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May 3, 2026

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Members of Houthi security forces stand guard while supporters of Yemen's Houthi movement attend an event commemorating the ninth anniversary of the Saudi-led intervention in their country, in the capital, Sanaa, on March 26, 2026.

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Senior Houthi official says Bab el Mandab closure an option if any Gulf states join war

Houthi Deputy Information Minister Mohammed Mansour also said the strait could be closed “should the aggression against Iran and Lebanon escalate.”

Elizabeth Hagedorn

By Elizabeth Hagedorn

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights

Saudis shop for fresh products at a market in Riyadh on Feb. 18, 2026, on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Saudi Arabia.

Analysis

Alternative supply routes emerge as Iran war tests Gulf food security

Roughly 61 million people in the Gulf rely on established food supply chains, many of which have been upended since the United States and Israel launched their attack against Iran on Feb. 28.

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

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Analysis

In Saudi Arabia, Erdogan fosters security alignment, $30B trade push

The Turkish president’s visit cemented Ankara and Riyadh’s accelerating convergence as regional crises mount and Gulf rivalries sharpen.

Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

Galaxy Leader

Yemen’s Houthis hint at Red Sea attacks as US-Iran tensions rise: What to know

The Houthi warnings come as a US aircraft carrier accompanied by several guided missile destroyers entered Gulf waters amid tensions with Iran.

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Thousands rally for South Yemen independence amid Saudi diplomatic push

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Egypt's economy can weather more Red Sea attacks, says finance minister

Ships sail along Egypt's Suez Canal near Ismailia on April 16, 2025.

From Egypt to Lebanon: What’s at stake for regional states on Trump’s visa ban list?

From Iraq to Yemen, how Iran proxies are responding to protests

Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 9, 2026.

Yemenis inspect a crater following a reported airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition at al-Sabeen square in Sanaa, on Dec. 23, 2021.

Saudi coalition demands Houthis release UAE vessel seized in Red Sea

The Houthis claimed the ship was carrying military equipment and conducting "hostile activities" in Yemen's territorial waters.

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Iran suggests Saudi negligence caused Yemen ambassador's death

Iran said Saudi authorities acted too late in allowing its ambassador in Yemen to return home for treatment, where he allegedly died of COVID-19.

A man looks at a damaged silo a day after an attack at the Saudi Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea city of Jeddah, on Nov. 24, 2020.

Saudi Arabia seeks support as Yemen war heats up again

The kingdom is asking allies to resupply its Patriot missile munitions as Riyadh and Yemen's Houthis trade bombardments.

Yemen malnutrition

Yemen death toll to reach 377,000 by year's end, UN says

A new report from the the UN Development Programme estimates 1.3 million people will die if the war in Yemen continues through 2030.

Yemeni army reinforcements arrive to join fighters loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed government, on the southern front of Marib.

US sanctions senior Houthi leader over Yemen extortion campaign

The US Treasury sanctioned the senior Houthi leader for "assets confiscated by Houthi opponents."

A Yemeni security guard walks past the compound of the US Embassy in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on Oct. 8, 2015.

UN urges Yemen's Houthis to release detained staff

The United States has also called on the Houthis to release Yemeni employees of the US government.

fighter loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed government takes position at the frontline facing Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

Saudi-led coalition pushes back on reports of troop withdrawals from Yemen

The Gulf coalition's denial comes amid reports of Saudi troop withdrawals from al-Mahra governorate.

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Houthi missile attack in Marib kills, injures 29

The Iran-backed Houthi group did not claim responsibility for the attack, which the Yemeni information minister said killed women and children.

Yemen protest

UN vote shuts down Yemen war crimes investigations

Twenty-one member states voted against renewing the UN Human Rights Council's mandate to investigate war crimes in Yemen.

A man receives a dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination center on the outskirts of Marib province, Yemen, July 7, 2021.

Yemen asks for 'balanced' vaccine donation at UN forum

Yemen has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the world, and suffering related to the COVID-19 pandemic is compounded by the ongoing war in the country.

Yemen protest

Bloody week in Yemen on border of government and Houthi territory

Tens of fighters on both sides have died this week during fighting in the Shabwa governorate.

People queue to receive a dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination center on the outskirts of Yemen's embattled province of Marib in the country's northeast, on July 7, 2021.

99% of Yemenis unvaccinated as virus spreads: Oxfam