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Yemen’s Foreign Minister Afrah al-Zouba Meets Saudi Counterpart in Riyadh to Deepen Strategic Partnership Yemeni Foreign Minister Afrah al-Zouba seated with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and delegations beneath Yemeni and Saudi flags during talks in Riyadh

Yemeni Foreign Minister Afrah al-Zouba seated with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and delegations beneath Yemeni and Saudi flags during talks in Riyadh

Yemen’s Foreign Minister Afrah al-Zouba Meets Saudi Counterpart in Riyadh to Deepen Strategic Partnership

Yemen Herald News August 16, 2026

Yemen's first female foreign minister, Dr. Afrah al-Zouba, met Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan in Riyadh...

France condemns Houthi escalation in Yemen and demands an end to Iranian arms transfers Illustration of the French and Yemeni flags beside a UN Security Council rostrum, with a damaged cargo ship on the Red Sea

Illustration of the French and Yemeni flags beside a UN Security Council rostrum, with a damaged cargo ship on the Red Sea

France condemns Houthi escalation in Yemen and demands an end to Iranian arms transfers

Yemen Herald News August 16, 2026

France told the UN Security Council that Yemen faces its worst escalation since 2022, condemning Houthi strikes...

UK tells Security Council Iran must end its support for the Houthis as it reaffirms Yemen’s sovereignty Illustration of a United Nations speaking rostrum with a globe emblem, flanked by the flags of the United Kingdom and Yemen

Illustration of a United Nations speaking rostrum with a globe emblem, flanked by the flags of the United Kingdom and Yemen

UK tells Security Council Iran must end its support for the Houthis as it reaffirms Yemen’s sovereignty

Yemen Herald News August 15, 2026

Ambassador Kate Foster told the UN Security Council on 13 August that reckless Houthi actions had triggered...

Bahrain presses Security Council for firmer action on Houthi attacks at sea Illustration of a UN Security Council table with delegates, a Bahraini desk flag and a burning cargo ship on the Red Sea

Illustration of a UN Security Council table with delegates, a Bahraini desk flag and a burning cargo ship on the Red Sea

Bahrain presses Security Council for firmer action on Houthi attacks at sea

Yemen Herald News August 15, 2026

Bahrain told the UN Security Council on 13 August that it must protect seafarers and hold the...

Russia urges immediate resumption of Yemen peace talks and condemns threats to shipping Illustration of a road with milestone markers leading towards the flag of Yemen, representing the UN peace roadmap

Illustration of a road with milestone markers leading towards the flag of Yemen, representing the UN peace roadmap

Russia urges immediate resumption of Yemen peace talks and condemns threats to shipping

Yemen Herald News August 15, 2026

Russia's Maria Zabolotskaya told the Security Council that talks on a Yemen peace roadmap should resume immediately,...

African members of the Security Council reaffirm Yemen’s sovereignty and warn against regional spillover Editorial illustration showing an outline map of Africa beside a shield containing an outline map of Yemen, representing African Security Council members backing Yemeni sovereignty.

Editorial illustration showing an outline map of Africa beside a shield containing an outline map of Yemen, representing African Security Council members backing Yemeni sovereignty.

African members of the Security Council reaffirm Yemen’s sovereignty and warn against regional spillover

Yemen Herald News August 15, 2026

Liberia, speaking for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Somalia, told the Security Council that Yemen...

UN envoy warns Yemen is closer to full-scale war than at any time since the 2022 truce Illustration of a horseshoe Security Council table with seated delegates and a speaker, beside the flag of Yemen

Illustration of a horseshoe Security Council table with seated delegates and a speaker, beside the flag of Yemen

UN envoy warns Yemen is closer to full-scale war than at any time since the 2022 truce

Yemen Herald News August 15, 2026

Hans Grundberg and Tom Fletcher told the Security Council on 13 August that Yemen's truce is breaking...

Yemen condemns escalating Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank Illustration of the flags of Yemen and Palestine beside an official statement document bearing a red seal

Illustration of the flags of Yemen and Palestine beside an official statement document bearing a red seal

Yemen condemns escalating Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank

Yemen Herald News August 15, 2026

Yemen's Foreign Ministry condemned escalating Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, pointing to...

UK tells Security Council that Iran must end its support for the Houthis Illustration of a diplomat speaking at a lectern with a microphone, flanked by the flags of the United Kingdom and Yemen

Illustration of a diplomat speaking at a lectern with a microphone, flanked by the flags of the United Kingdom and Yemen

UK tells Security Council that Iran must end its support for the Houthis

Yemen Herald News August 15, 2026

Ambassador Kate Foster told the UN Security Council on 13 August that Iranian support for the Houthis...

Yemen’s ambassador briefs Oman on Houthi escalation as Muscat reaffirms support Yemen's Ambassador to Oman Khaled Shataif meets Omani Undersecretary for Political Affairs Khalifa al-Harthy in Muscat

Yemen's Ambassador to Oman Khaled Shataif meets Omani Undersecretary for Political Affairs Khalifa al-Harthy in Muscat

Yemen’s ambassador briefs Oman on Houthi escalation as Muscat reaffirms support

Yemen Herald News August 14, 2026

Yemen's ambassador Khaled Shataif briefed Oman's Khalifa al-Harthy in Muscat on the Houthi escalation, as Muscat reaffirmed...