Asia Yemen Sotheby’s will present one of the rarest surviving Yemenite Torah scrolls in its upcoming Important Judaica sale; carbon-dated to the mid-15th century, it is regarded as a remarkable testament to the ancient Jewish community of Yemen
Asia Yemen Looting and vandalism has struck archaeological sites across Yemen’s central Dhamar Governorate, with outrage of communities and cultural heritage advocates; local sources report that organized gangs excavate artifacts damaging irreplaceable structures
Asia Yemen Armed Houthi militants raided the headquarters of ONG Oxfam on Hadda Street in Sana’a in a escalation against humanitarian operations in Yemen; local sources say communications equipment and other organizational assets were confiscated, members detained
Asia Yemen Human rights sources have confirmed that Houthi authorities in northern Yemen have transferred a group of detainees, arrested for intending to celebrate the anniversary of September 26 Revolution, to an undisclosed location
Asia Yemen Bakeries across the Yemeni city of Taiz launched a comprehensive strike to protest against a new directive by local authorities mandating the sale of bread by weight at a fixed price
Asia Yemen Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis took to the streets to express their support for the people of Gaza and the Palestinian resistance, according to local media. The march is a message to the international community about the urgent need to end oppression
Asia Yemen Yemen has been ranked as the third most food-insecure country in the world in new UN report, while 47 international organizations issued a joint warning over a worsening hunger crisis with millions of lives at imminent risk if urgent action is not taken
Asia Yemen A drone attack launched by Houthi militants in Yemen injured two people at an airport near the city of Eilat after an alert system failed
Asia Yemen Nearly half of Yemen’s population in government-controlled southern areas is facing acute food insecurity: the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification reports 4,95m experiencing crisis-level hunger or worse, including 1,5m at emergency levels
Asia Yemen Yemeni authorities have seized over 1,5 million Captagon pills in a major drug bust; the shipment, hidden on a refrigerated truck traveling from Houthi-controlled Sana’a to Saudi Arabia, reveals a shift in narcotics trafficking, from Syria to Yemen
Asia Yemen Local Houthis claim they have sunk the Greek-operated, Liberia-flagged ship Eternity C in the Red Sea in their second strike after months of relative calm to express solidarity with Gaza, as the vessel was headed toward Eilat in Israel
Asia Yemen To commemorate the Prophet's migration to Medina, or Hijra, a cultural symposium was held in the Badbadah district of Marib Governorate where the head of the governorate's guidance sector discussed its significance for the Islamic state
Asia Yemen Sites have been handed out by local authority in Sana'a province for a solar power system installation that will operate water wells; the land is now ready for the implementing party