Yemen war

Houthis use Israel-Iran ceasefire to upgrade missile range, sources tell 'Post' - exclusive

The Iran-backed terror group is using the current "calm" period to improve both the range and the accuracy of their missiles, the sources told the Post.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
Houthi supporters watch a televised address by the Houthi leader, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, as they rally to commemorate the Ashura day, marking the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, in Sanaa, Yemen June 25, 2026.
Houthi soldiers stand guard on a missile carrier during an official military parade marking the ninth anniversary of the Houthi takeover of the capital, Sanaa, on September 21, 2023.

Houthi mobilize troops in Yemen with unclear target, as possible strike on Iran looms in - report

According to the report, the Houthis have mobilized on various fronts within Yemen, in what may be an attempt to “ignite a new round of war.”

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Police troopers patrol a street after in Aden, Yemen, January 7, 2026

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.

|ByGIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE
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

Yemen's more than decade-long civil war has flared up after a United Arab Emirates-backed separatist movement swept through territory in the south, splintering the Saudi-led coalition.

|ByREUTERS

Yemen’s peaceful future has been snatched away - opinion

Is a conflict of this nature really worth the same as the lives of the children impacted?

JANUARY 2, 2023ByNEVILLE TELLER
Afaf Hussein (C), 10, who is malnourished, plays with other girls near her family's house in the village of al-Jaraib, in the northwestern province of Hajjah, Yemen, February 20, 2019. Afaf, who now weighs around 11 kg and is described by her doctor as "skin and bones", has been left acutely malnour

War in Yemen kills 4 children every day but safety requires more than a truce

Experts say UNICEF report won’t motivate the parties to negotiate peace

DECEMBER 16, 2022ByDEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE
Health worker Ashwaq Mahmoud provides care to children at her clinic in Abs District, Hajjah Governorate, Yemen.

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.

NOVEMBER 27, 2022ByREUTERS
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.

OCTOBER 7, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
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.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022ByMOHAMMED AL-HASSANI/THE MEDIA LINE
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.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022ByMOHAMMED AL-HASSANI/THE MEDIA LINE
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.”

AUGUST 25, 2022ByTOBY AXELROD/JTA
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.

AUGUST 3, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
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.

MAY 24, 2022ByDEBBIE MOHNBLATT/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.

MAY 1, 2022ByMOHAMMED AL-HASSANI/THE MEDIA LINE
A HOUTHI fighter sits behind sandbags near a checkpoint in Sanaa, Yemen.