Teenage Boy Killed by Houthi Landmine in Lahj

Teenage Boy Killed by Houthi Landmine in Lahj

A 17-year-old boy, R.M.A.M. Al-Sabri, was killed by a landmine planted by the Iran-backed Houthi group in the Al-Had district of Yafa, Lahj, southern Yemen, on February 24th. Lahj security authorities confirmed the death. According to a statement from Lahj Police, the boy died from injuries sus...

Clashes at Taiz Qat Market Leave Casualties

Clashes at Taiz Qat Market Leave Casualties

Armed clashes at Al-Qubbah qat market in central Taiz, Yemen, resulted in multiple casualties on Monday, February 24, 2025. According to the Taiz Governorate Security Apparatus, the incident involved gunfire, leading to confirmed reports of two fatalities and five injuries. Taiz police, in a st...

Houthi Landmine Kills 22 Sheep South of Marib

Houthi Landmine Kills 22 Sheep South of Marib

Twenty-two sheep were killed by a landmine planted by the Iran-backed Houthis, south of Marib,on Sunday. A local source in Marib Governorate reported that Saleh Saeed Al-Qubaisi was herding 25 sheep in Jabal Al-Duma area of the Mala’a mountain range, located between the Harib and Al-Juba ...

Shabwah Police Detain 70 Illegal Migrants on Al-Shujayra Coast

Shabwah Police Detain 70 Illegal Migrants on Al-Shujayra Coast

On Saturday, security forces in Shabwah Governorate, eastern Yemen, detained 70 illegal migrants from various African countries attempting to enter via the Al-Shujayra coast. According to a Shabwa Police statement released by the Ministry of Interior’s media center, the group was intercepted...

Houthis Attack Mine Clearance Equipment in Taiz

Houthis Attack Mine Clearance Equipment in Taiz

Military sources reported that Iran-backed Houthis deployed drones to strike mine clearance equipment at the eastern entrance to Taiz city in southwest Yemen. According to Barran Press, the targeted gear belonged to HALO Trust Yemen, which was surveying the Kamb neighborhood for landmines—pr...

Reuters: U.S. Aid Suspension Puts Millions of Yemeni Lives at Risk

Reuters: U.S. Aid Suspension Puts Millions of Yemeni Lives at Risk

Reuters reported that the suspension of U.S. aid jeopardizes millions of Yemenis, deepening the humanitarian crisis in one of the Arab world’s poorest nations. Yemeni government sources and relief officials told Reuters that the USAID halt poses a severe threat to lives.   On January...

Investigation Concludes Marib Prisoner Death a Suicide

Investigation Concludes Marib Prisoner Death a Suicide

An investigative committee has determined that the death of prisoner Rashid Alawi Isa Al-Hutam at the Marib Political Security Prison on January 26th was a suicide, with no evidence of foul play or legal violations. According to the Yemen News Agency Saba, forensic and autopsy reports confirmed t...

Child Killed by Houthi-Planted Landmine in Hodeidah

Child Killed by Houthi-Planted Landmine in Hodeidah

On Thursday, a 9-year-old girl, Aisha Ali Bakheet, was killed by a landmine explosion in Beit al-Faqih district of Hodeidah governorate, according to human rights sources. The Yemeni Mine Observatory reported on X that Aisha was herding sheep in the "Amzahar" area when the blast occurred...

Journalist Detained After Criticizing Hadramout Governor

Journalist Detained After Criticizing Hadramout Governor

Security forces in Mukalla of Hadramout raided the home of journalist Emad Al-Ddini on Thursday and detained him.  Local and human rights sources report that Al-Ddini was assaulted in front of his family during the raid before being taken to an undisclosed location. Authorities have yet to re...

Two Yemeni Soldiers Killed in Houthi Attack South Marib

Two Yemeni Soldiers Killed in Houthi Attack South Marib

Two Yemeni soldiers were killed and several others injured on Thursday, February 20, 2025, during clashes with Iran-backed Houthi militants south of Marib, according to military sources. The Houthis attempted to infiltrate Yemeni army positions. The Armed Forces Media Center reported that the H...

Al-Abr Road Rehabilitation Project by SDRPY Makes Progress

Al-Abr Road Rehabilitation Project by SDRPY Makes Progress

The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) announced on Thursday, February 20, 2025, continued progress on the second phase of the Al-Abr International Road rehabilitation project. Specifically, work is underway on the 40-kilometer "Gweirban - Al-Dhowaybi" segment...

Clashes in Al-Jawf Result in Houthi Casualties

Clashes in Al-Jawf Result in Houthi Casualties

Military sources reported that a Houthi infiltration attempt into Yemeni army positions in Al-Jawf governorate (northeast Yemen) on Tuesda resulted in casualties. According to the Armed Forces Media Center, Yemeni army units successfully thwarted the Houthis' attempt to breach a military si...

MASAM Clears 1,250 Mines in Yemen

MASAM Clears 1,250 Mines in Yemen

The Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance (MASAM) has announced the removal of 1,250 mines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Yemen since the beginning of February. These explosive devices were planted by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. In the past week alone...

Third Yemen International Forum Opens in Amman

Third Yemen International Forum Opens in Amman

The Third Yemen International Forum opened Sunday in Amman, bringing together over 300 Yemeni representatives, diplomats, and international experts.  Yemeni Foreign Minister Shayea Al-Zindani, speaking at the forum organized by the Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies, reaffirmed the ...