A political controversy in Yemen over the status of Socotra has opened a wider debate about sovereignty, maritime security and the role of regional powers in shaping local authority along the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea. The dispute began after Socotra Governor Raafat Al...
Sudan’s war is entering a more dangerous phase, with new figures presented to the UN Human Rights Council showing a sharp deterioration in civilian protection, the expanding use of drones, mass displacement, acute hunger, sexual violence and enforced disappearance. ...
The death of the young Yemeni adventurer Al-Qaqa’a bin Antarah, widely known as “Yemen’s Spider-Man” or the “Spider-Man of Damt,” has left a deep sense of shock and grief among Yemenis. His fall into the crater of the dormant...
The regional rivalry reshaping the Red Sea is increasingly moving south into the Gulf of Aden, where Somalia’s fragile political landscape, armed networks and contested ports are becoming part of a broader struggle over maritime influence between Yeme...
Yemen’s electricity crisis has returned to the forefront with the onset of summer, as rising temperatures widen the gap between growing demand and limited generation capacity in areas controlled by the internationally recognized government. In the latest eff...
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...
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...
Exclusive information obtained by Sheba Intelligence indicates that the Houthi group raised its military readiness along Yemen’s western coast and in Hajjah governorate hours before announcing missile attacks and threatening Israeli-linked shipping in the Red Sea. &...
Yemen’s Interior Ministry Records 20,610 Criminal Cases in Government-Held Areas in 2025 An annual statistical report issued by Yemen’s General Directorate of Command and Control at the Ministry of Interior recorded 20,610 criminal cases&nb...
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...
Heavy rains have caused catastrophic flooding across the western coastal areas of Tihama, Yemen, resulting in at least 50 fatalities or disappearances. The relentless floods have wreaked havoc, displacing hundreds, destroying numerous homes, killing livestock, and causing severe damage t...
Yemen is grappling with severe impacts from climate change, leading to substantial flooding and exacerbating an already dire humanitarian situation. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Yemen, more than 158,000 people hav...
In mid-June 2018, Saudi Arabia launched a special program called "Masam" under the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center to remove war landmines in Yemen. This initiative came in response to increasing casualties from landmines planted by the Houthi group across the co...
The plight of Yemen's fishermen extends far beyond the nation's war-torn economy. Along the Red Sea coast, they face relentless challenges, including harassment by Eritrean authorities and the depletion of marine resources by foreign vessels. Fishing trips have trans...
In response to ongoing threats from the Houthis targeting both the Yemeni government and Saudi Arabia, the internationally recognized Yemeni government has decided to reverse recent decisions made by the Central Bank of Yemen. These decisions, aimed at regaining control over the coun...
The recent Israeli attacks and airstrikes on the Port of Hodeida are exacerbating the humanitarian suffering and economic difficulties faced by Yemeni citizens due to a nearly decade-long war. The Israeli strike targeted the Port of Hodeida, an oil refinery, ...
Yemen is now enduring its tenth year of a devastating civil war, the deadliest and most costly in modern time. Various factions have clashed on military, political, and economic fronts, while diplomatic efforts have largely failed to provide effective solutions. Observers of Yemeni...
The supercarrier USS Theodore Roosevelt arrived in the Red Sea yesterday, transferring from the Indo-Pacific region where she had been operating since the beginning of 2024. A short statement by the U.S. Central Command said, "The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group...
Cholera cases keep spreading in Yemen at an alarming rate, causing serious diseases and deaths in several Yemeni provinces. Twenty out of Yemen’s 22 governorates have seen a surge in the number of people with acute watery diarrhea. Reports have revealed that more than 63,000 cases have b...
