The Latest Breaking News from Sanaa

Yemeni Official to Asharq Al-Awsat: Prisoner Swap Will Be Held on April 11

Yemeni deputy minister for human rights Majed Fadail revealed that a planned prisoner swap between the legitimate government and Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militias will take place in April. The official, who is also a member of the government negotiations delegation that took part in the talks with the Houthis over…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 31, 2023

Houthis Turn Parts of Sanaa’s Presidential Palace into a Commercial Complex

Houthis have transformed parts of Yemen’s Presidential Palace, located in southern Sanaa, into a commercial center designated for militia leaders from the Saada governorate, according to local trade sources. The Yemeni Holding Company, overseen by the internationally sanctioned Houthi financial leader Saleh Mesfer Al Shaer, had acquired swathes of Presidential…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 30, 2023

Yemen rebels restrict humanitarian flights arriving in Sanaa

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen say they are imposing severe restrictions on U.N. and other humanitarian flights arriving in the capital, Sanaa

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2023

Twelve years after Yemen uprising, people’s dreams are shattered

How the 2011 uprising turned sour.

Al Jazeera · Feb 15, 2023

Yemen's Insurgents Tighten Restrictions on Civilians Traveling for Work

The Houthi militia in Yemen has tightened restrictions on civilians traveling to work abroad, forcing them to pay fees and register relatives' data, according to informed sources in Sanaa. The sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the coup is targeting Yemenis traveling abroad for work, which would enable them to support…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 4, 2023

Yemen Urges Diplomatic Missions to Resume Work in Aden

The Yemeni Foreign Ministry urged diplomatic missions to resume their work from the interim capital, Aden, pledging to provide all facilities to enhance the state's role. Foreign diplomatic missions closed their embassies and evacuated their staff from Sanaa after the Houthi militia took control of the capital in September 2014.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 1, 2023

Yemenis Angry over Death of 2 Detainees Under Torture in Militia Prisons

The death of two Yemenis under torture in Houthi prisons sparked widespread human rights anger on Monday, amid accusations that the militias had killed 300 civilians abducted in the same way over the course of eight years. According to Yemeni human rights reports, one civilian and one military detainees died…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 23, 2023

Yemenis Mock Houthis over Claims of Fighting Corruption

Yemenis on social media have denounced Houthi Deputy Foreign Minister Hussein al-Ezzi for purchasing a massive villa in Sanaa for $1.5 million. Video footage posted online showed one of the citizens mocking the state of poverty experienced by Yemenis in Houthi-run areas at a time when the militia leaders are…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 20, 2023

In Yemen, medical shortages compound suffering of cancer patients

Ali Jabri cradles his sobbing son Ayoub ahead of chemotherapy treatment at Yemen's largest cancer hospital in the capital Sanaa where an eight-year war has led to shortages in life-saving medicine and equipment.

Reuters · Jan 17, 2023

Yemen Calls for Int’l Support to Revive its Economy, Stop Houthi Terror

The Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council urged on Monday international support to help revive the country’s economy, stop the collapse of the local currency and put an end to the terrorism of the Iran-backed Houthi militias. Members of the PLC, Aidaroos al-Zubaidi and Sultan al-Arada held separate talks in Riyadh with…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 17, 2023