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YEMENI SOLDIERS stand guard at a military camp near the frontline with Houthis, in Marib, Yemen, November 6, 2024.
A member of Houthi security forces mans a machine gun mounted on the back of a patrol vehicle at the site of an anti-Saudi rally amid an escalation with the kingdom in Sanaa, Yemen, last month.

Yemeni government says campaign to retake Sana'a from Houthis has begun

Government forces say their counteroffensive against the Houthi terror group is expanding, while battlefield gains and prospects for foreign intervention remain unclear.

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Yemeni protesters take part in a demonstration in Sana'a, Yemen, July 17, 2026

Iran flew IRGC commanders, missile gear to Yemen's Houthis, sources say

Four sources familiar with the matter said Iran flew IRGC personnel and military equipment from Tehran to Yemen on July 13, in a previously unreported transfer.

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Yemen's Houthi loyalists chant slogans as they participate in a protest staged to show support to Iran against the U.S.-Israel war on March 27, 2026 in Sana'a, Yemen.

Iran deepens ties with Houthis, Tehran envoy reappears in Yemen amid conflict escalation

Iran’s envoy to the Houthis resurfaced in Sana’a as the militia pushes for a Tehran air route and signals Iran’s effort to preserve its regional axis after major losses.

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Yemen leader-in-exile Hadi returns for meeting of divided parliament

Hadi's Riyadh-backed government, which is still recognized internationally, has been based in the southern port city of Aden since 2015 and Hadi has not set foot there since a visit last August.

APRIL 13, 2019ByREUTERS
Supporters of the Houthi movement shout slogans as they attend a rally to mark the 4th anniversary of the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen's war, in Sanaa, Yemen March 26, 2019.

Houthis undermine Yemen’s present and sabotage its future

Apparently, the international community is not aware of this serious war against Yemen humanitarian identity and against coexistence, equality, and civic values.

APRIL 7, 2019ByTHE MEDIA LINE, MOAMMAR AL-ERYANI
Protesters gather during a rally against the Middle East conference in Warsaw, in Sanaa, Yemen February 17, 2019

A day in the life: War-ravaged Yemenis eke out meager living, if at all

In capital of Sana’a, citizens do what they can to get by and even express optimism for the future.

FEBRUARY 25, 2019ByYASSER RAYES/THE MEDIA LINE
The sister of malnourished Fatima Ibrahim Hadi, 12, who weighs just 10 kg, carries her at a clinic in Aslam of the northwestern province of Hajjah, Yemen February 12, 2019.