UN Staff Detained As Yemen Crisis Deepens

In Yemen, Houthi officials arrested nearly two dozen United Nations employees after storming a UN center in the capital, Sanaa, in their latest attacks. The arrested personnel are both Yemeni and international workers from such agencies as the World Food Programme and UNICEF. The Houthis also confiscated communication devices from the center. This is all [...]

Yemen Lawyer Detained Over Social Post

Abdulmajeed Sabra, a well-known human rights lawyer in Yemen, was arrested by Houthi forces on September 25, 2025. They took him from his office in the capital city, Sana’a, because of a social media post where he marked Yemen’s independence day, a day the Houthis do not support. Instead, the Houthis want to celebrate a [...]

Arrests On A National Day

In the last week of September 2025, the Houthi authorities arrested dozens of people in northern Yemen for peacefully celebrating or posting about the September 26 Revolution, a national holiday marking Yemen’s republic founding. The Houthis, who control the capital Sanaa, want people to celebrate a different date instead. Many arrested, including activists, lawyers, and [...]

Houthi Rebels Attack Cargo Ship In Gulf Of Aden

Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked a Dutch-flagged cargo ship called the Minervagracht in the Gulf of Aden, setting it on fire and forcing the crew to abandon it. Two crew members were injured, and the others were rescued by helicopter. This attack is one of the Houthis' broader campaigns in conjunction with the Israel-Hamas conflict in [...]

Houthis Detain UN Staff After Israeli Strike Kills Rebel Leader

Iranian-backed Houthi insurgents stormed UN World Food Programme (WFP) offices and UNICEF offices in the capital city of Yemen, Sanaa, taking at least 11 UN employees hostage. Israel had killed Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi in an airstrike a day earlier. UN officials, including Secretary-General António Guterres, denounced the hostage-taking and called for the immediate [...]

Israel’s Airstrikes In Yemen: Civilian Damage, Houthi Resilience

Israel has conducted recurrent airstrikes against Yemen for more than one year, bombing power stations, ports, fuel storage facilities, and factories in response to alleged Houthi attacks. The airstrikes have hit crucial civilian infrastructure but have not killed Houthi leaders or halted their activities. The strikes indicate Israel's air capabilities but also its failure in [...]

Houthis Block Peace Efforts, Yemen Warns

Yemeni Foreign Minister Dr. Shaya al-Zindani accused Iran-backed Houthi militias of blocking UN peace efforts led by envoy Hans Grundberg. He said the Houthis want to keep the war going and reject peace, encouraged by Iran. The Yemeni government supports peace initiatives, but the Houthis refuse them. Zindani warned that Iran smuggles weapons like drones [...]

Hope And Healing For Children In War-Torn Yemen

In Yemen, years of conflict have buried numerous explosive devices in the ground, threatening lives, particularly children. Humanitarian groups are supporting awareness sessions that teach people how to remain safe. The sessions educate families on how to identify and report harmful objects, preventing death and injury. Between March and May 2025, more than 81,000 individuals [...]

Yemen Boat Disaster Kills Many Migrants

A boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, killing at least 86 people. The boat had about 170 migrants, mostly from Ethiopia. Only 42 were rescued. The boat capsized in bad weather near Abyan province. Many bodies have been found along the shore. Yemen is a key route for migrants from the Horn [...]

Israel Strikes Yemen’s Hodeida Port Again

Israel launched new airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthi-controlled port of Hodeida, warning Yemen could face the same fate as Iran. This marks the second Israeli strike on the port in a month. The attacks follow repeated Houthi missile and drone launches at Israel in support of Palestinians in Gaza. Israel claims it targeted Houthi military infrastructure, [...]

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