Houthi forces have arrested Sheikh Ibrahim al-Hababi, a prominent religious and social figure in Yemen's central Al-Baydha province. The Ein Human Rights Organization reported the detention on Monday, condemning it as an arbitrary act and a blatant violation of human rights. Sheikh ...
The Houthi group on Saturday escalated tensions by renewing threats to target American vessels in the Red Sea. This stern warning comes with a significant caveat: the Houthis say they'll strike if Washington intervenes militarily alongside its ally Israel in a burgeoning conflict wit...
The Houthi militia is reportedly enacting forced conscription in Yemen's Hodeidah province. The directive, aimed at bolstering Iranian objectives and confronting what the Houthis term American and Israeli influence, threatens severe penalties, including imprisonment, for those who re...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced its most extensive action to date against the Iran-backed Ansarallah, commonly known as the Houthis. The new sanctions target a significant network comprising four individuals, 12 entities, and two ve...
As Eid al-Adha brings a semblance of joy to Yemen, it also marks a somber four-year anniversary for dozens of families in Marib. They are haunted by the brutal Houthi attack on a local fuel station, a horrific incident that claimed scores of lives, including that of five-year-old Layan T...
A tribal elder has reportedly died in a Houthi detention facility in Yemen's Hajjah Governorate, according to local sources. The 70-year-old, identified as Sheikh Taeb Tallah, was allegedly arrested for marrying his daughter to a relative living in Marib, a region outside Houthi co...
Yemeni military sources reported on Sunday, June 15, 2025, that army units successfully repelled a hostile attack by Iran-backed Houthis in the Huwaishiyan front of Jawf governorate, northeastern Yemen. In a statement released by the Armed Forces Media Center, military sources indic...
The leader of the Iran-backed Houthi movement, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, confirmed on Saturday his group's participation in Iran's retaliatory actions against Israel. This declaration follows reports of missiles being launched from four Houthi-controlled provinces across Yemen just ...
Yemeni security authorities reported today that a 47-year-old civilian was killed by a Houthi sniper in the Markha Al-Olya district of Shabwah governorate, eastern Yemen. The Yemeni Ministry of Interior's website stated that Saleh Ahmed Ali Al-Suri, 47, died after being targeted...
Houthi rebels have reportedly arrested 54 civilians in the capital, Sana'a, for using Starlink satellite internet devices. Human rights sources confirmed the detentions on Wednesday. The Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms stated that Houthi forces recently conducted widespread...
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced American forces killed a Houthi drone technology expert and a Lebanese Hezbollah operative in an April 2024 military operation in Iraq. CENTCOM Commander General Michael Kurilla revealed the strike during a House Armed Services Committee briefin...
The United States expressed deep concern today over evidence of cooperation between Yemen's Houthi rebels and Somalia's Al-Shabaab. U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Commander General Michael Langley told the House Armed Services Committee that both groups are part of Iran's &quo...
The Israeli military on Monday evening issued an urgent warning for the evacuation of three ports in western Yemen currently under the control of the Houthi group. In a statement posted on his X account, Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee addressed "everyone present i...
Vice president of the Presidential Leadership Council and Marib Governor Major General Sultan Al-Aradah on Saturday updated Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad Al-Alimi on persistent attempts by the Houthi group to infiltrate the province's internal front. The brief...
The Iran-backed Houthi group is now conditioning the entry of humanitarian aid into areas under its control on the shipments arriving "exclusively" via Oman. This stipulation follows the cessation of shipping lines to Hodeidah port, which sustained significant damage from Israe...
A child was injured by a Houthi sniper's bullet on Tuesday in the Al-Shaqab area of Sabr Al-Mawadim district, southwestern Taiz governorate. This incident raises the total number of victims of Houthi snipers in Al-Shaqab to 279 killed and wounded. Human rights sources told &qu...
The Security Committee in Marib governorate announced Wednesday that "outlaw elements" led by a Houthi operative have undertaken acts of sabotage, including severing a critical main road. The committee vowed a "firm and decisive" response to those involved. In ...
The United States on Tuesday issued a stern warning that any vessels delivering or offloading refined fuel in Houthi-controlled ports, designated as terrorist entities since April 4, 2025, will face "harsh sanctions." The U.S. Embassy in Yemen released a statement on X, re...
The Yemeni Army announced Tuesday its forces successfully repelled a series of Houthi attacks across four key governorates: Marib, Al-Jawf, Taiz, and Hajjah. The military stated the operations, occurring over the past 24 hours, thwarted attempts by the internationally designated terrorist gr...
Project Masam, the Saudi-funded initiative to clear landmines in Yemen, announced today that its teams have successfully removed 1,689 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) across several Yemeni governorates over the past week. These cleared muniti...