Current sectionMiddle East NewsIn August, the rebels raided UN offices in the capital, Sanaa, and detained 19 employees, according to the UN. The raids were the latest in a long-running Houthi crackdown against the UN and other international organizations working in rebel-held areas in YemenShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeIranian-backed Houthis in Yemen have detained nine employees of the United Nations as part of a long-running crackdown on the organization, the UN said.CommentsIn the News'All the Wars Made Me Want to Escape. It's Not Weakness, It's Survival''Roald Dahl Probably Wouldn't Like a Jew Like Me. I Still Read Him to My Son'Between China and the World Cup, Trump Still Has a Narrow Window to Attack IranFrantic and Frenzied, Even Netanyahu No Longer Believes He Can Win the ElectionIsraeli Soldier Killed in Southern Lebanon Combat, IDF AnnouncesRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'