Yemeni activist Sahar Al-Khulani and her children have been released after more than five months of detention by the Houthi rebels. Al-Khulani announced on Wednesday her release in Sanaa. Al-Khulani was abducted on September 10, 2024, following a raid on her home. The abduction came after she c...
Yemeni security forces in Al Mahrah province have apprehended two individuals attempting to enter the country from Iran, according to an announcement made on February 5 by Interior Minister Ibrahim Haidan. The individuals are suspected of being operatives linked to the Iran-backed Houthi militia, a ...
Puntland security forces have seized a boat carrying military equipment, suspected to have originated from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. The Puntland Counter-Terrorism Command confirmed on Wednesday the interception of the vessel in the Gao area of the Bosaso district. The crew, all Somali na...
Journalists Without Chains (JWC) has documented a disturbing trend of Houthi militia exploitation of Yemen's education system. Over the past three months, the Iran-backed Houthis have converted 30 educational institutions—23 universities and 7 institutes—across Yemen into centers f...
Yemeni Interior Ministry announced on Tuesday the successful capture of an Iran-backed Houthi cell operating within Hadramaut Governorate. Interior Minister Ibrahim Ali Haidan, in a phone call with Hadramaut's police chief Abdullah Al-Sayari, commended the dedicated efforts of local s...
The Yemeni army's Taiz military axis reported on Tuesday that 10 Iran-backed Houthi militants were killed or wounded during 18 failed attacks on army positions throughout the month of January. The Taiz military media center stated that the Yemeni army inflicted significant losses on the Houthi ...
The tribes of Arhab, Nihm, and Bani Harith have publicly declared their support for the Yemeni national armed forces in their fight against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. During a large rally held in Marib on Sunday, tribal leaders reaffirmed their loyalty to Yemen and pledged to stand unite...
Mohammed Ali Al-Naseem, a former prisoner of the Iran-backed Houthi militia, died just days after his release. According to sources close to Al-Naseem, his health had severely deteriorated due to five years of harsh physical and psychological torture while in Houthi detention. Al-Naseem, an o...
On Sunday, Yemeni Parliament Speaker Sheikh Sultan Al-Barakani urged the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to approach Yemen’s crisis as a political issue, emphasizing the detrimental impact of the Iran-backed Houthi rebellion. During a meeting with U.S. Ambassador Steven Fagi...
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has underscored the critical importance of concerted regional efforts to restore security in the Bab al-Mandab Strait and ensure safe navigation in the Red Sea. Following a meeting with Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the Egyptian pr...
A 35-year-old Yemeni woman, Aisha Naji Al-Qasha'a, was killed by a landmine planted by the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Nihm district on Friday. According to the human rights organization "Shohood," the incident occurred while Aisha was herding sheep in Jabal Al-Qarn. Her daughte...
Egyptian YouTuber Ahmed Al-Badawi recently disclosed his detention by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels during a visit to Sanaa in early January. The Houthi militia held Al-Badawi for three days on charges of espionage and supporting homosexuality, he stated. In a video posted on his YouTube channe...
Yemen’s multifaceted crises continue to escalate, with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, infrastructure collapse, and a worsening humanitarian situation dominating the headlines. Houthi Provocations and Regional Tensions Yemeni Foreign Minister Shaea Al-Zindani, in an interview with Kuwait&...
European Union has condemned the recent abductions by the Iran-backed Houthi group, classified internationally as terrorists, targeting United Nations staff. The EU mission in Yemen called for the immediate release of all detained UN, NGO, and diplomatic staff, warning that these abductions threaten...
January 25, 2025 – Sources revealed that the Iran-backed Houthis have increased their detentions of humanitarian aid workers in Sana’a, bringing the number to 22. According to Xinhua's correspondent Fares Alhemyari, the detainees include personnel from the UN's World Food Program...
The US condemned the Iran-backed Houthi group for abducting additional UN staff amidst ongoing attacks in the region, revealing their bad faith in claims of de-escalation. The a statement from US State Department called for the release of all detainees, including seven UN staff members, denouncing t...
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels detained seven more UN staff members in Sana'a on Saturday. Secretary-General António Guterres called for their "immediate and unconditional" release, condemning the arbitrary detentions as "unacceptable." Following the recent incident,...
On January 25, 2025, military sources to Barran Press, confirmed that Yemeni army forces thwarted an infiltration attempt by Iran-backed Houthi militants in the Al-Ahthoub front, Jabal Habashi district, west of Taiz. The army detected and repelled the Houthi groups, inflicting losses. Artillery fro...
On January 25, 2025, the Yemeni army launched targeted strikes on Iran-backed Houthi militants' positions in Marib and Taiz, destroying equipment and vehicles. In Marib, According to September Net, the army struck Houthi heavy equipment in Al-Kasara and artillery positions in Mashjah and Al-Bal...
In an interview with Unipath Magazine, Major General Mohammed Zayed Ibrahim, Yemen's military attaché in Washington, discussed the ongoing Red Sea conflict's impact at the Manama Dialogue in November 2023. He emphasized that the crisis extends across the Middle East, the Horn of Afr...