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February 5, 2026

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Analysis

In Saudi Arabia, Erdogan fosters security alignment, $30B trade push

The Turkish president’s visit cemented Ankara and Riyadh’s accelerating convergence as regional crises mount and Gulf rivalries sharpen.

Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

Galaxy Leader

Yemen’s Houthis hint at Red Sea attacks as US-Iran tensions rise: What to know

The Houthi warnings come as a US aircraft carrier accompanied by several guided missile destroyers entered Gulf waters amid tensions with Iran.

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Thousands rally for South Yemen independence amid Saudi diplomatic push

Large protests called for southern independence in Yemen on Friday, reflecting persistent support for the separatists despite the Saudi-backed government’s efforts to quash the separatist movement.

Ships sail along Egypt's Suez Canal near Ismailia on April 16, 2025.

Egypt's economy can weather more Red Sea attacks, says finance minister

Egypt lost some $13 billion worth of Suez Canal fees over two years due to Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, according to estimates from Egyptian officials.

Latest News

From Egypt to Lebanon: What’s at stake for regional states on Trump’s visa ban list?

From Iraq to Yemen, how Iran proxies are responding to protests

Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 9, 2026.

Analysis

US response muted as Gulf allies clash in Yemen

A convoy of armored vehicles makes its way along a street in the port city Mukalla, southern Yemen, on Jan. 1, 2026.

Elizabeth Hagedorn

By Elizabeth Hagedorn

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights

Meet Aidarus Zubaidi: Separatist leader at heart of Yemen’s power struggle

SALEH AL-OBEIDI/AFP via Getty Images

Shia muslims attend the "Ashura" to commemorate the death of Shia Imam Husayn ibn Ali (a grandson of Muhammad) who died during the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD, in Istanbul on July 28, 2023. (Photo by YASIN AKGUL / AFP) (Photo by YASIN AKGUL/AFP via Getty Images)

Shiite Muslims across Middle East mark Ashura amid tensions with West

Muslim countries in the region have criticized Sweden and most recently Denmark for allowing incidents of Quran burnings to happen on their soil.

A child stares at a US soldiers patrolling a village in the countryside of the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, near the Turkish border, on July 23, 2022. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP) (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Syria, Palestine, Yemen biggest violators of child soldier recruits: UN

The report coincides with renewed Russian airstrikes in Syria’s last rebel stronghold of Idlib in the northwest.

An aerial picture shows people visiting the "Martyrs Cemetery" which was opened at the beginning of the Yemen conflict in the city of Taez on May 6, 2023. - Yemen has been shattered by a nearly-decade-long civil war which has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and plunged the country into a severe humanitarian crisis. (Photo by AHMAD AL-BASHA / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD AL-BASHA/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

Iran still smuggling weapons to Yemen despite Saudi deal, US says

US Special Envoy Tim Lenderking said Washington remains concerned by Tehran's continued military support for the Houthi movement in Yemen.

Elizabeth Hagedorn

By Elizabeth Hagedorn

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights

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Australian-flagged yacht shoots at Yemen coast guard it 'mistook for pirates'

Personnel aboard the yacht reportedly mistook the Yemeni coast guard for pirates, while the British navy said the incident was the result of "government activity" without elaborating further.

Yemenis wait outside a hospital after a stampede during charity distribution left at least 85 people dead and over 300 injured, Sanaa, Yemen, early April 20, 2023.

Stampede in Yemen at Ramadan charity event kills at least 78

The victims were waiting to receive donations of about $9 each in the city of Sanaa.

Freed Yemeni prisoners arrive in the rebel-held capital Sanaa, as the war-torn country began swapping 1,000 prisoners in a complex operation overseen by the International Committee of the Red Cross, Oct. 16, 2020.

Prison swap begins in Yemen as Saudi-Houthi peace efforts continue

The exchange, the biggest since 2020, comes amid talks between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels to end the devastating war.

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US seeks to keep seized Iranian weapons bound for Yemen

The weapons seized in December by US Central Command include more than one million rounds of ammunition and thousands of proximity fuses for rocket-propelled grenades.

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10 soldiers killed in Yemen as fighting with Houthis resumes in Marib

The fighting in oil-rich Marib is disrupting renewed efforts to end the Yemeni war amid the cautious optimism that has followed the Saudi-Iranian deal.

People displaced by conflict receive food aid and provisions to meet their basic needs.

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US announces $444 million to Yemen as humanitarian needs soar

Despite the fresh US assistance, a donors conference for Yemen raised less than one-third of what the United Nations said is needed to avert further humanitarian crisis.

A Yemeni woman shops at a market in Yemen's third city of Taiz, on December 15, 2022. - Yemeni society, although deeply conservative, has traditionally allowed space for individual freedoms. But this is changing under the Huthi movement, which was founded with the aim of pushing for a theocracy. (Photo by AHMAD AL-BASHA/AFP via Getty Images)

Culture

Women's campaign in Yemen protests Houthi dress code rules

Houthi forces require women to wear a black abaya that covers their entire bodies.

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US urges Iran-backed Houthis to halt attacks on Yemen's ports

The warning to the Houthis comes as US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking returns to the region to push for peace between the country's warring sides.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a meeting with Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak at the State Department, Washington, May 17, 2022.

US urges Yemen's Houthis to extend truce amid fears of renewed fighting

The United States is seeking the renewal of a nationwide truce that brought a much-needed pause in violence to Yemen before it expired on Sunday.