Yemen

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.
Car of Mohammed Aydah, a Yemeni journalist at the Saudi-owned television network al-Arabiya, is pictured at the yard of a police station after an explosive device planted in the car detonated and killed him, in Mukalla, Yemen June 25, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone.

Reporter for Saudi Arabia's Al Arabiya TV killed by car bomb in Yemen

Mohammed Aydah, a Yemeni who reported for Saudi channel Al Arabiya, was killed by a car bomb in Mukalla, in eastern Yemen.

|ByREUTERS
HOUTHI SUPPORTERS hold up weapons as they demonstrate in Sanaa, Yemen, to show solidarity with Lebanon, after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, April 17, 2026.

Complex crypto networks are used to facilitate financial flow, funding Houthis' war

Analysts and local sources describe a system built on Tether, temporary wallets, weakly regulated exchanges, and cash-out networks on the ground.

|ByKHALED AL-ANSI / THE MEDIA LINE
Iranian flags fly as fire and smoke from an Israeli attack on Sharan Oil depot rise, following Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2025.

Israel’s long-term challenge requires strategy beyond military power in Iran rivalry - opinion

Israel has already demonstrated that it can strike Iran; the harder task is building the coalition needed to outlast it.

|BySETH D. KAPLAN

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.

JANUARY 23, 2026ByGIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE
Police troopers patrol a street after in Aden, Yemen, January 7, 2026

Houthi leaders absent from public events amid rising concerns following Israeli strikes - report

Specialists identify the lack of leadership presence as a reflection of security concerns and high alert within the Houthis following Israeli strikes that targeted the terror group's leaders.

JANUARY 23, 2026ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF
Yemenis brandish weapons and copies of the Koran, Islam's holy book, during a demonstration over remarks made by a candidate for the US Senate on the Koran in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, which is under Houthi control on December 19, 2025.

Trump's Iran strategy: US prepares decisive action as tensions rise in the Middle East

US President Donald Trump is keeping "all options on the table" while US forces assemble in the Middle East.

JANUARY 22, 2026ByAMICHAI STEIN
U.S. President Donald Trump walks during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026.

Jews are not just 'Ashkenazim from Europe, they are part of our history,' says Saudi journalist

"The problem is that we haven't known each other enough. There is a current refusal to accept the other and believe that Israel will collapse, but that is a strategic and historical mistake."

JANUARY 21, 2026ByADI COHEN
Saudi journalist Abdul Aziz Khamis breaks Middle East stigmas on interview with Dr. Cohen. January, 21.

Yemen’s fractured power struggle deepens its humanitarian, political crisis - opinion

As Yemen fractures between competing power centers, millions face poverty and hunger.

JANUARY 20, 2026ByNEVILLE TELLER
Yemeni children play soccer at a displaced persons camp in Marib, Yemen, October 29, 2024.

Yemen PM Salem bin Breik resigns, Zindani appointed successor

Saba said bin Breik formally submitted the resignation, which was approved by the council, before Zindani was named to form the next cabinet.

JANUARY 15, 2026ByREUTERS
Yemen's presidential leadership council has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Salem bin Breik and appointed Foreign Minister Shaya Mohsen Zindani as the country's new prime minister.

Saudi Arabia pledges $500m over Yemen development projects in areas long-held by UAE, separatists

Riyadh declared the move a threat to its national security, called on the UAE to withdraw, and backed an offensive that swept the STC from power.

JANUARY 15, 2026ByREUTERS
A billboard displays the photo of Aidarous al-Zabidi, the head of Yemen's separatist Southern Transitional Council in Aden, Yemen December 9, 2025.

Maersk navigates Red Sea route again as Gaza ceasefire holds

Danish shipping firm Maersk said on Monday that another of its vessels successfully navigated the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait, weeks after it tested the route

JANUARY 12, 2026ByREUTERS
Maersk container is transported by a train near a port of Barcelona, Spain April 26, 2024.

Wars within wars: Yemen’s battlefield reveals deeper power struggle between Saudi Arabia, UAE

BEHIND THE LINES: In Yemen, Saudi forces reclaim key territories from UAE-backed STC, showcasing the growing rift between Gulf powers over regional influence and governance.

JANUARY 12, 2026ByJONATHAN SPYER
YEMEN’S SOUTHERN Transitional Council will also certainly not abandon its ambition to reestablish south Yemeni independence. Police troopers patrol a street after, according to the Saudi-backed coalition, Aidarous al-Zubaidi, the leader of the STC, fled to an unknown destination in Aden, Yemen,

UAE-backed Yemeni Southern Transitional Council denies disbandment rumors

The Southern Transitional Council denied that it was disbanding on Saturday, contradicting a statement by one of its members that the group had decided to dissolve itself.

JANUARY 10, 2026ByREUTERS
A soldier stands guard outside the headquarters of the Southern Transitional Council in Aden, Yemen January 8, 2026.