Yemen Herald News

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.

Two explosions hit Aden’s al-Buraiqa district as Houthis and the government dispute the target Illustration of a night city skyline with two bright impact bursts over a walled compound and two missile trails arcing in from the upper right

Illustration of a night city skyline with two bright impact bursts over a walled compound and two missile trails arcing in from the upper right

Two explosions hit Aden’s al-Buraiqa district as Houthis and the government dispute the target

Yemen Herald News November 12, 2026

Two explosions struck Aden's al-Buraiqa district on Wednesday night. The Houthi military spokesman said the group hit...

Yemen’s army and the Houthis trade loss claims as official strike tallies diverge Illustration of the outline of Yemen with arrows converging from the east and west and two groups of unequal bars below, representing competing and mismatched battlefield tallies

Illustration of the outline of Yemen with arrows converging from the east and west and two groups of unequal bars below, representing competing and mismatched battlefield tallies

Yemen’s army and the Houthis trade loss claims as official strike tallies diverge

Yemen Herald News November 11, 2026

Yemen's armed forces said they carried out 874 strikes and left about 190 Houthi fighters killed or...

Saudi coalition says it downed drones aimed at Mecca as Houthis deny targeting the city Illustration of a radar dome with sweep arcs tracking three incoming missile trails intercepted in mid-air, with a domed building and minaret on the horizon

Illustration of a radar dome with sweep arcs tracking three incoming missile trails intercepted in mid-air, with a domed building and minaret on the horizon

Saudi coalition says it downed drones aimed at Mecca as Houthis deny targeting the city

Yemen Herald News November 11, 2026

The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted seven Houthi missiles and drones on Wednesday, two of them drones...

Egypt’s foreign minister says Egyptian troops are already defending sites in Saudi Arabia Illustration of a radar dome emitting detection arcs as two incoming trails are intercepted, with the flags of Egypt and Saudi Arabia alongside

Illustration of a radar dome emitting detection arcs as two incoming trails are intercepted, with the flags of Egypt and Saudi Arabia alongside

Egypt’s foreign minister says Egyptian troops are already defending sites in Saudi Arabia

Yemen Herald News November 11, 2026

Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said Egyptian forces are already in Saudi Arabia to defend sensitive sites, the...

IMO Council condemns Houthi attacks on merchant ships as Aden calls for anti-piracy pact Illustration of a merchant tanker at sea with smoke rising from its funnel and a Yemeni flag flying beside the shipping lane

Illustration of a merchant tanker at sea with smoke rising from its funnel and a Yemeni flag flying beside the shipping lane

IMO Council condemns Houthi attacks on merchant ships as Aden calls for anti-piracy pact

Yemen Herald News November 11, 2026

The International Maritime Organization's Council condemned Houthi attacks on merchant shipping in the Red Sea and Bab...

Saudi-led coalition says it downed missiles over Riyadh a day after pipeline attack Illustration of an oil pipeline with a fire burning at a joint, a radar dome with radiating arcs, and two intercept bursts along dashed missile trails in a night sky

Illustration of an oil pipeline with a fire burning at a joint, a radar dome with radiating arcs, and two intercept bursts along dashed missile trails in a night sky

Saudi-led coalition says it downed missiles over Riyadh a day after pipeline attack

Yemen Herald News November 10, 2026

The Saudi-led coalition says two missiles aimed at Riyadh and a third over southern Saudi Arabia were...

Syria says it has no troops in Yemen and no near-term plan to send any Illustration of a news conference lectern with microphones, a military helmet inside a red no-entry symbol, and the flags of Syria and Saudi Arabia

Illustration of a news conference lectern with microphones, a military helmet inside a red no-entry symbol, and the flags of Syria and Saudi Arabia

Syria says it has no troops in Yemen and no near-term plan to send any

Yemen Herald News November 9, 2026

Syria's foreign minister said Monday that no Syrian troops are in Yemen and none are planned soon,...

Hezbollah denies Yemeni ministry claim that 21 Iranian and Lebanese specialists guide Houthis Illustration of an official statement document with a red wax seal beside a shield containing a drone

Illustration of an official statement document with a red wax seal beside a shield containing a drone

Hezbollah denies Yemeni ministry claim that 21 Iranian and Lebanese specialists guide Houthis

Yemen Herald News November 9, 2026

Yemen's interior ministry says 14 Iranian Revolutionary Guard members and seven Hezbollah operatives direct Houthi military work...

UN human rights office puts verified civilian deaths in Yemen escalation at 69 since August Chart of UN-confirmed civilian deaths in Yemen rising from 46 on Oct. 9 to 57 on Oct. 21 and 69 on Nov. 7, beside silhouettes of a parent and two children and a row of tents

Chart of UN-confirmed civilian deaths in Yemen rising from 46 on Oct. 9 to 57 on Oct. 21 and 69 on Nov. 7, beside silhouettes of a parent and two children and a row of tents

UN human rights office puts verified civilian deaths in Yemen escalation at 69 since August

Yemen Herald News November 9, 2026

The UN Human Rights Office has verified 69 civilian deaths and 212 injuries in Yemen since early...

Ships email Houthi body for Red Sea passage as Yemen’s maritime authority warns against it Illustration of a container ship crossing a narrow strait, with a dotted line running to an envelope and a sealed permit document

Illustration of a container ship crossing a narrow strait, with a dotted line running to an envelope and a sealed permit document

Ships email Houthi body for Red Sea passage as Yemen’s maritime authority warns against it

Yemen Herald News November 9, 2026

Ship captains crossing Bab al-Mandab have been emailing a Houthi-run coordination office for safe-passage assurances, The Wall...