Yemen

Saudi-UAE split fractures anti-Houthi coalition as Iran-US tension threaten Red Sea - analysis

The coalition architecture that once united Gulf powers against Iranian proxies is now divided, leaving the Houthis facing less coordinated pressure.

Supporters of Yemen's Huthi rebels attend a gathering to mark annual Quds (Jerusalem) Day commemorations in Sanaa on March 28, 2025.
 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives The President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 16, 2022.

Saudi Arabia’s changing strategy and the quiet strain with the UAE - analysis

Police troopers patrol a street after in Aden, Yemen, January 7, 2026

Yemeni experts support allegations of secret UAE prisons, despite Emirati denial

Yemenis brandish weapons and copies of the Koran, Islam's holy book, during a demonstration over remarks made by a candidate for the US Senate on the Koran in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, which is under Houthi control on December 19, 2025.

Houthi leaders absent from public events amid rising concerns following Israeli strikes - report


Joint Saudi-Emirati delegation arrives in south Yemen to defuse takeover by separatist group STC

Discussions by the delegation in Aden, the base of the Saudi-backed, internationally recognized Yemeni government, will address measures to rectify recent unilateral actions.

Soldiers loyal to Yemen's separatist Southern Transitional Council stand guard outside the compound of the presidential palace in Aden, Yemen December 9, 2025.

Iran-backed militias reassert power in Iraq, proving the Islamic axis is still standing

BEHIND THE LINES: Despite setbacks, Iraq’s Iranian-backed militias continue to thrive politically, posing a lasting threat to Israel’s security.

Supporters of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s Reconstruction and Development Coalition Party celebrate, after election results were announced in Baghdad last month. A week later, Sudani announced that his faction would join with the Coordination Framework, a political bloc with ties t

Majority of Israelis oppose granting Netanyahu pardon, believe gov't is 'fairly corrupt' - poll

Survey results also demonstrated that the vast majority of Israelis expect military conflict in the near future, with Hezbollah being the most likely, followed by Iran.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently announced the government’s decision to establish its own committee to investigate Israel’s failures surrounding Hamas’s October 7, 2023, massacre.

Israel marks national day of commemoration for Yemenite Jewish aliyah

Education Ministry officials promised that, in addition to creating educational resources, the ministry is “trying to instill in teachers sensitivity to the different ethnic backgrounds."

 Jews from Yemen are seen heading to Israel during Operation Magic Carpet.

US condemns Houthi detention of embassy staff in Yemen

The United States on Wednesday condemned the ongoing detention of current and former local staffers of the US embassy in Yemen by the Houthis.

HOUTHI TERRORISTS carry weapons as they stand near the site of Israeli airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, in September.

UAE-backed forces seize South Yemen oil belt, reshaping war and Gulf power balance - analysis

The STC’s growing power in southern Yemen, while unlikely to mitigate Houthi terrorism, could gift Israel a key ally in the region, particularly if an independent south joins the Abraham Accords.

The South Yemen flag flies as soldiers from the Southern Transitional Council stand guard outside the compound of the Presidential Palace in Aden, Yemen, December 9, 2025.

UN chief condemns Houthi referral of some detained UN staff to court

UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the Houthis have arbitrarily detained 59 Yemeni UN personnel, who have been held "incommunicado - some for years - without any due process."

Protesters, predominantly Houthi supporters, rally to celebrate the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza on the day it went into effect, in Sanaa, Yemen, October 10, 2025.

April-May’s F-18 jet losses exacerbated by combat conditions, lacking communication, US Navy finds

Four incidents affected the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group during their deployment against Houthi terrorists, including losing two F-18s and crashing into a merchant vessel.

Carrier Air Wing 1 conducts routine flight operations from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, February 1, 2025; illustrative.

British maritime receives report of incident 15 nautical miles west of Yemen

"A vessel reports sighting small craft at a range of 1-2 cables, and they are under fire," UKMTO said.

Ships are docked at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen July 31, 2024

Houthis release crew of Greek-operated cargo ship Eternity C struck in Red Sea

The crew of the Liberia-flagged Eternity C abandoned the ship before it sank following repeated strikes by the Iran-aligned militants with sea drones and rocket-propelled grenades.

 A vessel said to be Greek-operated, Liberia-flagged Eternity C sinks in a footage released by Yemen's Houthis, in the Red Sea, in this screen grab taken from a handout video released on July 9, 2025