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Sana'a

Head of State

President Rashad al-Alimi

Head of Government

Prime Minister Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak

A damaged plane at Yemen’s Sanaa International Airport, a day after Israeli strikes in May. Photo: AP

Middle East

Israel attacks Yemen’s Houthi-held Hodeida port in first direct strike by navy

Israel threatens Iran-aligned Houthis with a naval and air blockade if attacks continue.

10 Jun 2025 - 6:43PM

United States

Trump’s new travel ban takes effect, citizens of 12 nations barred from US

9 Jun 2025 - 2:17PMvideocam

United States

Pentagon watchdog probes if Hegseth aides deleted leaked Signal chat messages

7 Jun 2025 - 10:39AMvideocam

Donald Trump

Trump bans nationals from 12 countries entering US, citing security concerns

Afghanistan, Haiti, Myanmar among 12 nations facing outright entry ban; seven additional countries to face heightened scrutiny.

5 Jun 2025 - 5:23PM

The White House unveiled the new ban with virtually no warning, minutes after Donald Trump spoke at a ‘summer soiree’. Photo: AP

Middle East

Israel attacks targets in Syria after projectiles launched, blames new leader

Damascus denies involvement as Israeli military responds to cross-border fire.

4 Jun 2025 - 4:03PM

Israel-Gaza war

Qatar and Egypt to ramp up efforts to revive Gaza ceasefire talks

Hamas says it is ready to ‘immediately’ hold round of Gaza truce talks after recent negotiations appeared to hit a dead end.

2 Jun 2025 - 12:31PM

Middle East

Israel hits Houthi targets including last plane at Yemen’s Sanaa airport

The airport, Yemen’s largest, was mainly being used by UN aircraft and the plane destroyed in the latest Israeli strikes.

28 May 2025 - 8:50PMvideocam

People inspect the damage at Sanaa International Airport in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike on May 7, 2025. Photo: Reuters

United States

Opinion | With his ‘historic’ tour, Trump puts US power back in the Middle East

In reasserting the US in the centre of the Middle East’s strategic calculus, Trump also weakens the leverage and influence of Russia and China.

23 May 2025 - 5:30AM

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

Fighter jet landing on USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier goes overboard, forcing pilots to eject.

7 May 2025 - 3:47PM

A F/A-18 fighter jet prepares for take off from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier on March 16. File photo: US Navy via AFP

Middle East

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

Ceasefire deal between Yemen’s Houthis and the US does not include sparing Israel, the group said.

8 May 2025 - 8:36AM

A US F/A-18 fighter jet takes off from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier on March 16. Photo: US Navy via AFP

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

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

Israeli security forces inspect where a projectile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels landed in the area of Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv. Photo: AP

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

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

Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, speaks at the New Orleans Book Festival in March. Photo: The Advocate via AP

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

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

Houthi soldiers stand guard in Sanaa, Yemen. On Thursday, the US accused Chinese firm Chang Guang Satellite Technology of directly supporting attacks on US interests by Houthi fighters. Photo: EPA-EFE

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

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