In an escalation of attacks, Houthis seized more islands in the strategically crucial Bab al-Mandab Strait, now de facto control the west coast of Yemen, after having damaged a crucial pipeline in Saudi Arabia that will be out of order for weeks

A fuel shortage has disrupted vital sectors and services, paralyzed transport and power generation, with aviation and public electricity among the hardest hit; the crisis has forced reliance on emergency support from Saudi Arabia

Attacks on Saudi Arabia have increased in the last days, as the conflict between the Kingdom, and the Houthi Movement in Yemen escalates; earlier this month the Houthis had declared a maritime siege on Red Sea shipping to and from Saudi Arabia

In a decade of war, checkpoints have become a key issue: trucks carrying fuel, food or medicine must navigate dozens of them, paying levies to an overlapping cast of armed actors: formal, militia-linked, tribal, rebel; a new paper portraits the situation

African migrants arriving in Yemen since the start of 2026 has risen to 83.835, the majority of whom are Ethiopian, May saw the lowest influx with around 11.000 people; figures have been revealed by the International Organization for Migration