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Yemen’s coastguard puts Tihama casualties at 16 after Houthi double strike in Bab al-Mandab Illustration of a burning container ship in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, with smoke rising and incoming missile trails, beside a Yemeni flag

Illustration of a burning container ship in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, with smoke rising and incoming missile trails, beside a Yemeni flag

Yemen’s coastguard puts Tihama casualties at 16 after Houthi double strike in Bab al-Mandab

Yemen Herald News August 16, 2026

Yemen’s coastguard says six people were killed and 10 wounded when Houthi missiles struck the Egyptian-owned cargo...

Pentagon Review Finds US Strikes Killed 153 Civilians in Yemen in 2025 Editorial chart contrasting two civilian deaths recorded by the Pentagon in 2024 with 153 in Yemen in 2025, beside a sealed report document

Editorial chart contrasting two civilian deaths recorded by the Pentagon in 2024 with 153 in Yemen in 2025, beside a sealed report document

Pentagon Review Finds US Strikes Killed 153 Civilians in Yemen in 2025

Yemen Herald News August 16, 2026

A Pentagon assessment sent to the US Congress attributes 153 civilian deaths and 243 injuries in Yemen...

Houthis renew ballistic missile strikes on Yemen’s Mokha port, government forces say Illustration of a cargo ship struck by a missile beside a port quay and gantry crane on the Red Sea, with a Yemeni flag

Illustration of a cargo ship struck by a missile beside a port quay and gantry crane on the Red Sea, with a Yemeni flag

Houthis renew ballistic missile strikes on Yemen’s Mokha port, government forces say

Yemen Herald News August 15, 2026

Yemeni government forces say two Houthi ballistic missiles hit the marine berth at Mokha port on 12...

Reports say Houthi drone expertise is spreading across the Red Sea to Sudan Diagram showing drone expertise moving west across the Red Sea from Yemen to Sudan and the Horn of Africa

Diagram showing drone expertise moving west across the Red Sea from Yemen to Sudan and the Horn of Africa

Reports say Houthi drone expertise is spreading across the Red Sea to Sudan

Yemen Herald News August 15, 2026

Regional and Western officials say Houthi operatives are training Sudanese factions in drone production, marking a shift...

Yemeni government reports artillery and drone strikes on Houthi positions in three governorates Map of Yemen marked with strike points at al-Dhalea, Marib and Shabwa, with a drone and a field gun

Map of Yemen marked with strike points at al-Dhalea, Marib and Shabwa, with a drone and a field gun

Yemeni government reports artillery and drone strikes on Houthi positions in three governorates

Yemen Herald News August 15, 2026

Yemeni government forces report artillery and drone strikes on Houthi positions in al-Dhalea, Marib and Shabwa as...

Pakistan condemns Houthi missile attack on Bab al-Mandab cargo ship that killed three Pakistanis Illustration of a burning cargo ship struck by incoming missiles in the Bab al-Mandab strait, with the flag of Pakistan alongside

Illustration of a burning cargo ship struck by incoming missiles in the Bab al-Mandab strait, with the flag of Pakistan alongside

Pakistan condemns Houthi missile attack on Bab al-Mandab cargo ship that killed three Pakistanis

Yemen Herald News August 15, 2026

Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar called the Houthi strike on the merchant vessel Tihamah in Bab al-Mandab...

Houthi media acknowledges 84 fighters killed, including 28 field commanders Chart of 84 figure silhouettes with 28 highlighted in red representing Houthi field commanders killed, beside an outline map of Yemen marking Sanaa, Marib and Hadramout on the active frontlines.

Chart of 84 figure silhouettes with 28 highlighted in red representing Houthi field commanders killed, beside an outline map of Yemen marking Sanaa, Marib and Hadramout on the active frontlines.

Houthi media acknowledges 84 fighters killed, including 28 field commanders

Yemen Herald News August 15, 2026

Houthi media has acknowledged 84 fighters killed in a week, including 28 field commanders, as Yemen's frontline...

EU naval mission escorts commercial ships safely through Red Sea amid Houthi attacks Editorial illustration of a container ship escorted by a grey warship in the Red Sea, with European Union and Yemeni flags and radar arcs overhead

Editorial illustration of a container ship escorted by a grey warship in the Red Sea, with European Union and Yemeni flags and radar arcs overhead

EU naval mission escorts commercial ships safely through Red Sea amid Houthi attacks

Yemen Herald News August 15, 2026

The EU's EUNAVFOR ASPIDES operation escorted another group of merchant vessels through waters west of Yemen, its...

Yemen’s human rights commission opens field investigation into attacks on al-Mokha port Editorial illustration of a magnifying glass beside a damaged port container crane on a quay with smoke rising, representing an investigation into missile attacks on Mokha port in Yemen.

Editorial illustration of a magnifying glass beside a damaged port container crane on a quay with smoke rising, representing an investigation into missile attacks on Mokha port in Yemen.

Yemen’s human rights commission opens field investigation into attacks on al-Mokha port

Yemen Herald News August 15, 2026

The National Commission said it was documenting casualties and damage from the missile and drone attacks on...

Pakistan condemns Houthi attack that killed its seafarers and warns over freedom of navigation Illustration of the narrow Bab al-Mandab Strait with a cargo ship in the shipping lane struck by an explosion

Illustration of the narrow Bab al-Mandab Strait with a cargo ship in the shipping lane struck by an explosion

Pakistan condemns Houthi attack that killed its seafarers and warns over freedom of navigation

Yemen Herald News August 15, 2026

Pakistan told the UN Security Council that attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab...