Yemen war

Yemeni experts support allegations of secret UAE prisons, despite Emirati denial

After STC setbacks in the east, Saudi Arabia corrals southern factions into talks while allegations of secret prisons run by UAE forces in Yemen regain attention.

Police troopers patrol a street after in Aden, Yemen, January 7, 2026
Members of UAE-backed southern Yemeni separatists forces are seen together with their supporters as they march during a rally in southern port city in Aden, Yemen August 15, 2019.

Which countries, movements, groups are involved in Yemen's yearslong conflict? - explainer

Soldiers loyal to Yemen's separatist Southern Transitional Council stand guard outside the compound of the presidential palace in Aden, Yemen December 9, 2025.

Joint Saudi-Emirati delegation arrives in south Yemen to defuse takeover by separatist group STC

Former Houthi Chief of Staff Muhammad Abd Al-Karim Al-Ghamari.

IDF confirms Houthi chief of staff Muhammad al-Ghamari killed


Arab Monetary Fund signs $1b. agreement to support Yemeni government reforms -Saudi state media

Most people in Yemen currently lack the resources needed to provide basic food, water, and fuel needs.

 Houthi police troopers sit atop an armored personnel carrier securing a rally held to mark the Ghadeer day, in Sana'a, Yemen on July 17, 2022

Houthis renew threats to UAE, Saudi Arabia and Israel 

The Houthis of Yemen have begun to make threats again amid rising tension between Israel and Lebanon.

Houthi supporters hold their weapons during a demonstration outside the US embassy against the United States over its decision to designate the Houthis a foreign terrorist organisation, in Sanaa, Yemen January 18, 2021.

Yemeni Civil War brings war on female artists

Women singers challenge traditions and smash taboos in a new cultural movement.

 Smoke rises from the site of a Saudi-led air strike on the telecommunications compound in Sanaa, Yemen February 14, 2022.

Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council fail to uphold peace

The PLC, considered to be the best bet to ensure the continuity of Yemen’s unity, has been unable the quell the outburst of fighting that has reached the highest levels since this past February.

 Houthi police troopers sit atop an armored personnel carrier securing a rally held to mark the Ghadeer day, in Sana'a, Yemen on July 17, 2022

Yemeni rebels are helping restore a 160-year old Jewish cemetery

A Yemeni official told Kan that the renovation is a “message to all Aden residents that Aden is a city of peace and that we will not accept any harm to any holy site.”

 PEOPLE SHOP at a market in Taiz, Yemen, just before the two-month nationwide truce took effect, on April 2.

Yemen’s UN-backed extended truce brings peace - analysis

This is considered to be the first real era of calm in seven years. The truce began back in April and was extended in June.

 PEOPLE SHOP at a market in Taiz, Yemen, just before the two-month nationwide truce took effect, on April 2.

Houthi leader, de facto Yemeni president, says not opposed to long truce

Saudis would also benefit from a longer break in the civil war, analysts tell The Media Line.

Mahdi al-Mashat, who was appointed to succeed Saleh al-Samad as head of the Houthi Supreme Political Council, attends the funeral procession held for al-Samad and his six body guards, killed by Saudi-led air strikes last week, at a mosque in Sanaa, Yemen, April 28, 2018.

Yemen’s truce could be a step toward peace or a warriors’ respite - analysis

The country’s citizens believe the United Nations-brokered agreement came only to help the battling parties get their affairs in order.

 A HOUTHI fighter sits behind sandbags near a checkpoint in Sanaa, Yemen.

Can Lebanon get back on track? - opinion

For Lebanon, dominated by Iran’s proxy but seeking to mend fences with the Sunni Arab world, the way out of the economic, security and diplomatic forest will be long and difficult.

 Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh speaks during a news conference at Central Bank in Beirut, Lebanon, November 11, 2019.

GCC officials consider inviting Yemen Houthis to consultations in Riyadh

The Gulf Cooperation Council is considering an initiative to host Houthi officials in Riyadh in an attempt to bring the eight-year conflict in Yemen to an end.

SAUDI ARABIA’S King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud talks with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah during the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) 40th Summit in Riyadh, in December.