US State designates Yemen's Houthis 'foreign terrorist organization'


  • World
  • Tuesday, 04 Mar 2025

FILE PHOTO: Houthi fighters take part in a parade for people who attended Houthi military training as part of a mobilization campaign, in Sanaa, Yemen December 18, 2024. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Tuesday said it was designating Yemen's Houthi movement, known formally as Ansar Allah, as a "foreign terrorist organization," after U.S. President Donald Trump's call for the move earlier this year.

(Reporting by Katharine Jackson; writing by Susan Heavey)

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