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A guard stands outside the damaged National Museum of Yemen building in the aftermath of Israeli airstrikes, in Sanaa, Yemen, September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

As Israel steps up regional attacks, Yemen bears the brunt

Apart from its ongoing genocide in Gaza, Israel has, this week, attacked Syria, Lebanon, Tunisia and, most shockingly, Qatar—a staunch US ally. But in Yemen, it's been especially brutal.

Anwar Al-Ansi 14 September 2025
A Houthi security soldier stands guard at a student-led protest condemning Israel's genocide in Gaza at Sanaa University on August 27, 2025. Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP

Federalism is the only solution for Yemen

Amid growing fears that the Middle East and the world are forgetting about a long-running war in the splintered country, a particular solution is gaining steam as popular protests break out

Anwar Al-Ansi 31 August 2025
Employees count bundles of Yemeni Riyal banknotes at the Central Bank of Yemen in Sanaa on January 7, 2020. Khaled Abdullah/Reuters

Politicising Yemen’s currency: new Houthi notes part of a pattern

Far from being a technicality, the militia that controls much of Yemen's west and north is using the rial and the physical expression of money to alter the state's identity.

Anwar Al-Ansi 26 July 2025
Explosions on the Liberia-flagged bulk carrier Magic Seas on July 8, 2025. Houthi fighters attacked and boarded the vessel before planting explosives that were detonated remotely. Ansarullah Media Centre/AFP

Alone and unloved, Yemen has been left to the Houthis and Iran

US President Donald Trump agreed a ceasefire in early May on the condition that the Houthis do not attack American ships. Good to their word, they are still attacking others, with no comeuppance.

Anwar Al-Ansi 22 July 2025
Lina Jaradat

US-Houthi ceasefire fuels Israeli fears of an Iran deal

The Yemeni militant group is proving to be a stubborn adversary, and Trump doesn't want anything to detract from his visit to the Gulf next week, where he plans to make a 'big' announcement

Michael Horowitz 08 May 2025
A drone view shows charred vehicles standing in the aftermath of what Al Masirah TV said was a US strike on the Ras Isa fuel port, Al Jazirah, Yemen, in this screengrab from a handout video released on April 18, 2025. REUTERS

A ground offensive against the Houthis looks imminent

An informed Yemeni military source says a US-backed Yemeni government assault is likely to begin "between mid and late May" after US air strikes have crippled key Houthi military assets

Anwar Al-Ansi 19 April 2025
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with Mohammed Abdul-Salam spokesman for Yemen's Houthis on August 13, 2019 in Tehran. AFP

Iran and the Houthis: complex ties and a history of deception

Tehran has long sponsored the Houthis in Yemen, which is the last member of Iran's 'axis of resistance' still standing up to Israel. Neither fully trust each other and never have.

Anwar Al-Ansi 31 March 2025
US President Donald Trump looks on as military strikes are launched against the Houthis in Yemen in this handout image released on March 15, 2025. Reuters

Is time really up for the Houthis?

Were recent strikes ordered by Trump intended as a warning to Tehran, or could they be a prelude to an expanded war? Al Majalla weighs in on the possible motives.

Anwar Al-Ansi 19 March 2025

Trump authorises deadly strikes on Yemen

Fares Garabet 17 March 2025
Houthi fighters stand guard during a protest following US and British forces strikes in the capital, Sanaa, on January 12, 2024, amid Israel's war on Gaza. MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP

Trump puts Houthis back on terror list to pile pressure on Iran

Legal classifications will only go so far and may end up hurting more than just the militia. The move could complicate efforts to reach a much-needed political solution in Yemen.

Anwar Al-Ansi 29 January 2025
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