Coalition announces temporary closure of Yemen ports and crossings

UN-sponsored talks between the Yemeni government and Houthi-Saleh representatives opened in Kuwait. Negotiations addressed political and security arrangements but repeatedly stalled amid...

Ansar Allah and Saleh’s General People’s Congress announced a political council to govern areas under their control. The move consolidated a wartime governing arrangement but deepened the split...

After months of negotiations, the UN-mediated talks adjourned without a comprehensive accord. Each side blamed the other; the stalled process was followed by renewed escalation.

An airstrike struck a funeral gathering at the Great Hall in Sana’a, killing and wounding hundreds. A coalition-led joint incidents assessment team later acknowledged coalition aircraft involvement;...

WHO reported a rapidly expanding cholera outbreak amid damaged water and health systems, unpaid public-sector salaries and restrictions on imports. The outbreak’s scale reflected the interaction of...

Former president Ali Abdullah Saleh publicly called for dialogue with the Saudi-led coalition and a break with his Houthi allies after years of partnership. His move triggered intense fighting in...

Saleh was killed after the alliance between his forces and Ansar Allah collapsed. The episode reshaped northern Yemen’s power balance and eliminated a central actor in the republic’s political order.

Forces aligned with the internationally recognized government, with coalition support, launched an offensive toward Hodeidah, a vital port for food and aid imports. The UN warned that fighting could...

The UN envoy called for an immediate halt to the military escalation around Hodeidah and renewed negotiations. This pressure preceded the Stockholm consultations, but fighting and civilian risk...

The Yemeni government and Ansar Allah agreed to a ceasefire and mutual redeployment framework for Hodeidah, arrangements for Taiz, and a prisoner exchange. The agreement offered a respite around a...