Skip next section US continues airstrikes on Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis
03/17/2025March 17, 2025
US continues airstrikes on Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis
The US carried out a new wave of airstrikes on Yemen on Monday as part of a in response to threats from the Iran-backed Houthi movement to international shipping, Yemeni and US sources have said.
On Monday, the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah and Al Jawf governorate north of the capital, Sanaa were targeted, according to the Houthis’ Al Masirah TV.
A spokesman for the Houthi-run Ministry of Health told Germany’s DPA news agency that the strikes had killed at least 31 civilians and injured 101 others.
Monday’s attacks come after
The US Central Command, or CENTCOM, confirmed that it was keeping up operations against the Houthis, whom it called “terrorists” in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
The Houthis began a campaign of attacks against international shipping amid the targeting its ally, the Islamist group.
They paused the operations after a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas was reached in January, but warned earlier this week that they would resume attacks on Israeli ships unless Israel reverses
Washington sees the Houthis as an extension of Iran’s power in the Middle East and is targeting them partly within a strategy over its nuclear program.
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Skip next section Germany pledges €300 million ahead of EU-hosted Syria donor conference
03/17/2025March 17, 2025
Germany pledges €300 million ahead of EU-hosted Syria donor conference
The EU is to host a that aims to secure aid to and its people for a ninth year on Monday.
The conference comes as the country seeks political stability after 14 years of civil war that ended with the ouster of longtime dictator .
Germany has led the way in pledges, with Foreign Minister saying the country would provide an additional €300 million ($327 million) to the UN and other organizations assisting Syrians at home and those who have fled to other countries in the region.
The meeting is taking place after a shook international confidence in the new Islamist-led authorities in the country.
“There can only be a peaceful future for Syria if there is an inclusive political process,” German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said.
EU officials have confirmed that Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Shaibani is expected to attend Monday’s meeting, the first time Syria has been formally represented at the conference.
Some 16.7 million people in Syria are in need of assistance, while the UN says that the country would need more than 50 years to return to its pre-civil-war economic level at current growth rates.
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Skip next section Welcome to our coverage on the Middle East
03/17/2025March 17, 2025
Welcome to our coverage on the Middle East
Welcome to our reporting on the Middle East on Monday, March 17 as EU leaders discuss the situation in the Middle East.
The EU is hosting its ninth donor conference for Syria in Brussels as the country struggles with a political transition following the ouster of dictator Bashar Assad, while the bloc’s foreign ministers will be discussing Syria and the wider Middle East region at an earlier meeting.
We will also bring you information on other major developing situations, such as the US’ ongoing military operation targeting the Iran-backed Houthi movement in Yemen.
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