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The latest news, analysis and opinion on Yemen. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.

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Sana'a

Head of State

President Rashad al-Alimi

Head of Government

Prime Minister Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak

last updated:

29 November, 2024

Firefighters extinguish a fire at a power station following Israeli air strikes in Sanaa, Yemen. Photo: Reuters

Middle East

Israeli strikes hit Yemen’s capital and port city after Houthi missile intercepted

Strikes targeted power stations and an oil terminal in Yemen after a Houthi missile was launched at Israel.

19 Dec 2024 - 4:56PMvideocam

Middle East

Israel strikes ‘chemical weapons’ in Syria after Assad’s fall

9 Dec 2024 - 11:47PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Video | Violence at sea: how armed attacks on the high seas affect mariners

8 Dec 2024 - 11:30AMvideocam

Middle East

Saudi Arabia executes more than 100 foreigners in 2024

The latest execution was of a Yemeni national convicted of smuggling drugs, after a three-year moratorium on executing drug offenders ended in 2022.

19 Nov 2024 - 11:15AM

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Photo: AP

Middle East

Yemeni soldier kills 2 Saudi troops in rare insider attack amid US strikes

A soldier for Yemen’s exiled government opened fire on Saudi troops, killing two and wounding another, amid US air strikes around Sana’a.

11 Nov 2024 - 12:27AMvideocam

Middle East

Yemen rebels get ‘unprecedented’ military support from Iran and Hezbollah: UN

The Houthis have ‘exploited the regional situation and enhanced cooperation’ with Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah, UN experts say.

2 Nov 2024 - 10:45AM

Diplomacy

Opinion | Combined China and US pressure could get warring sides to talk peace

The US may be leading peace efforts but it’s not delivering, while China is failing without leading.

1 Nov 2024 - 6:01AMvideocam

China stock market

Ocean freight rates to weaken amid waning demand, vessel oversupply

The outlook is bleak in the next two months as Chinese exports cool and the industry adds record new capacity in 2024.

18 Oct 2024 - 6:00AMvideocam

Middle East

US B-2 stealth bombers target underground Houthi bunkers in Yemen

US defence secretary called the mission a ‘unique demonstration’ to adversaries that nothing is out of reach.

17 Oct 2024 - 6:37PM

Middle East

Israel strikes Lebanon after Netanyahu vows no mercy for Hezbollah

Israel expanded its targets in its war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, killing at least 21 people in a strike on a Christian town in the north.

15 Oct 2024 - 1:09PM

A member of the Lebanese Red Cross stands near casualties in bodybags at a site damaged by an Israeli strike in the Christian-majority region of Aitou in north Lebanon on Monday. Photo: Reuters

Middle East

Russia denies freed ‘Merchant of Death’ Viktor Bout is dealing arms in Yemen

Wall Street Journal reported that Bout, released from US in a 2022 prisoner exchange, appears to have brokered sale of small arms to Houthis.

8 Oct 2024 - 1:12PM

Armed Houthi fighters in Sanaa, Yemen. Photo: EPA-EFE

Israel-Gaza war

Israel intensifies bombardment of Gaza, southern Lebanon before October 7 anniversary

Israel is battling Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah in Lebanon, as it prepares to strike Iran for a ballistic missile attack.

7 Oct 2024 - 9:28AM

Middle East

Opinion | How a wider Middle East war could bring a world recession

Volatile oil prices, shaky investor confidence and prospects of interest rate increases threaten a global slowdown if Israel’s war expands.

5 Oct 2024 - 5:59AMvideocam

Middle East

Biden warns Israel against Iran oil strikes as war fears mount

The leader says he doesn’t know if Netanyahu is avoiding a Middle East peace deal in a bid to influence the US presidential election.

5 Oct 2024 - 11:22AMvideocam

US President Joe Biden makes a surprise appearance during the daily press briefing at the White House on Friday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Middle East

My Take | US envoy blames China for own failure against Yemeni Houthis

Most of world realises Red Sea harassment of international cargo ships is not terrorism, but a bid to stop mass killings of fellow Muslims in Gaza.

4 Oct 2024 - 9:00PM

Explosions take place on the deck of the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion on the Red Sea in a picture released on August 29, 2024. Photo: Houthi Military Media via Reuters

Middle East

Oil soars on Biden remarks about possible Israeli strike on Iran facilities

A major strike by Israel on Iran’s export capacity could take 1.5 million barrels of daily supply off the market.

4 Oct 2024 - 4:15AMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Next phase of war will begin soon, says Israeli defence minister

US official said Israeli troop positioning suggests that a ground incursion into Lebanon could be imminent.

1 Oct 2024 - 1:32AM

Lebanon

With its leader dead, what’s next for Hezbollah?

30 Sep 2024 - 11:27PM

05:32

Israel-Gaza war

Israeli strikes kill Hamas leader in Lebanon and 3 Palestinian leaders in Beirut

Israel targets Palestinian group in first strike on Beirut centre, and Hamas’ leader in Lebanon in the country’s south.

30 Sep 2024 - 8:02PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Israel strikes Houthi rebel targets in Yemen, killing at least 4

Strikes came a day after Iran-backed Houthis targeted Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport with a missile.

30 Sep 2024 - 1:13PM

US-China relations

US Navy chief unveils plan to be ready for possible war with China by 2027

Admiral Lisa Franchetti says lessons from combat in the Red Sea and Ukraine’s Black Sea fight can help the US prepare for an attack on Taiwan.

19 Sep 2024 - 3:36PMvideocam

The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and two guided-missile destroyers sail in formation in the Red Sea with the Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour in June. Photo: US Navy via AFP

Middle East

US acknowledges Yemen’s Houthis shot down 2 Reaper drones, worth US$30 million each

Houthis claim to have shot down 10 Reapers since November, a figure the US said was ‘not accurate’.

18 Sep 2024 - 1:36PM

An MQ-9 Reaper drone. File photo: US Air Force via Reuters

Middle East

Houthi missile from Yemen hits central Israel for first time

The Iran-aligned Houthi said in a post on X that the weapon that reached Israel was the ‘beginning’, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of retaliation.

15 Sep 2024 - 7:05PMvideocam

Middle East

Video shows Houthis planted bombs on tanker now threatening Red Sea oil spill

Yemen’s Houthi rebels detonated explosives on Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion, which has been stranded in the Red Sea after a drone and missile attack on August 21.

30 Aug 2024 - 2:10PM

Extreme weather

Floods in Yemen kill at least 33 people, damage more than 200 homes

Heavy rains that began on Tuesday also unleashed rockslides in Al-Mahwit province. Yemen’s Red Crescent said 38 people are still missing.

30 Aug 2024 - 10:25AM

Vehicles drive through a flooded stream caused by heavy rains in Sana’a, Yemen, on Wednesday. At least 33 people have died and 28 homes were destroyed after a dam collapsed in the province of Al-Mahweet after heavy rains and floods. Photo: EPA-EFE

Middle East

Israel and Hezbollah trade most intense fire in months – then pull back

Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones at Israel early on Sunday, and Israel’s military said it struck Lebanon with around 100 jets to thwart a larger attack.

26 Aug 2024 - 5:02PMvideocam

A Hezbollah UAV being intercepted by the Israeli air force over northern Israel on Sunday. Photo: AFP

Middle East

Burning Greek tanker adrift in Red Sea after suspected Houthi attacks

The Sounion was hit by multiple projectiles from small boats that caused the vessel to lose engine power and its ability to manoeuvre.

22 Aug 2024 - 3:34PMvideocam

Saudi Arabia

Ex-Saudi official says crown prince forged king’s signature on Yemen war decree

Saudi Arabia did not comment on Saad al-Jabri ‘s claims Mohammed bin Salman forged signature on decree that launched war against Houthis.

20 Aug 2024 - 5:36AM

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