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Capital

Sana'a

Head of State

President Rashad al-Alimi

Head of Government

Prime Minister Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak

Saudi and US flags flutter on a main road in Riyadh on May 12, 2025, ahead of a visit by US President Donald Trump to the desert kingdom this week. Photo: AFP

United States

Trump’s Middle East trip raises doubts about Israel’s ‘ironclad’ standing with US

Trump is set to visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE, during his trip, but not Israel. Some Israelis are concerned about the state of its relationship with the US.

12 May 2025 - 8:26PM

Middle East

US Navy loses another fighter jet in Red Sea aircraft carrier incident

7 May 2025 - 3:47PM

Middle East

Trump says US to stop Houthi strikes after rebels pledge to end ship attacks

8 May 2025 - 8:36AM

Middle East

Israel military disables Yemen’s main airport with air strikes

Israeli attack on Sanaa airport was in response to a Houthi missile strike on Israel’s main airport near Tel Aviv.

7 May 2025 - 10:42AM

A burning plane at Sanaa international airport after Israeli warplanes struck Yemen’s rebel-held capital Sanaa. Photo: SABA via AFP

Middle East

Israel strikes Yemen after Houthi missile attack on main airport

Israel’s prime minister had vowed to retaliate for Sunday’s missile attack on Ben-Gurion International Airport.

6 May 2025 - 11:44AM

Middle East

Missile from Yemen halts flights in Israel before vote on intensifying Gaza war

Israel’s prime minister vowed a response to Yemen’s Houthis and their Iranian backers for attack on Ben Gurion International Airport.

5 May 2025 - 10:56AM

US-China relations

‘Signalgate’ China hawk ousted as US national security adviser

Mike Waltz leaving job to become new US ambassador to the United Nations as top diplomat Marco Rubio takes over NSC role in interim.

2 May 2025 - 5:57AM

US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz speaks during a meeting with US President Donald Trump and US ambassadors in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on March 25. Photo: AFP

Middle East

UK military launches air strikes with US targeting Yemen’s Houthis

Britain says intelligence identified buildings used by the Houthis to make drones.

30 Apr 2025 - 11:11AM

Middle East

US strike on Yemen facility holding migrants kills dozens, Houthis say

The Trump administration has intensified military operations targeting Iran-backed Houthi forces.

28 Apr 2025 - 5:01PM

Middle East

US says Yemen strikes have hit 800 targets, killing hundreds of Houthis

The US has hammered the Houthis with near-daily air strikes since March 15 in an operation dubbed ‘Rough Rider’.

28 Apr 2025 - 12:47PM

A police trooper stands on the rubble of a building destroyed by US air strikes in Sanaa, Yemen. Photo: Reuters

Middle East

Yemen prepares ‘biggest offensive ever’ against Houthi rebels with US support

Yemen is reportedly launching an offensive against Houthi rebels to reclaim key ports and diminish the influence of the Iranian-aligned group.

26 Apr 2025 - 7:30PMvideocam

Yemeni soldiers brandish their weapons as they take part in an offensive in the southern province of Shabwa in 2014. Photo: AFP

United States

The cost of Trump taking on Houthis: losing drones worth US$200 million

The US president has pledged to use ‘overwhelming lethal force’ until the rebels stop attacking Red Sea ships.

25 Apr 2025 - 12:30PMvideocam

Donald Trump

Trump to be interviewed by Atlantic editor who exposed ‘Signalgate’ chat

Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly added to a group chat in which top US officials shared secret military strike plans.

25 Apr 2025 - 2:03AMvideocam

United States

Hegseth defiant over new Signal chat saga, furious at Pentagon leakers

The US defence chief reportedly shared the information about the pending strikes in Yemen with a group that included his wife and brother.

23 Apr 2025 - 1:10PMvideocam

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to reporters at the White House on April 21. Photo: Getty Images/TNS

United States

Pentagon chief ‘had another Signal chat’ sharing Yemen strike details: reports

Pete Hegseth’s second group chat, dubbed ‘Defence Team Huddle’, included US defence secretary’s wife and brother, The New York Times reported.

21 Apr 2025 - 1:08PMvideocam

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia on Thursday. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

Ukraine war

My Take | China does not want the West’s Ukraine and Mideast quagmires

Western propaganda alleging direct Chinese military support for Russia and Yemen has become so outlandish it is bordering on the absurd.

20 Apr 2025 - 9:00PM

Middle East

US says Chinese satellite firm is supporting Houthi attacks on US interests

State Department said ‘Chang Guang Satellite Technology … is directly supporting Iran-backed Houthi terrorist attacks on US interests’.

18 Apr 2025 - 1:59PMvideocam

Middle East

Houthis say US air strikes kill 6, claim Reaper drone shot down over Yemen

The rebels said a ceramics factory in Sanaa was hit overnight, as they reported their fourth downing of a US drone in two weeks.

14 Apr 2025 - 2:45PMvideocam

The wreckage of an American MQ-9 Reaper drone is seen in April last year after the Houthis said they had shot it down. Photo: Houthis Media Centre/EPA-EFE

US-Iran tensions

Trump says US, Iran beginning direct talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme

During meeting with Israeli PM Netanyahu at the White House, Trump warned Tehran of ‘great danger’ if talks are not successful.

8 Apr 2025 - 3:41PMvideocam

Donald Trump

US ends some USAID contracts providing life-saving aid across Middle East

The projects were being cancelled ‘for the convenience of the US government’, according to letters sent to USAID partners.

8 Apr 2025 - 9:04AMvideocam

Middle East

US air strikes on Yemen push casualty numbers higher

Sanaa and Saada bore the brunt of the strikes, as the latest bombings added to the growing death toll reported by Houthi authorities.

7 Apr 2025 - 1:53PMvideocam

A man walks through the rubble of a collapsed building at the site of a reported US air strike in Yemen’s Houthi-held capital Sanaa last month. Photo: Getty Images/TNS/AFP

Britain

Israel’s detention of 2 British Labour MPs ‘unacceptable’: UK foreign secretary

David Lammy ‘deeply concerned’ after Chinese-born Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed, who was born in Yemen, denied entry to Israel and deported.

7 Apr 2025 - 4:10AM

Britain’s Foreign Minister David Lammy. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump

‘Oops’: Trump posts video purportedly showing deadly Yemen strike

The black-and-white footage apparently depicts dozens of Houthi fighters being killed in a US attack.

5 Apr 2025 - 7:39AMvideocam

United States

Pentagon watchdog to probe use of Signal for Yemen attack plans

Inspector General’s office looking into Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of app to discuss air strikes against Houthis.

4 Apr 2025 - 2:44PM

Middle East

US sends second aircraft carrier to Middle East as Iran tensions rise

The Carl Vinson will join the Harry S. Truman as US forces hammer Yemen’s Houthi rebels with near-daily air strikes.

2 Apr 2025 - 3:49PM

A F/A-18 Super Hornet prepares for launch from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier on March 16. Photo: Photo: DVIDS via AFP

Middle East

Yemen’s Houthis claim they shot down another US Reaper drone

Claimed downing of US$30 million drone came as Trump warned ‘real pain is yet to come’ for Houthis and Iran.

1 Apr 2025 - 3:03PM

Israel-Gaza war

Netanyahu offers Hamas leaders Gaza exit but demands group disarm

Israeli leader says his country is working towards a plan proposed by US President Donald Trump to displace Gazans to other countries.

31 Mar 2025 - 12:45PM

Donald Trump

Iran rejects direct negotiations with US as Trump threatens ‘bombing’

US president threatens Iran with bombs and tariffs if Tehran does not come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear programme.

31 Mar 2025 - 1:31PM

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