U.S. Puts Houthis Rebels Back on List of Global Terrorists
The sanctions that come with the formal designation are meant to sever violent extremist groups from their sources of financing.
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The sanctions that come with the formal designation are meant to sever violent extremist groups from their sources of financing.
The United States has put Yemen’s Houthis rebels back on its list of specially designated global terrorists
The Houthis were originally a clan-based rebel movement. They seized Yemen's capital in 2014 and withstood a subsequent yearslong invasion led by Saudi Arabia aimed at driving the Houthis from power. Two-thirds of Yemen's people live in territory now controlled by the Houthis.
The move to pile financial sanctions on top of U.S. military strikes is the Biden administration's latest attempt to stop the militants' attacks on global shipping.
BRUSSELS, JANUARY 16, ARMENPRESS. The EU has been passing clear messages to Azerbaijan that any violation of Armenia’s territorial integrity would be unacceptable and will have severe consequences for EU-Azeri relations, European Commission’s lead spokesperson for foreign affairs and security policy Peter Stano told Armenpress.