Houthi Forces Release UN Employee After Nearly Five Months of Detention

Houthi Forces Release UN Employee After Nearly Five Months of Detention

A source in Sanaa, under Houthi control, reported on November 7, 2024, that the group has released a United Nations employee after nearly five months of captivity. The employee was among 13 individuals detained since June. According to Yemeni journalist Faris Al-Hemyari, who is affiliated with ...

UN Report Details Houthi Arms Smuggling Routes and Tactics

UN Report Details Houthi Arms Smuggling Routes and Tactics

A new UN report, compiled by the Global Program on Combatting Transnational Organized Crime and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime's Container Control Programme, details the sophisticated methods used by the Houthi group to smuggle weapons into Yemen. The report, released October 22nd, 2024, hig...

High-Ranking Officer of Shabwa Defense Forces Killed in IED Explosion

High-Ranking Officer of Shabwa Defense Forces Killed in IED Explosion

Military sources reported that Colonel Ahmed Mohsen Al-Sulaimani, the Chief of Staff of the First Shabwa Defense Brigade affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council, was killed in an explosion caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Shabwa province, eastern Yemen. According to s...

Family Denies Reports of Yemeni Journalist's Death in Houthi Prison

Family Denies Reports of Yemeni Journalist's Death in Houthi Prison

Sources close to the family of Yemeni journalist and writer Mohammed Dabwan al-Miyahi have denied reports circulating on social media of his death in Houthi prison, stating that he remains in detention in Sana'a. The denial was reported on Monday, October 7th, 2024, by Xinhua news agency corre...

AP Reports U.S. Military Acknowledges Downing of MQ-9 Drone

AP Reports U.S. Military Acknowledges Downing of MQ-9 Drone

On September 30, 2024, the Associated Press reported that the U.S. military has confirmed the downing of an MQ-9 drone. In a breaking news update shared on the social media platform X, the U.S. military acknowledged the incident but provided no further details. Earlier that day, the Iran-bac...

Yemeni Journalist Kidnapped in Sana'a After Criticizing Houthi Leader

Yemeni Journalist Kidnapped in Sana'a After Criticizing Houthi Leader

Prominent Yemeni journalist Mohamed Dbouan Al-Miyahi was abducted by Houthi militants on Friday, September 20th, 2024, following the publication of an article criticizing the group and its leader, Abdulmalik al-Houthi. According to human rights sources, Al-Miyahi was taken from his apartment in...

Japan Grants $5 Million to Yemen for Aden Port Efficiency Upgrade

Japan Grants $5 Million to Yemen for Aden Port Efficiency Upgrade

The Japanese government announced on Monday, September 16, 2024, a grant of 793 million Japanese yen (approximately $5 million) to Yemen, to support the "second phase of the Aden Port Efficiency Improvement Project." The grant will be channeled through the United Nations Development Prog...

UN Condemns Houthi Kidnapping, Demands Release of Staff After 3 Months

UN Condemns Houthi Kidnapping, Demands Release of Staff After 3 Months

The spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ravina Shamdasani, stated on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, that the whereabouts of UN staff kidnapped by the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by the international community, remain unknown after three months. In a...