Press Releases

Israel Intercepts Missile from Yemen

(MENAFN) The Israeli military reported that its air defense systems successfully intercepted a missile launched from Yemen early Thursday. “After sirens went off in various parts of the country, the Air Force neutralized a missile launched from...

Yemeni government forces repel Houthi large-scale offensive by Houthi group

(MENAFN) Yemeni government troops fended off a major assault by the Houthi group in Dhalea province on Saturday, leaving three Houthi fighters dead, according to a military source. The source, who requested anonymity, said the Houthis used heavy...

Yemen Reports Three Houthi Militants Killed in Dhalea Clash

(MENAFN) Government troops in Yemen successfully thwarted a major offensive launched by the Houthi group on Saturday in the southern province of Dhalea, resulting in the deaths of three militants, a military source confirmed to media. The...

Yemen Posts Rapid Currency Recovery

(MENAFN) Yemen’s national currency sharply appreciated on Monday, climbing to 1,617 rials per U.S. dollar in government-administered regions—a staggering 40% surge from recent lows near 2,900 rials. The rapid rebound has sparked cautious optimism...

Yemen’s national currency experiences obvious recovery

(MENAFN) Yemen’s national currency experienced a notable recovery on Saturday, climbing to 1,800 rials per U.S. dollar in areas under government control—up from nearly 2,900 just two weeks earlier. This rebound has prompted the launch of a...

Houthis storm UN office in Yemen, taking dozen staffs in custody

(MENAFN) The Houthi movement has taken at least 11 United Nations personnel into custody after raiding UN offices in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, and the port city of Hodeidah, according to the UN special envoy. The detentions followed an Israeli...

More than seven hundred civilians get killed in Yemen by Israel in 2025

(MENAFN) Houthi-run media reported that 776 people were either killed or wounded in northern Yemen during the first half of 2025 due to airstrikes conducted by the United States and Israel. Most casualties were women and children in the capital...

Yemeni Houthis Declare Escalation of Naval Blockade Against Israel

(MENAFN) The Yemeni Houthi movement declared on Sunday its decision to intensify military actions by launching the fourth phase of its “naval blockade” against Israel, citing retaliation for the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip. In an official...

Israel stops drone attack from Yemen

(MENAFN) Air raid sirens were triggered Thursday in southern Israel near the Gaza Strip when a drone launched from Yemen entered Israeli airspace, the military reported. Israeli air defense systems intercepted the drone, and no casualties or...

Four dead, sixty-seven harmed from Israeli attack on Yemen

(MENAFN) Reports from Yemen confirmed that Israeli air raids on the capital, Sanaa, left at least four people dead and 67 others wounded. Health officials warned that the number of fatalities may climb further, as some of the injured are in...

Israel Conducts Airstrikes on Yemen’s Sanaa

(MENAFN) Israeli fighter jets carried out a series of airstrikes on the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on Sunday, targeting both government and military facilities, according to a media outlet controlled by the Houthis. Witnesses described multiple blasts...

Israel Targets Key Sites in Yemen’s Sanaa

(MENAFN) On Sunday, Israeli fighter jets launched multiple airstrikes on various locations across Yemen's capital, Sanaa, including the presidential palace and major energy facilities, according to a statement from the military. The announcement...

Israeli Air Raids on Yemen’s Capital Kill Four

(MENAFN) The number of fatalities from Israeli air raids on Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, has climbed to four, with 67 others wounded, officials from the Houthi-controlled Health Ministry reported to media late Sunday. Authorities warned the death toll...

Israel hits Yemen’s presidential complex

(MENAFN) Israel conducted airstrikes in Yemen on Sunday, targeting a military compound that includes the presidential palace, in response to Houthi missile attacks. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the strikes hit multiple sites in the...

Torrential Rains, Flooding Claim Three Lives in Yemen

(MENAFN) Heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding in Yemen have claimed the lives of three individuals, including two young children, with authorities issuing a warning for further downpours and thunderstorms. The Interior Ministry reported that two...

Yemeni Government Forces Intercept Iranian Weapons Shipment

(MENAFN) Yemeni government-aligned forces announced on Wednesday that they had intercepted and confiscated a significant arms shipment—amounting to 750 tons—destined for the Houthi faction in the Red Sea. The seizure is being regarded as a major...

Yemen intercepts shipment of Iranian weapons in Red Sea

(MENAFN) Yemeni government-aligned forces reported Wednesday that they intercepted a large shipment of Iranian weapons in the Red Sea, allegedly destined for the Houthi group. According to officials, the seized cargo totaled 750 tons and included...

Severe Flooding Devastates Yemen’s Aden

(MENAFN) Heavy rainfall unleashed destructive flooding across the southern Yemeni port city of Aden on Tuesday, leaving multiple people injured and damaging property, according to eyewitnesses and local officials. The downpour inundated several...

Yemen’s Houthis Hit Israel with Three Drone Strikes

(MENAFN) Yemen’s Houthi movement took responsibility on Tuesday for dispatching three drone assaults targeting Israel earlier that day. One drone was aimed at the port city of Eilat, while the other two struck a “military target” located in...

Flash Floods Leave Ten Wounded in Yemen’s Aden

(MENAFN) Flash floods unleashed by intense rainfall struck Yemen’s southern port city of Aden on Tuesday, injuring 10 people and inflicting widespread damage, a government official told media. Speaking anonymously, the official described how heavy...