Armies of Liberation (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Yemen Post: After three days of denial and speculations, medical sources on Tuesday told reporters that a top Al-Houthi rebel leader, and the most wanted man by Sana’a Authorities, Abdul Malik Al-Houthi has died in the 48 Military Hospital. Rebels neither confirm nor deny. Also ten rebels were sentenced to death with [...]
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Sana'a, Yemen - Civilians were killed after Saudi war planes shelled areas controlled by a Shiite rebel group in north-western Yemen on Thursday, the group said. "Saudi air force carried out extensive raids on al-Malahid district and villages in Marran area of Saada province," the media office of rebel leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said in a statement. The Saudi jets also bombarded...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Sana'a, Yemen - A Yemeni Shiite rebel group said a number of civilians were killed after Saudi war planes Thursday shelled areas controlled by the group in north-western Yemen. "Saudi air force carried out extensive raids on al-Malahid district and villages in Marran area of Saada province," the media office of rebel leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said in a statement. The Saudi jets...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... said. Yemeni authorities did not comment on the rebels' claim. The rebels, led by Shiite leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi and known as Houthis, have frequently accused Saudi Arabia of facilitating the Yemeni army's operation against their bases on the border.
Ahlul Bayt News Agency (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Yemen began the trial in absentia on Monday of a leader of the Shia fighters in the north of the country, accusing him of participation in an armed "gang". President Ali Abdullah Saleh said earlier this month he was determined to crush the revolt by Zaidi Shia Muslims in Saada and Amran provinces. On trial is Yahya al-Houthi, a parliamentarian who left Yemen three years ago and is based...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Sana'a, Yemen - A Yemeni state security court began on Monday the trial in absentia of an MP charged with playing a leading role in the Shiite rebellion led by his brother in the north-western part of the Arab country. Yahya al-Houthi, the elder brot...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
... with playing a leading role in the Shiite rebellion led by his brother in the Saada. Yahya al-Houthi, the elder brother of the insurgents' commander Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, was charged with "forming a terrorist armed group." He lives in Germany now. Government forces began a massive attack on the Houthis' strongholds in Saada on August 11, and authorities have...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
... troops in the north-western province of Saada.Fighting between army forces and the Shias, known as Houthis, has flared intermittently in Saada since mid-2004, leaving hundreds of soldiers and Shias dead. The soldiers belong to the Zaidi sect of Shiite Islam."Death to America, death to Israel, curse on Jews and victory to Islam," the convicts shouted from behind bars after the judged pronounced...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
... in the north-western province of Saada. Fighting between army forces and the rebels, known as Houthis, has flared intermittently in Saada since mid-2004, leaving hundreds of soldiers and insurgents dead. The rebels belong to the Zaidi sect of Shiite Islam. "Death to America, death to Israel, curse on Jews and victory to Islam," the convicts shouted from behind bars after the judged pronounced...
Alarabiya.net (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Leader of Yemen’s Houthi rebels warned of a possible secession if the government persists in its policy and he denied allegations his group receive funding from Iran. In response to a set of questions Al Arabiya addressed to him via email, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, the current leader of the
Alarabiya.net (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Yemen's leader of the Zaidi Shiite rebels, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, said on Saturday he is ready for a "dialogue" proposed by opposition leaders after two months of bloody battles with government troops in the northern province of Saada. "We are ready for
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Sana'a, Yemen - Yemen's Parliament on Saturday voted to lift the parliamentary immunity of MP Yahya al- Houthi, brother of a Shiite rebel leader whose followers are battling the national army in the country's north-west, parliamentary sources said. I...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Sana'a, Yemen - Yemen's House of Deputies (parliament) on Saturday voted for lifting the parliamentary immunity of MP Yahya al- Houthi, brother of a Shiite rebel leader whose followers are battling the national army in the northwest of the country, p...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
SANAA (Reuters) - A Yemeni Shi'ite rebel leader on Tuesday denied government claims that the sect's insurgents want to set up a Shi'ite state in north Yemen, describing the conflict as a fight for rights.Several Arab countries are concerned over what they see as efforts by Shi'ite Muslim Iran to extend its influence by supporting the sect's minorities in the region.The rebel leader, Abdul-Malik...
Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Several Arab countries are concerned over what they see as efforts by Shi'ite Muslim Iran to extend its influence by supporting the sect's minorities in the region.The rebel leader, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, said some soldiers were cooperating with the rebels despite "Operation Scorched Earth", a campaign launched by the government in early August to try to crush the insurgency by...
