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Capital

Sana'a

Head of State

President Rashad al-Alimi

Head of Government

Prime Minister Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak

Southern Transitional Council security personnel guard a checkpoint in Aden, Yemen, on Monday. Photo: Reuters

Saudi Arabia

US allies Saudi Arabia, UAE risk a split in Middle East over competing visions

A ‘new order’ is emerging as Abu Dhabi-backed separatist allies clash with pro-Riyadh governments in the region.

8 Jan 2026 - 5:21PM

US-Venezuela conflict

Trump team praises US media for keeping its Venezuela raid plan secret

6 Jan 2026 - 6:16PMvideocam

Saudi Arabia

Pro-Saudi forces regain province from separatists: Yemen presidential council

4 Jan 2026 - 6:44AM

Middle East

Yemen’s separatists announce constitution, UAE withdraws all its troops

The proposed constitution for an independent nation in the south comes as the conflict in Yemen pits Saudi Arabia against the UAE.

3 Jan 2026 - 3:07PM

A video claiming to show Saudi airstrikes targeting Southern Transitional Council positions in Sayoun, Yemen. Photo: UGC/Reuters

Middle East

7 dead as Saudi jets strike UAE-backed forces in ‘peaceful’ Yemen operation

Separatists report 7 air strikes minutes after pro-Saudi forces announced a ‘peaceful’ bid to retake camps, accusing Riyadh of deception.

2 Jan 2026 - 9:33PM

Middle East

Saudi-UAE rivalry explodes into view after strike in war-torn Yemen

Gulf powers Riyadh and Abu Dhabi are at odds over rival factions and a deepening struggle for regional pre-eminence.

2 Jan 2026 - 2:09PM

Middle East

UAE to withdraw forces from Yemen after Saudi strike and ultimatum

Decision to withdraw follows a Saudi strike on a UAE-linked weapons shipment for Yemen separatists.

31 Dec 2025 - 12:19PM

A video screengrab show a person gesture toward smoke after a Saudi-led airstrike on Tuesday targeting UAE-backed separatists in Mukalla, Yemen. Photo: Aden al-Mustakillah TV via Reuters

Middle East

Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen port over weapons shipment and warns UAE

Riyadh targets weaponry in Mukalla as tensions between Gulf allies strain over separatist advances in Yemen.

30 Dec 2025 - 9:11PM

Middle East

Iran and Gaza plan to top agenda for Netanyahu-Trump meeting

The Israeli prime minister is set to visit Washington to discuss the next phase of Trump’s Gaza plan with his key US ally.

23 Dec 2025 - 1:18PM

US Navy

Investigations reveal combat stress a key factor in costly US Navy mishaps

Reports show mission against Yemen’s Houthis took a toll on the US Navy, highlighting a friendly fire incident, loss of three jets and a ship collision.

5 Dec 2025 - 3:22PM

A F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet preparing for launch from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier on March 16, 2025. Photo: US Navy via AFP

China trade

Explainer | The return of Red Sea shipping: 3 scenarios for Chinese trade

Houthi rebels have signalled a halt in attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, allowing a possible end to costly detours.

5 Dec 2025 - 1:04AMvideocam

A container ship crosses the Suez Canal towards the Red Sea in 2023. Cargo ships have largely avoided the area in recent years due to attacks by Houthi rebel groups. Photo: EPA-EFE

Middle East

Iraq removes Hezbollah and Houthis from asset-freeze list after ‘mistake’

Iraqi PM orders accountability for the error over list meant for Islamic State/al-Qaeda only. Reversal is blow to US efforts curbing Iran.

5 Dec 2025 - 4:58AM

United States

Hegseth’s Signal use posed risk to US forces, Pentagon review finds

White House ‘stands by’ Pentagon chief Hegseth, who is also under intensifying scrutiny over US strikes in the Caribbean.

4 Dec 2025 - 6:37PMvideocam

United States

US pauses all immigration applications from 19 countries

The pause applies to people from nations that were already subjected to a partial travel ban in June.

3 Dec 2025 - 10:16AM

Women gather next to an anti-US mural in Tehran. The list of countries targeted in the US memorandum includes Iran. Photo: West Asia News Agency via Reuters

US-China relations

US adds Chinese companies to blacklist over drone parts tied to Hamas, Houthis

Washington cites security risks as Beijing vows countermeasures amid renewed Trump-Xi diplomacy.

9 Oct 2025 - 3:43AMvideocam

Houthi fighters in Sana’a, Yemen, mark the second anniversary of the October 7 attacks carried out by Hamas against Israel. Photo: EPA

Middle East

Houthis claim missile strike on Dutch freighter in Gulf of Aden

Houthis targeted a cargo vessel it accused of violating the ‘entry ban to the ports of occupied Palestine’.

1 Oct 2025 - 3:38PM

Middle East

Attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sets ship ablaze in Gulf of Aden

Netherlands-flagged cargo ship Minervagracht – targeted in a failed assault last week by Iranian-backed Houthis – was hit.

29 Sep 2025 - 11:37PMvideocam

Middle East

Israel intercepts missile fired by Houthis after deadly strikes on Yemen

Exchange of fire is the latest between the Middle East foes amid the ongoing war in Gaza.

11 Sep 2025 - 5:12PMvideocam

Flames and smoke rise following Israeli air strikes in Sanaa, Yemen, on Wednesday. Photo: AP

Israel-Gaza war

Trump issues ‘last warning’ to Hamas over Gaza hostages

US president says Israel has accepted his terms, and suggests a Gaza deal could come soon.

8 Sep 2025 - 10:30AM

Houthis

Red Sea cable cuts disrupt internet in parts of Asia, Middle East

The incident raised concerns over potential Houthi involvement amid the rebel group’s efforts to pressure Israel to end the Gaza war.

7 Sep 2025 - 1:40PMvideocam

Middle East

Yemen’s Houthis say they targeted tanker in Red Sea with missile

UKMTO said the attack on the Liberian-flagged Scarlet Ray missed its target, but the incident marks a new escalation.

1 Sep 2025 - 2:50PM

A display of Houthi-made mock missiles and drones in Sanaa, Yemen. Photo: EPA

Middle East

Houthi rebels storm UN offices in Yemen, detain employees

Iran-backed rebels targeted WFP, WHO and Unicef offices just days after an Israeli strike killed their prime minister.

1 Sep 2025 - 9:37AM

Houthi fighters participate in a protest against Israel in Sanaa, Yemen on Friday. Photo: EPA

Middle East

Yemen’s Houthi PM among officials killed in Israeli strike

Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahawi was the most senior Houthi official killed by Israel so far in its campaign against the Iran-backed rebels.

31 Aug 2025 - 5:07AMvideocam

China-Africa relations

A new model for peace? China takes its Global Security Initiative to Africa

From Somalia to Ethiopia, Chinese training scholarships are the start of an alternative to Western-led alliances.

30 Aug 2025 - 6:42PMvideocam

Israel

Israeli strikes on Yemeni capital Sanaa kill 6, wound dozens

The Israeli military said the targets included a military compound housing the presidential palace, 2 power plants and a fuel storage site.

25 Aug 2025 - 6:16AMvideocam

Smoke billows following Israeli airstrikes in multiple areas in Sanaa, Yemen on Sunday. Photo: AP

United States

US could require US$15,000 bonds for some tourist, business visas

Year-long pilot programme will apply to visitors from countries with high visa overstay rates and deficient screening processes.

5 Aug 2025 - 1:45PM

Tourists outside the White House in Washington. Photo: EPA-EFE

Middle East

At least 76 dead, dozens missing after migrant boat sinks off Yemen

Yemeni security forces were conducting operations to recover a ‘significant’ number of bodies.

4 Aug 2025 - 4:45PM

The Philippines

Philippines to ask ‘friendly countries’ for help freeing Houthi-held sailors

The Iran-backed Houthis released footage on Monday of crew members missing after Red Sea attacks on the Eternity C and Magic Seas cargo ships.

29 Jul 2025 - 5:49PMvideocam

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Yemen

US allies Saudi Arabia, UAE risk a split in Middle East over competing visions

A ‘new order’ is emerging as Abu Dhabi-backed separatist allies clash with pro-Riyadh governments in the region.

Trump team praises US media for keeping its Venezuela raid plan secret

Pro-Saudi forces regain province from separatists: Yemen presidential council

Yemen’s separatists announce constitution, UAE withdraws all its troops

The proposed constitution for an independent nation in the south comes as the conflict in Yemen pits Saudi Arabia against the UAE.

7 dead as Saudi jets strike UAE-backed forces in ‘peaceful’ Yemen operation

Separatists report 7 air strikes minutes after pro-Saudi forces announced a ‘peaceful’ bid to retake camps, accusing Riyadh of deception.

Saudi-UAE rivalry explodes into view after strike in war-torn Yemen

Gulf powers Riyadh and Abu Dhabi are at odds over rival factions and a deepening struggle for regional pre-eminence.

UAE to withdraw forces from Yemen after Saudi strike and ultimatum

Decision to withdraw follows a Saudi strike on a UAE-linked weapons shipment for Yemen separatists.

Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen port over weapons shipment and warns UAE

Riyadh targets weaponry in Mukalla as tensions between Gulf allies strain over separatist advances in Yemen.

Iran and Gaza plan to top agenda for Netanyahu-Trump meeting

The Israeli prime minister is set to visit Washington to discuss the next phase of Trump’s Gaza plan with his key US ally.

Investigations reveal combat stress a key factor in costly US Navy mishaps

Reports show mission against Yemen’s Houthis took a toll on the US Navy, highlighting a friendly fire incident, loss of three jets and a ship collision.

.css-sioo19{color:#c79a00;}Explainer | The return of Red Sea shipping: 3 scenarios for Chinese trade

Houthi rebels have signalled a halt in attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, allowing a possible end to costly detours.

Iraq removes Hezbollah and Houthis from asset-freeze list after ‘mistake’

Iraqi PM orders accountability for the error over list meant for Islamic State/al-Qaeda only. Reversal is blow to US efforts curbing Iran.

Hegseth’s Signal use posed risk to US forces, Pentagon review finds

White House ‘stands by’ Pentagon chief Hegseth, who is also under intensifying scrutiny over US strikes in the Caribbean.

US pauses all immigration applications from 19 countries

The pause applies to people from nations that were already subjected to a partial travel ban in June.

US adds Chinese companies to blacklist over drone parts tied to Hamas, Houthis

Washington cites security risks as Beijing vows countermeasures amid renewed Trump-Xi diplomacy.

Houthis claim missile strike on Dutch freighter in Gulf of Aden

Houthis targeted a cargo vessel it accused of violating the ‘entry ban to the ports of occupied Palestine’.

Attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sets ship ablaze in Gulf of Aden

Netherlands-flagged cargo ship Minervagracht – targeted in a failed assault last week by Iranian-backed Houthis – was hit.

Israel intercepts missile fired by Houthis after deadly strikes on Yemen

Exchange of fire is the latest between the Middle East foes amid the ongoing war in Gaza.

Trump issues ‘last warning’ to Hamas over Gaza hostages

US president says Israel has accepted his terms, and suggests a Gaza deal could come soon.

Red Sea cable cuts disrupt internet in parts of Asia, Middle East

The incident raised concerns over potential Houthi involvement amid the rebel group’s efforts to pressure Israel to end the Gaza war.

Yemen’s Houthis say they targeted tanker in Red Sea with missile

UKMTO said the attack on the Liberian-flagged Scarlet Ray missed its target, but the incident marks a new escalation.

Houthi rebels storm UN offices in Yemen, detain employees

Iran-backed rebels targeted WFP, WHO and Unicef offices just days after an Israeli strike killed their prime minister.

Yemen’s Houthi PM among officials killed in Israeli strike

Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahawi was the most senior Houthi official killed by Israel so far in its campaign against the Iran-backed rebels.

A new model for peace? China takes its Global Security Initiative to Africa

From Somalia to Ethiopia, Chinese training scholarships are the start of an alternative to Western-led alliances.

Israeli strikes on Yemeni capital Sanaa kill 6, wound dozens

The Israeli military said the targets included a military compound housing the presidential palace, 2 power plants and a fuel storage site.

US could require US$15,000 bonds for some tourist, business visas

Year-long pilot programme will apply to visitors from countries with high visa overstay rates and deficient screening processes.

At least 76 dead, dozens missing after migrant boat sinks off Yemen

Yemeni security forces were conducting operations to recover a ‘significant’ number of bodies.

Philippines to ask ‘friendly countries’ for help freeing Houthi-held sailors

The Iran-backed Houthis released footage on Monday of crew members missing after Red Sea attacks on the Eternity C and Magic Seas cargo ships.

Explainer | The return of Red Sea shipping: 3 scenarios for Chinese trade