Yemeni forces reclaim Dhubab, key positions near Bab al-Mandeb from Houthis
Army of internationally recognised gov’t claims key gains near strait before Saudi, Pakistani, Turkish officials meet.

Army of internationally recognised gov’t claims key gains near strait before Saudi, Pakistani, Turkish officials meet.






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Probe under way to determine ‘all the circumstances’, including motive, UAE’s prosecutor general says.
Smit Machchhar recalls midair disaster after co-pilot’s attack on Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv.
World Food Programme warns of ‘devastating’ impact as conflict displaces thousands and cuts off food supplies.
As it plunged 17,000ft in under two minutes, a quick-thinking captain and passengers saved plane from crashing.

The Indian pilot who was stabbed by his co-pilot on a Flydubai flight to Israel describes the attack.
Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry says pilots were returned to the UAE with an Emirati security team.

Captain Smit Machchhar from India is recovering from stab wounds he suffered in a Flydubai flight altercation.
At the same time in Yemen, the Saudi-backed government army says it is inflicting heavy losses on the Houthis in Taiz.