Houthi Rebels Fire Missiles at US Warship in Red Sea: Navy

By AFP, Two missiles fired from rebel-held territory in Yemen fell short of a US warship patrolling the Red Sea off the coast of the war-torn country, the US navy said Monday. The USS Mason “detected two inbound missiles” within an hour of each other from around 7:00 pm (1600 GMT) on Sunday, said US […]

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Saudi Arabia Looks to African Allies During Gulf Crises

By Salem Solomon | for VOA News, Saudi Arabia appears intent on reaching across the Red Sea to build alliances in the Horn of Africa, where piracy, drug and weapons smuggling, and terrorism threaten commerce in the world’s busiest shipping lanes. This was evident during the Saudis’ intervention in Yemen. Over the past year, they […]

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Somalia-Eritrea Monitoring Group Oversteps its Mandate Again

By Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Somalia Eritrea Monitoring Group report, presented by the Chair of the Committee on Thursday February 18th pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009), is replete with the flaws and unsubstantiated allegations that have often characterized the behavior of the group in the past years.

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