https://sagire.online/topic/yemen/ Articles and notes where Yemen is a central actor. en Thu, 05 Nov 2026 03:40:00 -0300 https://sagire.online/wire/dcc784df/https://sagire.online/wire/dcc784df/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 21:21:00 -0300Saudi-led coalition attacks over the past 24 hours reportedly killed around 20 people across Yemen, including in the provinces of al-Jawf, al-Bayda, Saada and Taiz, according to Houthi-affiliated media.YemenSaudi ArabiaHouthis https://sagire.online/wire/0f93c952/https://sagire.online/wire/0f93c952/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:23:00 -0300A Yemeni government military official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that 13 military recruits were killed and 65 others wounded in a ballistic missile attack on a military training center in Qatabah district, northern Al-Dhalea, in southern Yemen, during morning exercises, and blamed the attack on the Houthis. A ballistic missile hit Hayfan in Taiz governorate and killed four Yemenis from the same family, including three children, on Wednesday, according to Middle East Eye. Houthi-run al-Masirah TV blamed the killing of three children and a woman, with four other children wounded in the same district, on a Saudi airstrike. On November 3, Yemeni Interior Minister Ibrahim Ali Haidan accused Hezbollah and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of sending military instructors to command Houthi combat operations, develop missile and drone programs and coordinate attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, according to TASS. Hezbollah denied the allegations and said the Yemeni authorities' statements about support for the Houthi offensive, military training and rearmament are “completely baseless”, adding that “the Yemeni people have sufficient capabilities, resources, and experience to defend their country without external support.”YemenHezbollahHouthisConflictMiddle East https://sagire.online/wire/e143b49c/https://sagire.online/wire/e143b49c/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:23:00 -0300Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree announced three operations inside Saudi Arabia on Wednesday morning: the first with a drone against a radar facility on the Al-Qahmah Peninsula in the north of Jizan, in southern Saudi Arabia, the second with a ballistic missile against the Aqefa garrison in Najran, and the third against the border guard command and control building in Jizan, which resulted in deaths among Saudi soldiers and officers, according to the group.HouthisYemenSaudi ArabiaDronesConflict https://sagire.online/wire/7413dfc3/https://sagire.online/wire/7413dfc3/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 13:22:00 -0300The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delivered four trucks of essential medical supplies to hospitals in Taiz, including surgical kits to treat weapon-wounded patients, in the committee's first delivery of medical supplies to the city since September 23. The Houthis have encircled Taiz since early October and are blocking the road linking the city to Aden, the interim seat of the internationally recognized government. UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said roads are closed, water production has halved and food prices have risen by at least 50%.YemenThe GulfHouthisHealth https://sagire.online/wire/d1177e4e/https://sagire.online/wire/d1177e4e/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:22:00 -0300Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group’s forces carried out a ballistic missile strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and that the target was hit, in a statement carried by the Houthi-controlled SABA news agency. Saree urged international airlines, their employees and passengers to avoid Saudi airspace. Saudi authorities had not confirmed the attack or any damage. In the early hours of Wednesday, Saudi Civil Defense issued a warning about a potential hazard in the Riyadh region and later declared it over, and the Indian embassy announced the death of an Indian citizen wounded in the October 10 attack on the airport.YemenHouthisSaudi ArabiaConflictAviation security https://sagire.online/wire/1bb491a8/https://sagire.online/wire/1bb491a8/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:22:00 -0300The Houthi siege on Taiz has now lasted 30 days and has affected the 1.5 million people living in Taiz City, plus about 180,000 displaced people trapped by ongoing clashes along the main road connecting Lahj and Taiz, according to Al Jazeera. The blockade began with the seizure of al-Turbah, a town in the far southwest of the governorate, cutting the city’s main artery to Aden and the outside world. The United Nations (UN) has repeatedly warned of a catastrophe inside the city, where supplies of food and medicine are becoming increasingly scarce. According to Reuters, in a report republished by The Jerusalem Post, the advance brings the Houthis closer to Aden than at any point since the early months of the war in 2015.YemenHouthisMiddle East https://sagire.online/wire/70be2468/https://sagire.online/wire/70be2468/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:22:00 -0300The Saudi-led coalition launched four air strikes on the city of al-Bayda in central Yemen, according to Houthi-affiliated media. Shelling was also reported in the Ghamr district of the Saada governorate.YemenSaudi ArabiaHouthisConflictMiddle East https://sagire.online/wire/ee4bba07/https://sagire.online/wire/ee4bba07/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 21:21:00 -0300The United States embassy in Riyadh restated the warning about hostilities by the Iranian-supported Houthis against Saudi Arabia — including attacks on civilian airports and critical infrastructure, causing civilian casualties and severe travel disruption — and about the State Department order, in effect since October 23, 2026, for non-emergency employees and family members to leave the country, plus the requirement of special authorization from the chief of mission for American employees to use any airport in the kingdom after the recent missile and drone attacks.United StatesSaudi ArabiaHouthisYemen https://sagire.online/wire/2df773f7/https://sagire.online/wire/2df773f7/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 19:23:00 -0300The Saudi-led coalition said on Tuesday it had intercepted three drones targeting Saudi territory, one of them over the western Mecca region. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said the group launched two attacks in the Asir region, targeting Abha International Airport with a drone and King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait with a ballistic missile. Two other drones, one in the Eastern Province and another heading toward the southern region, were intercepted and destroyed, according to coalition spokesman Turki Al-Maliki. The casualty and damage figures in the Houthi claims could not be independently verified.Saudi ArabiaHouthisYemen https://sagire.online/wire/bbfc3165/https://sagire.online/wire/bbfc3165/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 17:23:00 -0300The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis says it intercepted a drone in the Mecca region, home to Islam’s holiest city, while the Houthis reported 17 people killed in Yemen over two days, according to The Hindu. Saudi Arabia has accused the Houthis several times of targeting Mecca and Medina, accusations the group systematically rejects.Saudi ArabiaYemenHouthisDronesThe Gulf https://sagire.online/wire/97463edd/https://sagire.online/wire/97463edd/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:22:00 -0300The Houthis have launched multiple cross-border raids into Saudi Arabia in recent months, according to a Western official and an Arab official with direct knowledge of the raids. The raids are small in scale and have hit border posts in the kingdom’s rugged, mountainous southwest. The 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia has been postponed by almost a year, and the tournament is now scheduled from December 23, 2027, to January 21, 2028, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced on Tuesday. Yemen’s government army said it had carried out 1,208 military operations against Houthi positions and claimed to have “neutralized” around 370 commanders and militants.Saudi ArabiaYemenHouthisConflict https://sagire.online/wire/aae2c4d9/https://sagire.online/wire/aae2c4d9/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:23:00 -0300Fighting between the Houthis and Yemeni government forces is concentrated around Taiz, in the country’s southwest, and the Houthis have largely blocked the delivery of goods to the city, which is under the control of government forces. Yemeni authorities have warned civilians about sniper fire from the surrounding hillsides. The International Organization for Migration said fighting had displaced around 134,000 people in Taiz governorate, almost half of the more than 319,000 displaced across western Yemen, in figures dated November 1. Niku Jafarnia, Yemen researcher at Human Rights Watch, said the Houthis had blocked fuel, water and medical supplies, “basically all things required for hospitals to function properly”. The latest WHO Health Cluster situation report records at least 1,677 people killed and 7,395 injured in Yemen as of October 25.YemenHouthisConflictHuman rights https://sagire.online/wire/1c035958/https://sagire.online/wire/1c035958/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 05:22:00 -0300Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the group’s armed forces carried out three operations in 48 hours, hitting Dammam airport in two phases with two drones. According to Saree, the operation disrupted air traffic at Dammam and a drone scored a direct hit on the early warning radar in Jizan. There was no immediate confirmation from Saudi authorities regarding the attacks or the damage claimed by the Houthis.YemenSaudi ArabiaHouthisConflict https://sagire.online/wire/6d18f53b/https://sagire.online/wire/6d18f53b/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:22:00 -0300The 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia was postponed because of the conflict in the Middle East, in a decision justified by the exceptional circumstances in the region, with logistical complexities and travel disruptions, according to the AFC organizing committee. The tournament, scheduled for January 7 to February 5, 2027, moves to December 23, 2027 to January 21, 2028, and other events in the country were canceled, among them the Six Kings Slam tennis exhibition in Riyadh. In October, a missile attack by Yemen’s Houthis against Riyadh airport killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.Saudi ArabiaHouthisYemenMiddle East https://sagire.online/wire/01851766/https://sagire.online/wire/01851766/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:23:00 -0300Yemen’s Houthi-run Health Ministry said at least 17 Yemeni civilians were killed and 59 wounded, most of them children, in Saudi airstrikes over the past 24 hours. The Houthis on Tuesday reported an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition on a shoe factory in Taiz province that the group said killed three people and wounded eight others.YemenSaudi ArabiaHouthisConflict