Somalia’s 2025 was not defined by security challenges alone. It was a year in which the country’s fight against Al-Shabaab intersected with a sensitive security transition, deepening federal tensions, unresolved constitutional disputes, and growing...
Abaad Studies and Research Center has launched the Early Warning and Strategic Indicators Observatory as part of its research programs. The Observatory is designed as a platform for monitoring and analyzing daily information and tracking political, economic, milita...
The current Iran-Israel escalation has pushed the region into a more dangerous phase. On Monday, June 8, 2026, Israel said it had struck military targets in western and central Iran after Tehran launched missiles toward Israel in response to an earlier Israeli str...
The arrest of a Yemeni man suspected of fighting for the Islamic State group in Somalia’s Puntland region has raised fresh concerns over the growing cross-border nature of ISIS activity in the Horn of Africa and the security risks facing the Gulf of Aden maritime corridor. Puntl...
Yemen’s crisis in 2025 was not shaped by a single battlefield, political dispute, or humanitarian emergency. It was a year in which the conflict expanded into a broader struggle over sovereignty, state authority, regional influence, maritime security, and econom...
Sudan’s war in 2025 moved beyond a contest for military control. It became a struggle over territory, legitimacy, humanitarian survival, regional influence, and the future shape of the Sudanese state. At the beginning of the year, the Sudanese Armed Forces ap...
Human Rights Watch has accused the parties involved in the Yemeni conflict, including the Houthis, the Yemeni government, and the Southern Transitional Council, of obstructing aid and access to information, and failing to take adequate preventive measures to mitigate the spread of choler...
Saiban tribal leaders and members have expressed full support for the Hadramout Tribal Alliance's demands and pledged to participate actively. This support was announced during a meeting with Sheikh Amr bin Habreysh Al-Ali, Head of the Alliance and the Hadramout Comprehensi...
The United Nations reported today that more than 28,000 people in four districts of Hajjah Governorate, northwest Yemen, have been impacted by recent heavy rains. The UN predicts significant flooding across the country over the next ten days. Corruption Scandal: Government Officials I...
Houthis Confirm Death of Leader in Iranian Axis Operations The Houthi group has confirmed the death of senior military leader Colonel Hussein Abdullah Mastour Al-Sha'bal (Abu Jihad) in the "Battle of the Promised Victory and Holy Jihad." The announcement follows reports of his inv...
Explosion Targets Officer's Car in Lahij A car bomb targeted the vehicle of a Giants Forces officer in Al-Fayush, Lahij province, Yemen. The blast resulted in the driver losing his legs, the vehicle catching fire, and injuries to several family members of the Giant Forces’ o...
The Yemeni government has strongly condemned the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas' political bureau, in Tehran. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the internationally recognized Yemeni government expressed its deep condemnation of the assassination, urgi...
The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced a 35% reduction in food rations for over 10 million Yemenis due to a lack of funding. The program warned that it might have to take further steps if direct funding is not received. UN Fund: Over 75,000 Displaced in Yemen...
The Red Sea Ports Corporation reported that the Israeli strike on the port of Hodeida in western Yemen caused material damage estimated at around $20 million, excluding losses related to oil. The damage includes the destruction of two gantry cranes, a marine vessel, and several...
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) has reported 32 new cases of polio in Houthi-controlled areas since the beginning of this year. The newly reported cases include 4 in Hodeida, 4 in Amran, and one each in Al Bayda, Taiz, and Dhamar. Yemen Air...
For the eighth consecutive day, fires continue to rage in the oil storage facilities at Hodeida Port due to the Israeli airstrikes that targeted the port on July 21. UN Envoy Concludes Visit to Washington UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, concluded his visit to ...
A merchant vessel in the Red Sea reported three missiles had exploded nearby on Monday after the ship earlier came under attack by three small craft, Britain's maritime agency and security firm Ambrey said. The vessel, which was about 70 nautical miles southwest of Yemen's port c...
The Yemeni Embassy in the UAE announced that Yemenia Airways will resume its flights to the UAE starting next week for the first time in about nine years. The Yemeni Embassy in Abu Dhabi said on its account on X, "We announce … that Yemenia Airways will resume its commercial ...
The EU naval mission protecting ships crossing the Red Sea said that its frigate Psara had destroyed an unmanned aerial drone in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday. The Aspides mission began in February in response to drone and missile attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis on vessels in the region....
On Tuesday, the World Food Program (WFP) announced the limited resumption of aid distribution in Houthi-controlled areas after a six-month pause of assistance due to a dispute with the group over beneficiary lists. The United Nations agency revealed that this resumption has decreased poo...
