Arab Coalition Destroys Houthi Explosive-Laden Boat off Yemeni Port of Salif

Arab coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki. (SPA)
Arab coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki. (SPA)
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Arab Coalition Destroys Houthi Explosive-Laden Boat off Yemeni Port of Salif

Arab coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki. (SPA)
Arab coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki. (SPA)

The Saudi-led Arab coalition said on Tuesday it had destroyed an explosive-laden boat, launched by the terrorist Iran-backed Houthi militias, before an imminent attack off the Yemeni port of Salif.

The coalition added that the Houthis “continue to threaten maritime traffic and international trade.”

It said the Houthis are exploiting the Stockholm agreement on Hodeidah in order to carry out hostile and terrorist attacks from the coastal province.



Iraq's Population Reaches 45.4 Million in First Census in over 30 Years

Workers prepare to collect information from the public as Iraq began its first nationwide population census in decades, in Baghdad, Iraq Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP)
Workers prepare to collect information from the public as Iraq began its first nationwide population census in decades, in Baghdad, Iraq Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP)
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Iraq's Population Reaches 45.4 Million in First Census in over 30 Years

Workers prepare to collect information from the public as Iraq began its first nationwide population census in decades, in Baghdad, Iraq Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP)
Workers prepare to collect information from the public as Iraq began its first nationwide population census in decades, in Baghdad, Iraq Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP)

Iraq's population has risen to 45.4 million, according to preliminary results from a national census, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on Monday.
The census, conducted on Nov. 20, was Iraq's first nationwide survey in more than three decades, marking a crucial step for future planning and development.
Prior to the census, the planning ministry estimated the population at 43 million.
The last census, conducted in 1997, did not include the Iraqi Kurdistan region, which has been under Kurdish administration since the 1991 Gulf War.
It counted 19 million Iraqis and officials estimated there were another 3 million in the Kurdish north, according to official statistics.