Frost Formation Expected in Five Provinces as Clear Weather Approaches

Frost Formation Expected in Five Provinces as Clear Weather Approaches

On December 11, 2024, the Meteorological Center for Forecasting and Early Warning in Yemen's Civil Aviation and Meteorology Authority announced that coastal areas are expected to experience clear to partly cloudy weather, generally moderate in temperature, with light to moderate winds. In i...

Seven Students Injured in Hand Grenade Explosion in Dhamar Classroom

Seven Students Injured in Hand Grenade Explosion in Dhamar Classroom

Local sources reported on December 11, 2024, that seven students were injured, three of them critically, after a hand grenade exploded in a classroom at Al-Han Bin Malik Educational School in the Dhoran district of Dhamar province, northern Yemen. According to the sources, the grenade was broug...

Community Initiative Launched to Repair Flood-Damaged Road in Lahj

Community Initiative Launched to Repair Flood-Damaged Road in Lahj

On December 10, 2024, local residents in Lahj Governorate, southern Yemen, launched a community initiative to repair a rugged mountain road that was severely damaged by floods, effectively isolating residents in the mountainous areas of the western part of the province. Bassem Sultan Al-Maqtari...

Specialized Criminal Court in Aden Sentences 16 Houthi Cell Members

Specialized Criminal Court in Aden Sentences 16 Houthi Cell Members

On December 10, 2024, judicial sources reported that the Specialized Criminal Court in Aden issued a ruling sentencing three individuals to death and 13 others to varying prison terms for their involvement in a Houthi cell in the al-Turbah district of Lahij Governorate, southern Yemen. Accordin...

Two Journalists Awarded 2024 Courage in Journalism Prize

Two Journalists Awarded 2024 Courage in Journalism Prize

On December 10, 2024, the Press Freedom Observatory announced the recipients of the 2024 Courage in Journalism Awards. The winners include detained journalist Ahmed Maher, held in Aden, and kidnapped journalist Mohamed Al-Miyahi, abducted in Sana'a. The observatory also posthumously awarded...

U.S. Report Suggests Winds of Change for Yemen as Iran Weakens

U.S. Report Suggests Winds of Change for Yemen as Iran Weakens

On December 10, 2024, a U.S. report indicated that the upcoming inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump could signal a return to the "maximum pressure" policy his administration previously imposed on Iran. The report, published by The National News, suggests that the implications fo...

Head of Marib Conference: Now is the Time to Eradicate the Houthis

Head of Marib Conference: Now is the Time to Eradicate the Houthis

On December 9, 2024, Abdul Wahid Al-Qabali Nimran, head of the Marib branch of the Yemeni Congress, stated that the current moment presents a significant opportunity to reclaim the capital, Sana'a, and eliminate the Iran-backed Houthi group, which is internationally designated as a terrorist o...