A United Nations employee died in a Houthi detention center in Saada governorate, northern Yemen, on Tuesday. Ahmad Baalawi, a Yemeni national in his thirties, worked for the World FoodPrograme (WFP) as an Information Technology Operations Officer since 2017, according to Xinhua news agency. He...
Security forces in Hadramout, eastern Yemen, have apprehended a fourth Iran-backed Houthi cell this week, according to the Yemeni News Agency, Saba. This cell was attempting to smuggle drugs. The Hadramout Criminal Investigation Department reported that police intercepted the cell after a chase, ...
The United Nations announced on February 10, 2025, that it has suspended all operations in Saada, the Houthi stronghold in Yemen. UN Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq stated that the suspension was prompted by the increasing number of UN staff being abducted by the Houthis. The decision aims to balan...
SAADA, Yemen — On January 5, 2024, the Houthi movement reported that the US-led international coalition launched three airstrikes targeting sites in Saada, the group's stronghold in northern Yemen. According to Al-Masirah, a television channel affiliated with the Houthis, the US aircr...
The Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization, reported that the United States and the United Kingdom conducted 15 airstrikes on the capital Sana'a and Saada province in northern Yemen. This operation marked the first use of B-2 strategic bombers in attacks against Houthi positions....
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Thursday that its forces executed "multiple and precise" airstrikes on various Houthi weapons storage facilities backed by Iran. In a statement, CENTCOM reported that the targeted facilities housed advanced conventional weapons used to a...
The National Center for Meteorology and Early Warning predicted on Saturday, August 31, 2024, that heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms will affect 14 governorates over the next 24 hours. The center urged citizens to take precautions and avoid low-lying areas and riverbeds. In its daily bul...
The Joint Incidents Assessment Team (JIAT) of the Arab Coalition on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, refuted three allegations regarding the targeting of locations within Yemeni territory in 2015 and 2016. These allegations were raised by international organizations and human rights groups. JIAT spo...
The National Center of Meteorology and Early Warning (NCMEW) has forecast the continuation of heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms in the mountainous regions, western coasts, and inland plateaus of Yemen over the coming days. The center attributed the heavy rains that have affected mo...
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) reported on Wednesday, August 7th, that thousands of families have been displaced by heavy floods that struck three governorates in western Yemen over the past few days. The UN agency stated in a press release from its Yemen office that “a tragic human...
Heavy thunderstorms in the northern Yemeni governorates of Saada and Hajjah on Friday, August 2nd, 2024, claimed the lives of four individuals, bringing the total number of lightning strike victims in Yemen to 53 since the beginning of July. According to local sources in Hajjah, a lightning str...
The Yemeni army has reported the downing of a Houthi drone in Saada province, northern Yemen, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. A military source told the Yemeni Ministry of Defense website, September Net, that air defenses in the Alib axis in Saada shot down the drone while it was flying over army ...
The United Nations has reported that the recent floods in Saada governorate, northern Yemen, have claimed the lives of three people, including a child, and affected nearly 2,000 families. According to a statement released by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on S...
The member of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council and head of the Southern Transitional Council, Aidrous al-Zubaidi, has pledged unwavering support for the people of Saada province, vowing to stand by them until they return to their homes "with dignity and honor." Al-Zub...