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

Capital

Sana'a

Head of State

President Rashad al-Alimi

Head of Government

Prime Minister Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak

last updated:

6 January, 2025

Crew members of the merchant ship Galaxy Leader at Sanaa airport in Yemen on January 22. Photo: SABA/AFP

The Philippines

17 Filipinos, 8 other crew of seized ship freed after 14 months in captivity

The rebels hijacked the Israeli-linked vessel in November 2023 to express solidarity with Gaza.

23 Jan 2025 - 9:59AMvideocam

India

Indian nurse’s death sentence in Yemen spotlights migrant workers’ woes

10 Jan 2025 - 8:43PMvideocam

United States

US moves 11 Guantanamo detainees to Oman after more than 2 decades without charge

7 Jan 2025 - 12:16PM

Middle East

Israeli military says missile from Yemen intercepted

The missile interception comes only days after an attempted missile and drone strike by the Houthis on Israel.

11 Jan 2025 - 11:17AM

The Israeli Army said that its air defences intercepted missiles fired from Yemen. Photo: DPA

Middle East

Israel, at UN, warns Houthis risk sharing same fate as Hamas, Hezbollah

Israel says it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen, following a ‘final warning’ to Houthis to halt attacks.

31 Dec 2024 - 3:13PM

Israel-Gaza war

Israel detains director of one of Gaza’s last functioning hospitals during raid

Gaza’s health ministry said Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, was arrested on Friday along with dozens of other staff.

29 Dec 2024 - 5:46AM

Middle East

WHO chief says he escaped death in Israeli strikes on Yemen airport

The head of the World Health Organization said he narrowly escaped death in fatal Israeli strikes on the airport in Houthi rebel-held Sanaa.

28 Dec 2024 - 9:03PM

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO Director-General. Photo: Reuters

Israel-Gaza war

3 dead in Israeli strikes on Yemen’s airport, ports and power stations

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he was metres away from strike on airport.

27 Dec 2024 - 4:02AM

Israel-Gaza war

Netanyahu vows to act with ‘force, determination’ against Yemen’s Houthis

Israeli prime minister makes statement a day after a missile fired from Yemen fell in the Tel Aviv area, injuring 16 people.

23 Dec 2024 - 12:13PM

Middle East

2 US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident

The US Navy is investigating the cause of the accident which saw a two-seater F/A-18 Super Hornet shot down over the Red Sea.

22 Dec 2024 - 12:38PM

A fighter jet maneuvers on the deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. The US Navy says an F-18 Super Hornet was shot down in an apparent “friendly fire” incident over the Red Sea. File photo: AP

Israel-Gaza war

Israel-Gaza war: rocket from Yemen strikes Tel Aviv, injures 16

The strike comes days after Israeli air strikes hit Houthi rebels launched missiles in solidarity with Palestinians.

21 Dec 2024 - 10:19PM

Residents stand near the scene of a missile attack in Tel Aviv, after a missile fired from Yemen hit a playground in Tel Aviv. Photo: EPA-EFE

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

The move comes as Israel seeks to establish a buffer zone along its border with Syria, raising tensions in the region.

9 Dec 2024 - 11:47PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

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

Attacks by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea as well as tensions in international waters are increasingly affecting global shipping.

8 Dec 2024 - 11:30AMvideocam

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

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

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