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Follow RT on the news and stories on the Houthi movement, officially Ansar Allah, which is an Islamic religious, political and armed movement operating on the territory of Yemen. Read RT for the news and details on the background and development of the Houthi movement. Houthis became active in 1994 in Northern Yemen. The Houthi movement is primarily Shia-led, Zaidi sect, acting against the Yemeni central government. Get the news from RT on the position of the Houthi movement. Houthis arrived as an opposition to former President of Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh. Houthis accused him in corruption and collaboration with Saudi Arabia and the US. Check out RT.com to find the information and news on the activities of Houthis, including various insurgencies and rebel movements. For example, they took part on the 2011 Yemeni Revolution, joined the National Dialogue Conference in Yemen as part of the GCC initiative in order to get some solution to the crisis. In 2014-2015 Houthis seized power in Sanaa. Find more news of RT on that matter.
- For Riyadh, the prize in Yemen is oil – for Houthis the prize is Yemen
The bloody conflict continues to rage in Yemen with a new flashpoint erupting between Houthi rebels and a Saudi-led coalition on Monday, after Houthi drones hit Aramco refineries at Jeddah and Jubail.Apr 17, 2021 05:19 - Attack on Saudi oil terminal leaves fuel tank on fire after wave of Houthi drones targets nearby citiesAn attack on an oil terminal on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast set one fuel tank ablaze, the country’s petroleum ministry said, after several Houthi drones reportedly targeted two cities not far from the border with Yemen.Mar 26, 2021 00:21World News
- US sanctions leaders of Yemen's Houthi rebels for 'prolonging civil war and exacerbating humanitarian crisis'The US has slapped sanctions on two key figures of Yemen's Houthi rebel movement following the Biden administration's recent calls for the Iran-backed group to help end the Yemeni Civil War.Mar 2, 2021 16:57World News
- Houthis step up drone attacks on Saudi Arabia after Washington says it will remove militant group from terrorist listThe Houthis have carried out a drone attack on an airport in Saudi Arabia, following similar attacks that have coincided with the Biden administration’s decision to lift the group’s terrorist designation.Feb 14, 2021 15:11World News
- US designation of Houthis as terrorists harms Saudi Arabia, not Iran & will only cause more suffering for YemenDespite claims from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Iran will be affected by the move to register Yemen’s Ansarallah (Houthis) as a terrorist organization, the decision may in reality have the opposite effect.Jan 15, 2021 17:27
- Pompeo says US will designate Houthis as terrorist group in bid to undermine ‘Iranian interference’ in YemenUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that he intends to designate the Houthi movement as a foreign terrorist organization, while acknowledging that the move will create hurdles for delivering aid to war-torn Yemen.Jan 11, 2021 09:29World News
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