News - YEM
11 articles tagged YEM, newest first
2026-09-11
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│ Houthis capture Mocha and key Red Sea │
│ islands │
│ feature - NPR - independent/independent │
│ [YEM,SAU] │
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│ Houthis captured Mocha, Yemen's strategic │
│ Red Sea port, then seized Perim and Mayun │
│ islands that split Bab al-Mandab into two │
│ shipping channels, deploying toward the │
│ Hanish Islands and declaring a blockade of │
│ Saudi Red Sea ports. This opens a second │
│ global chokepoint alongside Hormuz. │
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│ https://www.npr.org/2026/09/10/nx-s1-595915 │
│ 9/us-iran-warships-targeted │
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2026-09-05
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│ At least four killed in Houthi missile │
│ strike near Yemen's Taiz │
│ large - Al Jazeera - tilt/tilt [YEM] │
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│ A Houthi missile strike killed at least │
│ four civilians and injured nine on a │
│ crowded road south of Taiz, amid Houthi │
│ attempts to advance through western Taiz │
│ and southern Hodeidah toward al-Makha and │
│ Bab al-Mandeb. Government forces launched │
│ fresh air strikes on Sept 7. Movement in │
│ both directions with no decisive shift, so │
│ both horizons hold. │
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│ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/5/at- │
│ least-four-killed-in-houthi-missile-strike- │
│ near-yemens-taiz │
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2026-09-03
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│ War risk claims top $2 billion as shipping │ │ Houthi fighters clash with Yemeni │
│ attacks spread beyond Hormuz │ │ government forces in country's southwest │
│ feature - gCaptain - unknown/unknown │ │ large - Al Jazeera - tilt/tilt [YEM] │
│ [SAU,YEM] │ │ │
│ │ │ Houthi forces opened a broad offensive west │
│ War-risk shipping insurance claims passed │ │ of Taiz in the Maqbanah mountains on Sept │
│ $2 billion with premiums running 40 to 60 │ │ 3, attempting to cut the Taiz to Mocha road │
│ times pre-crisis levels, adding an │ │ and sever the government's coastal supply │
│ estimated $7 to $8 per barrel to crude. │ │ route and Red Sea access. AFP sourcing puts │
│ Over 72 ships have been attacked since │ │ the day's toll at 18 Houthi and 13 │
│ March across Hormuz, the Red Sea, Bab │ │ government fighters. The road is the last │
│ el-Mandeb and Saudi Red Sea ports. The │ │ non-Houthi corridor to the Red Sea. │
│ geographic widening beyond Hormuz is what │ │ │
│ prices Saudi seaborne export capacity down │ │ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/3/hou │
│ independently of production. │ │ thi-fighters-clash-with-yemeni-government-f │
│ │ │ orces-in-countrys-southwest │
│ https://gcaptain.com/war-risk-claims-top-2- │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘
│ billion-as-shipping-attacks-spread-beyond-h │
│ ormuz/ │
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2026-08-10
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│ New Houthi missile and drone attacks kill │
│ seven in Yemen's al-Makha │
│ medium - Al Jazeera - tilt/tilt [YEM,SAU] │
│ │
│ Houthi ballistic-missile and drone attacks │
│ on Mocha killed 4 military personnel and 3 │
│ civilians and wounded 30 on Aug 9-10, less │
│ than 24 hours after a barrage killing at │
│ least 11, the most significant intra-Yemen │
│ escalation since the 2022 UN truce. │
│ Casualty figures come from the │
│ Saudi-aligned Yemeni military, an │
│ interested party in the civil conflict. │
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│ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/10/ho │
│ uthis-renew-missile-and-drone-attacks-on-ye │
│ mens-port-of-al-makha │
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2026-08-09
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│ Saudi Says Fire at Aramco Refinery in Jazan │
│ Was Extinguished │
│ medium - Bloomberg - │
│ independent/independent [SAU,YEM] │
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│ A second fire in two weeks broke out at │
│ Aramco's Jizan refinery early Aug 9 and was │
│ extinguished without injuries; Saudi │
│ authorities did not disclose a cause and │
│ the Houthi precision-drone claim is │
│ belligerent self-report, direction only. │
│ Saudi trade held at near -8 on the │
│ offsetting rerouting picture. │
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│ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/202 │
│ 6-08-09/saudi-says-fire-at-aramco-refinery- │
│ in-jazan-was-extinguished-msl61cku │
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2026-07-26
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│ Houthis fire at Saudi oil facilities as new │
│ front escalates │
│ feature - Al Jazeera - tilt/tilt [SAU,YEM] │
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│ A Houthi barrage of dozens of missiles and │
│ drones hit Aramco facilities at Jizan and │
│ Yanbu July 25, setting the ~400,000 bpd │
│ Jizan refinery (~4% of Aramco liquids) │
│ ablaze, with expanding fires confirmed by │
│ OSINT satellite review; Brent surged back │
│ above $100 in weekend trading. Claimed as │
│ retaliation for the July 24 coalition │
│ strikes on Hodeidah. Drove Saudi trade near │
│ -7 to -8. │
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│ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/26/ne │
│ w-front-in-us-iran-war-escalates-as-houthis │
│ -fire-at-saudi-oil-facilities │
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2026-07-24
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│ Houthi blockade hits Yanbu crude loadings │
│ feature - Baird Maritime - unknown/unknown │
│ [SAU,YEM] │
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│ Visible crude loadings at Yanbu fell at │
│ least 30% after the blockade declaration; │
│ Saudi crude and condensate exports dropped │
│ to 2.4-3.0M bpd (Kpler/Signal │
│ Ocean/AXSMarine data); the products tanker │
│ Encelia was hit July 22 (Saudi-confirmed) │
│ and two China- and India-bound tankers │
│ U-turned in the Red Sea. Yemen conflict │
│ held at the near -10 floor on the │
│ enforcement. │
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│ https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tank │
│ ers/houthi-blockade-hits-yanbu-crude-loadin │
│ gs-but-dark-tankers-may-plug-the-gap │
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2026-07-21
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│ Asian refiners look to Suez Canal to move │
│ Saudi oil amid Houthi shipping threats │
│ feature - Reuters - wire/independent │
│ [SAU,YEM] │
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│ Saudi oil tankers bound for China and India │
│ U-turned after Houthi warnings; refiners │
│ began rerouting Saudi Red Sea crude via │
│ Suez/around Africa as the Houthis warned │
│ all ships against Saudi ports. Blockade │
│ moved from declaration to enforcement: │
│ drove Saudi trade near -6 to -7. │
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│ https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/a │
│ sian-refiners-look-suez-canal-move-saudi-oi │
│ l-amid-houthi-shipping-threats-2026-07-21/ │
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2026-07-20
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│ Yemen's Houthis vow to impose maritime │
│ blockade on Saudi Arabia │
│ feature - Bloomberg - │
│ independent/independent [SAU,YEM] │
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│ The Houthi military spokesman declared an │
│ immediate maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia │
│ July 20, retaliation for the 12-year Yemen │
│ war and the first major Houthi-Saudi │
│ rupture since the 2022 truce, threatening │
│ Red Sea crude flows. Drove Saudi conflict │
│ near -5 to -6 and held Yemen conflict at │
│ the -10 floor (truce-ending). │
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│ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/202 │
│ 6-07-20/yemen-s-houthis-vow-to-impose-marit │
│ ime-blockade-on-saudi-arabia │
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2026-07-16
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│ Security Council extends Secretary-General │
│ reporting on Houthi Red Sea attacks │
│ medium - United Nations - │
│ multilateral/multilateral [YEM] │
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│ The UNSC adopted Resolution 2812 extending │
│ the Secretary-General's six-month reporting │
│ on Houthi attacks on Red Sea commercial │
│ shipping (13-0, China and Russia │
│ abstaining). A monitoring-mechanism renewal │
│ (not a fresh shock); context for the │
│ Houthi-Saudi front and global shipping │
│ risk. │
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│ https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16274.doc.ht │
│ m │
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