UN envoy urges halt to Hodeidah offensive

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...

After a missile was fired toward Riyadh, the coalition announced closure of air, sea and land access points. The UN warned that the restrictions risked worsening an already catastrophic humanitarian...

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 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...

A ceasefire under the Stockholm Agreement entered into force in Hodeidah governorate. Implementation and interpretation of redeployment obligations remained contested, while fighting continued on...

The Council created the UN Mission to support the Hodeidah Agreement to monitor the ceasefire and support implementation. The mission operated under difficult security conditions and with limited...

The Southern Transitional Council took control of key government sites in Aden after clashes with government forces. The fighting exposed fractures within the coalition-backed camp and the...

The UAE said it had carried out airstrikes against what it described as terrorist groups after fighting between Yemeni forces around Aden and Abyan. The government of Yemen said the strikes hit its...