Houthi movement Current Affairs, GK & News
Airstrikes in Yemen
The Saudi – led coalition recently conducted airstrikes in Yemen. More than hundred people were killed during the attack. About the airstrikes The airstrikes were conducted in Saada of Yemen. The Saada region has a strong hold of Houthis. The attack was a response to the Houthis attack on UAE. What is the issue? The ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Houthi Armed Movement • Houthi insurgency in Yemen • Houthi movement • Houthi takeover in Yemen • Houthis • UAE • Yemen civil war • Yemen crisis
Abu Dhabi Airport Explosion
A possible drone attack sparked an explosion and struct three oil tankers in Abu Dhabi while another fire at the Abu Dhabi International Airport killed three people and injured six, on January 17, 2022. Highlights Two dead people were identified as Indian nationals while one was from Pakistan. Though, Abu Dhabi police did not offer ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Abu Dhabi Airport Explosion • Emirate of Abu Dhabi • Houthi Armed Movement • Houthi movement • UAE-Iran Relations • UAE-Yemen War
Abqaiq–Khurais attack on Saudi Arabia Oil Fields
On 14th September 2019 a state owned Saudi Araco oil processing unit at Khurais and Abqaiq was attacked by a drone. The attack was claimed by the Houthi movement in Yemen. They assert that the attacks are their right in retaliation for the air strikes and other attacks in Yemen. The frequency of Houthi attacks ..
Topics: Abqaiq • Decades • Houthi insurgency in Yemen • Houthi movement • Houthis • In Yemen • Islam • Islamic branches • May 2019 Gulf of Oman incident • Resistance movements • Sour crude oil • Yemeni Crisis
Abhijit Guha appointed to lead United Nations’ Mission in war-hit Yemen
Lieutenant General (retired) Abhijit Guha has been appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as the Chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee (RCC) and head of the United Nations Mission to support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA). He has been tasked with leading the UN oversight of a ceasefire agreement between Yemen’s government and the Iran-backed Houthi ..
Topics: Al Hudaydah • António Guterres • Battle of Al Hudaydah • Geography of Asia • Houthi insurgency in Yemen • Houthi movement • Islamic branches • Resistance movements • Western Asia • Yemen • Yemeni Crisis
Yemen: President Hadi attends rare parliamentary session
President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi who heads the internationally recognised government of Yemen has paid a rare visit to the country and also took part in a parliamentary session. Hadi has been living in Saudi Arabia ever since the rebel group of Houthis had seized control of the capital Sanaa. He was able to attend the ..
Category: Uncategorized
Topics: Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi • House of Representatives • Houthi movement • Houthi takeover in Yemen • Houthis • In Yemen • Islamic branches • Politics • Politics of Yemen • Yemen • Yemeni Civil War • Yemeni Crisis