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December 15, 2024, 8:04 pm

New Blow to Houthis After Allies' Loss in Lebanon and Syria

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Military developments continued in region with new strikes on Hodeidah, amid deep regional transformations including Syria and Lebanon. Houthi group reported Sunday US and British forces attacking Al-Tuhayta district in coastal Hodeidah city overlooking Red Sea western Yemen, according to local media.

Houthis previously announced Tuesday executing military operation they described as "qualitative targeting three American supply ships after leaving Djibouti port," per their claim. American warships last month (November) began targeting Houthi sites in Hodeidah governorate.

These attacks and strikes coincided with Lebanese Hezbollah, Houthis' ally in Tehran-backed "resistance axis," suffering heavy losses during past three months, ending with accepting US-brokered ceasefire agreement with Israel.

These developments followed Iran's Damascus ally collapse, former Syrian regime president Bashar al-Assad December 8. Houthis began since last November (2023), month after Israeli war in Gaza Strip outbreak, launching dozens of attacks on international navigation in Red Sea.

Group targeted over 150 commercial ships with missiles and drones, besides seizing one ship and sinking two, prompting ship owners to reroute away from Red Sea and Suez Canal toward longer route around Africa's southern tip. Washington, London, plus Tel Aviv responded executing attacks on Houthi strongholds.

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BENEFIT, the Kingdom’s innovator and leading company in Fintech and electronic financial transactions service, has sponsored the BuildHer CityHack 2025 Hackathon, a two-day event spearheaded by the College of Engineering and Technology at the Royal University for Women (RUW).
Aimed at secondary school students, the event brought together a distinguished group of academic professionals and technology experts to mentor and inspire young participants.
More than 100 high school students from across the Kingdom of Bahrain took part in the hackathon, which featured an intensive programme of training workshops and hands-on sessions. These activities were tailored to enhance participants’ critical thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and team-building capabilities, while also encouraging the development of practical and sustainable solutions to contemporary challenges using modern technological tools.
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Professor Riyadh Yousif Hamzah, President of the Royal University for Women, commented: “This initiative reflects our commitment to advancing women in STEM fields. We're cultivating a generation of creative, solution-driven female leaders who will drive national development. Our partnership with BENEFIT exemplifies the powerful synergy between academia and private sector in supporting educational innovation.”
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