Yemen

Yemen news coverage by Yemen Herald News.

Houthi Blockade and a Collapsing Truce Pull Yemen Back to the Centre of the Widening Iran War Illustration of a cargo tanker in a narrow strait with a shipping route blocked by a red cross, representing the Houthi naval blockade and disruption to Red Sea oil routes

Illustration of a cargo tanker in a narrow strait with a shipping route blocked by a red cross, representing the Houthi naval blockade and disruption to Red Sea oil routes

Houthi Blockade and a Collapsing Truce Pull Yemen Back to the Centre of the Widening Iran War

Yemen Herald News August 1, 2026

The Houthi naval blockade of Saudi Arabia and the collapse of Yemen's 2022 truce have placed the...

Houthi Threats to Bab al-Mandab Deepen a Shipping Crisis Already Worsened by the Closure of Hormuz Editorial illustration of the Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab chokepoints marked as blocked, a container ship turning back, and rising freight cost bars

Editorial illustration of the Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab chokepoints marked as blocked, a container ship turning back, and rising freight cost bars

Houthi Threats to Bab al-Mandab Deepen a Shipping Crisis Already Worsened by the Closure of Hormuz

Yemen Herald News August 1, 2026

With the Strait of Hormuz shut since February, Houthi threats to close the Bab al-Mandab put about...

Houthis Say They Launched a Second Missile Operation Against Israel a Day After Entering the Iran War Editorial illustration of a mobile launcher firing a missile on an arcing trajectory towards the flag of Israel, with an interception burst

Editorial illustration of a mobile launcher firing a missile on an arcing trajectory towards the flag of Israel, with an interception burst

Houthis Say They Launched a Second Missile Operation Against Israel a Day After Entering the Iran War

Yemen Herald News August 1, 2026

Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said the group fired cruise missiles and drones at Israeli targets on 29...

Houthi Spokesman Yahya Saree Says the Group Will Intensify Military Operations Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree delivering a televised statement beside the Yemeni flag

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree delivering a televised statement beside the Yemeni flag

Houthi Spokesman Yahya Saree Says the Group Will Intensify Military Operations

Yemen Herald News July 31, 2026

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree says the group will intensify operations in the coming days, following its...

Houthis Open a New Front Against Israel as 3,500 US Marines Arrive in the Middle East Editorial illustration of troops on a quay beside a naval vessel, with the flags of Yemen and Israel

Editorial illustration of troops on a quay beside a naval vessel, with the flags of Yemen and Israel

Houthis Open a New Front Against Israel as 3,500 US Marines Arrive in the Middle East

Yemen Herald News July 31, 2026

Yemen's Houthis fired ballistic missiles at Israel for the first time since the war with Iran began,...

Al-Alimi Welcomes Saudi-Led Maritime Defence Alliance to Secure the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Yemeni officials seated around a conference table during a government meeting chaired by Rashad al-Alimi

Yemeni officials seated around a conference table during a government meeting chaired by Rashad al-Alimi

Al-Alimi Welcomes Saudi-Led Maritime Defence Alliance to Secure the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab

Yemen Herald News July 31, 2026

Yemen's Rashad al-Alimi has welcomed the Saudi-led multinational maritime defence alliance announced in late July to secure...

Turki Bin Qumsha Takes Oath as Saada Governor Before President al-Alimi in Riyadh News photograph published with the report: Turki Bin Qumsha Takes Oath as Saada Governor Before President al-Alimi in Riyadh

News photograph published with the report: Turki Bin Qumsha Takes Oath as Saada Governor Before President al-Alimi in Riyadh

Turki Bin Qumsha Takes Oath as Saada Governor Before President al-Alimi in Riyadh

Yemen Herald News July 31, 2026

Turki Ahmed Mazhar Bin Qumsha has taken the constitutional oath as Governor of Saada before Presidential Leadership...

Yemen’s Health Ministry and UNFPA Review Reproductive Health Support as Funding Gap Widens Illustration of a woman cradling an infant beside a medical cross emblem and an aid tent, representing reproductive health services in Yemen.

Illustration of a woman cradling an infant beside a medical cross emblem and an aid tent, representing reproductive health services in Yemen.

Yemen’s Health Ministry and UNFPA Review Reproductive Health Support as Funding Gap Widens

Yemen Herald News July 31, 2026

Yemen's health ministry and UNFPA reviewed emergency obstetric care and medical supply distribution as an 87 percent...

Shura Council Speaker and EU Ambassador Discuss Yemen’s Peace Track in Amman Speaker of Shura Council Confers with EU Ambassador over Developments in Yemen

Speaker of Shura Council Confers with EU Ambassador over Developments in Yemen

Shura Council Speaker and EU Ambassador Discuss Yemen’s Peace Track in Amman

Yemen Herald News July 31, 2026

Shura Council Speaker Ahmed Obaid bin Daghr met EU Ambassador Patrick Simonnet in Amman for talks on...

Yemen’s New Foreign Minister Meets Kuwait’s Ambassador to Discuss Aid and Cooperation Yemeni Foreign Minister Afrah al-Zouba meeting Kuwait's ambassador to Yemen, Falah Fahd al-Mutairi, in a reception room beneath the Yemeni flag.

Yemeni Foreign Minister Afrah al-Zouba meeting Kuwait's ambassador to Yemen, Falah Fahd al-Mutairi, in a reception room beneath the Yemeni flag.

Yemen’s New Foreign Minister Meets Kuwait’s Ambassador to Discuss Aid and Cooperation

Yemen Herald News July 31, 2026

Yemen's first female foreign minister, Afrah al-Zouba, met Kuwaiti Ambassador Falah al-Mutairi in her first week in...