhoon fighters are to protect Saudi Arabia from attack by Yemen’s Houthis, flying defensive missions over the country’s cities and critical infrastructure, as western allies step up their intervention in the escalating conflict.”

“…he has asked regional authorities to impose partial curfews in some cities after the government admitted police had “lost control” in several places during violent weekend protests around the country. - UK politics | Andy Burnham has told officials to rip up…”

“Over the summer, Trump’s war against Iran rekindled a years-long conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi militia in Yemen.”

“The United Arab Emirates has agreed to re-enter the Yemen conflict by resuming payments to some government forces fighting Iran-aligned Houthis in the south, according to sources in Yemen.”

“In depth: The fight for Yemen’s Red Sea coast The current escalation of violence in Yemen has its roots in a civil war that broke out in 2014 between the Yemeni army and the Houthi movement, which champions Yemen’s Shia Muslim minority.”