Yemen says oil tanker hijacked off Shabwa coast, heads towards Somali waters

Yemen’s coast guard said on ​Saturday that the ‌M/T EUREKA oil tanker had been hijacked off ​the coast ​of Shabwa province by unidentified ⁠armed men who ​boarded the vessel, ​seized control and steered it towards the Gulf of ​Aden in Read More …

Yemen: Improvised explosive device kills delivery driver, wounds Houthi guard in Sana’a

A young man working as a motorcycle delivery driver was killed and a Houthi security element was injured following the detonation of an improvised explosive device (IED) outside a police station gate in the capital city of Sana’a. Local sources Read More …

Iraqi armed group, Yemen’s Houthis threaten to target US bases as Iran-Israel confrontation widens

Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah group on Saturday threatened to begin attacking US military bases after a strike in Jurf al-Nasr area of Iraq’s Babil province killed two people and injured three others, according to Iraqi authorities. In Yemen, the Houthi group Read More …

Yemen: Four government soldiers killed in roadside bomb attack in Hadramaout

Local sources reported on Saturday that two government military officers and two soldiers were killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by unidentified gunmen detonated in Hadramawt governorate, southeastern Yemen. The explosion struck a military vehicle while it was Read More …

Yemen: Fighting an invisible danger of landmines

Yemen remains one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises. With deteriorating food security, soaring malnutrition rates, and recurring epidemic outbreaks, the country is on the brink of collapse. On top of Yemen’s many crises, landmines and explosive remnants of Read More …

Yemen: Al-Qaeda twin car bomb attack in Albyan Governorate kills at least 4

Members of the terror group Al-Qaeda have launched an attack on a Yemeni military headquarters in the country’s governorate of Albyan. The attack targeted the headquarters of the Security Belt First Support and Reinforcement Brigade in the al-Mahfad district of Read More …

Yemen: One killed, another injured in IED explosion targeting civilian vehicle in Marib

A civilian was killed and another sustained moderate injuries following the explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) that targeted a private vehicle in Al-Wadi district, located east of Marib governorate. Local security sources reported that the incident occurred early Read More …

Gulf of Aden: Dutch cargo ship adrift and ablaze after attack

The Dutch-flagged general cargo ship Minervagracht is on fire and drifting in the Gulf of Aden after an attack with an explosive device required the helicopter rescue of its 19 crew, the EU maritime mission Aspides and the vessel’s operator Read More …

Israel strikes Yemen’s Sanaa after Houthi drone attack on Eilat

The Israeli military said it struck military targets linked to Yemen’s Houthis in Sanaa on Thursday, a day after the group claimed a drone attack on a hotel in Israel’s Red Sea resort of Eilat. The Houthi general staff’s control Read More …

Israel: Missile from Yemen was carrying a cluster munition

The IDF reported on Wednesday evening that the Houthi missile intercepted in the morning carried a cluster warhead. According to the IDF, a field examination concluded that the Houthi terrorist regime used a cluster surface-to-surface missile. In its statement, the Read More …

Israel hits Houthis targets in Sanaa after reports group used missile carrying cluster munitions

Israel has carried out air strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, in response to the group’s missile attack on Friday which Israel said carried cluster munitions. The Israeli operation targeted a military complex housing the presidential palace, a Read More …

Yemen’s Houthis threaten to escalate attacks on ships linked to companies dealing with Israel

The rebel Houthi group in Yemen has said it will target merchant ships belonging to any company that does business with Israeli ports, regardless of nationality, as part of what it described as the next phase of its operations against Read More …

Yemen: At least five children killed in blast in Taiz

At least five children in southwestern Yemen have died after an explosive device detonated in a residential area where they were playing football, rights groups and witnesses said. On Saturday, the Yemen Center for Human Rights and another rights group Read More …

Yemen: 10 rescued, 3 killed and others ‘kidnapped’ after Houthis sink ship in second Red Sea attack in a week

Ten people have been rescued from the Red Sea after their ship sank near Yemen following an attack by the Houthis, according to the European Union’s maritime security mission, with several others believed to be being held by the rebel Read More …

Israel: IDF strikes targets in Yemen, Houthis launch 2 ballistic missiles

The Israel Defense Forces said that it had struck Houthi targets overnight in the Yemeni coastal cities of Hodeidah, Ras Issa, and al-Salif; hours later, the Iran-backed terror group launched ballistic missiles, triggering sirens in the Dead Sea area. Israeli Read More …

Red Sea: Crew abandons cargo ship after drone, grenade attack

Crew members onboard a Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned ship that was set ablaze in an attack in the Red Sea have abandoned the vessel and were rescued, according to a British maritime agency. The attack, which took place some 94km (51 nautical Read More …

Trump signs travel ban on nationals from 12 countries, restrictions on 7 more

President Trump on Wednesday signed a proclamation barring travelers and immigrants from a dozen countries and restricting the entry of nationals of another seven nations, citing concerns about national security. Mr. Trump’s proclamation fully bans the entry of foreigners from Read More …

EU announces €80 million humanitarian aid package for Yemen

The Commission has announced €80 million in EU humanitarian funding for 2025 to support people in need in Yemen. Yemen continues to rank among the worst humanitarian crises in the world. One decade of conflict, economic deterioration and recurrent climate-induced Read More …

Yemen’s Houthis say attacks on Israel not in US ceasefire deal in ‘any way’

A ceasefire deal between Yemen’s Houthis and the United States does not include any operations against Israel, the group’s chief negotiator has announced. Mohammed Abdulsalam told the Reuters news agency on Wednesday that attacking Israel was not included in “any Read More …

Israel, US carry out joint counterstrike on Houthis in Yemen following Ben-Gurion Airport hit

The air force undertook a joint counterstrike of the Houthis in Yemen along with the US on Monday night following the ballistic missile strike near Ben-Gurion Airport on Sunday. During the strike, about 20 fighter jets were part of the Read More …