Yemen separatist forces seize key oil region, urge US to partner against Iran-backed Houthis

Yemen's Southern Transitional Council claims control of government-held territory, positioning itself as America's key ...

UN chief Guterres urges maximum restraint in Yemen after separatist advance

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday urged all parties in Yemen to exercise maximum restraint after ...

UN chief condemns continued detention of UN personnel by Houthis in Yemen

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at a press encounter at the UN headquarters in New York, Dec. 17, 2025. Guterres ...

UAE-backed separatists tighten grip over southern Yemen, and airspace is briefly closed

ADEN, Yemen (AP) — A government official said Yemen’s airspace was briefly closed on Monday as tensions escalated in the ...

Yemen’s Civil War Could Escalate Again. Here’s What to Know.

An armed group backed by the United Arab Emirates has pushed into the oil-rich province of Hadramout, a move that could ...
Foreign Affairs

The Middle East’s Most Overlooked Threat

An earlier Omani-brokered agreement between the Houthis and the U.S. government also seemed to wind down the direct Houthi threat to U.S. assets in the shipping corridor. Within Yemen, a fragile three ...
Human Rights Watch

Yemen: Government Escalates Repression Against Civil Society

The Yemeni Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor has escalated its repression of civil society organizations that work across ...