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Yemen

Yemen is a country on the Arabian Peninsula — the second largest country there after Saudi Arabia, and also the poorest. Since 2014, Yemen has been wracked by civil war.

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Houthi fighters stand with weapons in front of a Palestinian flag

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis step up crackdown on aid workers

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis step up crackdown on aid workers

Despite cementing their power in Yemen, the Houthis are escalating arrests of workers. What's scaring the rebel group?
ConflictsOctober 23, 2024
xplosions take place on the deck of the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion on the Red Sea.

Yemen's Houthis to play bigger role in Middle East conflict?

Yemen's Houthis to play bigger role in Middle East conflict?

The Yemen-based group is the only one of various Iran-backed militias not to have suffered serious setbacks this year.
ConflictsOctober 7, 2024
People check the damage inside a school used as a temporary shelter for displaced Palestinians in Gaza City on August 10, 2024.

Middle East: Gaza reports scores dead in school strike

Middle East: Gaza reports scores dead in school strike

Israel's military has described the site as a "Hamas command and control center" within a school. DW has the latest.
ConflictsAugust 10, 2024
People protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Amman, Jordan.

Arab nations in Hamas-Israel conflict: What you need to know

Arab nations in Hamas-Israel conflict: What you need to know

Some have quiet-but-close relationships with Israel, while others host Iran-backed groups opposed to the US and Israel.
ConflictsAugust 5, 2024
Smoke rises from the scene of a blaze at a port following an Israeli attack, in Hodeida, Yemen, on July 20th, 2024

Red Sea shipping crisis worsens after Israel-Houthi attacks

Red Sea shipping crisis worsens after Israel-Houthi attacks

Israel's strike on the Red Sea port of Hodeida marks a major escalation that could further hurt maritime trade.
BusinessJuly 24, 2024
A huge column of fire erupting following Israeli strikes in the Yemeni rebel-held port city of Hodeida

Will Israeli bombs undo Yemen's peace process?

Will Israeli bombs undo Yemen's peace process?

Israeli strikes only seem to make the Houthi group more popular. Could that impact Yemen's precarious peace process?
ConflictsJuly 23, 2024
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In the spotlight

Houthi supporters gather as they hoist weapons and chant slogans against the UK and US

Yemen: Houthi 'terrorist' label a threat to aid?

Last time the Houthis were designated "terrorists," aid organizations feared work in Yemen would have to stop.
ConflictsFebruary 6, 2024
Armed men standing on a beach, with the seized ship Galaxy Leader in the background

Yemen's peace plan boosts Houthis' regional influence

For tightrope-walking Saudi Arabia, the UN-brokered peace plan offers a much-desired exit option from a disastrous war.
PoliticsDecember 29, 2023
A US ship fires a missile to defeat a combination of Houthi missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles in the Red Sea

Is Germany about to defend ships in the Red Sea?

A US-led alliance wants to stop attacks on cargo ships by Yemeni Houthi rebels, likely with German help.
ConflictsDecember 21, 2023
The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower transits the Suez Canal

Red Sea attacks: Why Arab nations won't join naval coalition

Only one Middle Eastern country has joined a new US-led naval coalition. Speculation is rife as to why others did not.
ConflictsDecember 21, 2023
Houthi soldiers stand guard on a missile carrier during an official military parade

Could Yemen's Houthis pose a new threat for the Middle East?

Aerial attacks by the Iran-backed militia are unlikely to reach Israel, but analysts worry about anti-ship missiles.
PoliticsNovember 4, 2023
Ethiopian migrants run from Yemen towards the border with Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Are the killings of Ethiopians systematic?

Saudi Arabia is playing down repeated accusations of killing Ethiopian migrants.
PoliticsAugust 23, 2023
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