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Yemen Herald is an independent English-language news site covering Yemen: the conduct of the war and its effect on civilians, the humanitarian emergency, the economy, the political institutions on both sides of the divide, and the shipping lanes of the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab. Articles are reported against a published sourcing standard, including a two-source rule for any claim involving death or injury, and each one carries a note naming the sources it rests on.

Masam Clears 1,263 Mines in a Week, Including in Yemen’s Midi District Masam Achieves Remarkable Milestone: 1,263 Mines and Unexploded Ordnance Cleared in Just One Week

Masam Achieves Remarkable Milestone: 1,263 Mines and Unexploded Ordnance Cleared in Just One Week

Masam Clears 1,263 Mines in a Week, Including in Yemen’s Midi District

Yemen Herald News March 12, 2026

The Saudi-run Masam project cleared 1,263 mines and explosive devices across Yemen in a single week in...

Bahrain Arrests Four Nationals Accused of Spying for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Illustration of a camera lens above a map plate showing an island outline with crosshair markers on sites, a dashed transmission line leading to a padlock, and the flag of Bahrain

Illustration of a camera lens above a map plate showing an island outline with crosshair markers on sites, a dashed transmission line leading to a padlock, and the flag of Bahrain

Bahrain Arrests Four Nationals Accused of Spying for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard

Yemen Herald News March 12, 2026

Bahrain's Interior Ministry said on 12 March 2026 that it had arrested four nationals accused of photographing...

Pentagon Tells Senators the First Six Days of the Iran Campaign Cost $11.3 Billion Trump Administration Estimates $11.3 Billion Cost of US Military Action Against Iran in First Six Days

Trump Administration Estimates $11.3 Billion Cost of US Military Action Against Iran in First Six Days

Pentagon Tells Senators the First Six Days of the Iran Campaign Cost $11.3 Billion

Yemen Herald News March 12, 2026

Defense officials gave Congress an $11.3 billion estimate for the opening six days of Operation Epic Fury,...

Report Documents Thousands of Violations Against Women Attributed to Houthis "Comprehensive Report Reveals 5,834 Violations Against Women Attributed to Houthis in Yemen"

"Comprehensive Report Reveals 5,834 Violations Against Women Attributed to Houthis in Yemen"

Report Documents Thousands of Violations Against Women Attributed to Houthis

Yemen Herald News March 12, 2026

The Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms said it documented 5,834 violations against women, including 1,479 killings,...

Shell Declares Force Majeure on Qatari LNG After Ras Laffan Shutdown Halts All Exports Shell Announces Force Majeure on LNG Contracts with Qatar

Shell Announces Force Majeure on LNG Contracts with Qatar

Shell Declares Force Majeure on Qatari LNG After Ras Laffan Shutdown Halts All Exports

Yemen Herald News March 12, 2026

Shell suspended deliveries of Qatari LNG in March 2026 after drone attacks forced QatarEnergy to shut Ras...

UAE’s UN Envoy Says Iran Chose to Attack, Insists Abu Dhabi Does Not Seek Escalation Editorial illustration of the UN Security Council horseshoe table with a highlighted UAE delegate, the UAE flag and a resolution document bearing a red seal

Editorial illustration of the UN Security Council horseshoe table with a highlighted UAE delegate, the UAE flag and a resolution document bearing a red seal

UAE’s UN Envoy Says Iran Chose to Attack, Insists Abu Dhabi Does Not Seek Escalation

Yemen Herald News March 12, 2026

UAE ambassador Mohamed Abushahab told the UN Security Council in March 2026 that Iran had chosen to...

Saudi Air Defences Destroyed Two Drones Over the Empty Quarter Heading Toward the Shaybah Oil Field Illustration of two drones being intercepted over desert dunes as they approach an oil derrick and storage tanks, with a shield motif and the flag of Saudi Arabia.

Illustration of two drones being intercepted over desert dunes as they approach an oil derrick and storage tanks, with a shield motif and the flag of Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Air Defences Destroyed Two Drones Over the Empty Quarter Heading Toward the Shaybah Oil Field

Yemen Herald News March 12, 2026

Saudi Arabia said two drones bound for the Shaybah oil field were destroyed over the Empty Quarter...

UAE Air Defences Intercept Iranian Missile Barrage as Erbil Consulate Is Attacked Editorial illustration showing a defensive shield, intercepted missile trajectories over the Gulf and the flag of the United Arab Emirates

Editorial illustration showing a defensive shield, intercepted missile trajectories over the Gulf and the flag of the United Arab Emirates

UAE Air Defences Intercept Iranian Missile Barrage as Erbil Consulate Is Attacked

Yemen Herald News March 12, 2026

UAE air defences intercepted Iranian ballistic missiles on 11 March 2026, the defence ministry said, as the...

Local Administration Minister and Taiz Governor Discuss Decentralisation

Local Administration Minister Emphasizes Vital Coordination with Taiz Authority

Local Administration Minister and Taiz Governor Discuss Decentralisation

Yemen Herald News March 12, 2026

Yemen’s Local Administration Minister Badr Basalma met Taiz Governor Nabil Shamsan in Aden to discuss closer coordination,...

UN Warns Lebanon’s Shelters Are Overwhelmed as Displacement Accelerates A displaced Lebanese family sits outdoors beside laundry strung between trees at an improvised shelter

A displaced Lebanese family sits outdoors beside laundry strung between trees at an improvised shelter

UN Warns Lebanon’s Shelters Are Overwhelmed as Displacement Accelerates

Yemen Herald News March 12, 2026

UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher told the Security Council in March 2026 that mass displacement in Lebanon...