The Houthi insurgency in Yemen began in June 2004 when dissident cleric Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi, head of the Zaidi Shia sect, launched an uprising against the Yemeni government

5 days ago · Yemen, country situated at the southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula. It is mostly mountainous and generally arid, though there are broad patches with sufficie

3 days ago · Yemeni security officials advise against travel to rural areas. The U.S. Embassy restricts the travel of its own personnel within Yemen, and the Government of Yemen m

Mar 14, 2026 · Stay on top of Yemen latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.

Feb 13, 2024 · Despite its ancient roots as the crossroads of Africa, the Middle East and Asia, the modern Republic of Yemen is a relatively new state. It was created after commun

Mar 15, 2026 · Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels are staying on the sidelines as the Iran war expands. Iran has retaliated against the U.S. and Israel with missiles and drones,

Yemen is a desert country in the Middle East on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, bordered in west by the Red Sea and the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, in north by Saudi Arabia an

1 day ago · Tasnim News Agency, which is connected to Iran's Revolutionary Guard, reports Yemeni Ansarullah, also known as the Houthis, "is on full alert and ready to join the bat

This is when the political contours of today’s Yemen really started to emerge, with distinct northern and southern regions, whose tribal, religious, and geographic divisions stil

All parties to the conflict, including Houthi forces, the Yemeni government, and United Arab Emirated (UAE)-backed forces, such as the Southern Transitional Council (STC) and the J