The UN Security Council expressed concern over heightened tensions in Yemen but avoided directly addressing recent Houthi attacks in Marib, Hadramawt and Hudaydah. In a press statement issued on August 7, the Council condemned unauthorised aircraft landings at Sana’...
The newly signed Makkah Joint Defense Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan could face an early test from an Iran-linked, multi-front threat involving the Houthis in Yemen and Iraqi militias operating under the supervision of Iran’s Islamic Revolut...
Political sources told Sheba Intelligence that the United States and its allies are moving toward separating negotiations with Iran from the security file involving Houthi threats to international shipping lanes and regional security. According to the sources, t...
Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed its ability to maintain oil exports through multiple routes and denied the existence of any talks with the Houthis, as the group continues to issue unverified claims of attacks against Saudi land and maritime targets. The Saudi statem...
Mogadishu has intensified efforts to reinforce its authority in the disputed SSC-Khaatumo region, while Somaliland is simultaneously strengthening security engagement with the United States, highlighting an increasingly geopolitical contest over the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea....
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense hosted a high-level meeting in Riyadh on Thursday, July 30, bringing together chiefs of staff and representatives from 43 countries, alongside the European Union Delegation to the Kingdom, to discuss the establishment of a...
Military tensions in northern Somalia have escalated after the leadership of the Northeast State warned Somaliland against interfering in its internal affairs and displayed tanks, armored vehicles, and heavy weapons in a show of force. The military parade followed a warni...
Saudi Arabia has escalated its accusations against Iran-backed armed groups after the Ministry of Defense announced it had intercepted drones launched from Iraqi territory, while the Houthi movement later claimed responsibility for a drone attack targeting Saudi oil inf...
Saudi Arabia has renewed its call for a political settlement in Yemen and reaffirmed its support for all peace efforts led by the United Nations envoy, as the Yemeni government warned that the latest Houthi escalation poses a growing threat to international navigation and re...
The international response to the Houthi attack on the Saudi-operated vessel ENCELIA marks one of the strongest diplomatic reactions since the group announced its maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia. Rather than treating the incident as an isolated a...
The security confrontation between Puntland authorities and federal-linked PSF forces near Bosaso comes as Somalia faces mounting political and security pressures, raising concerns that widening internal divisions could undermine the country's campaign a...
The anticipated move follows the Houthi declaration of a maritime blockade against Saudi shipping and growing threats to international navigation in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Yemeni political and military sources expect the National Defense Council to...
Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council Chairman, Dr. Rashad Al-Alimi, announced that the government will resume crude oil exports “by all available means” effective immediately, marking the clearest official commitment to restor...
A Sanaa meeting overseen by Iran’s ambassador approved full combat readiness, while government forces and Al-Jawf tribes reorganize for a possible confrontation Intelligence sources told Sheba Intelligence that the Houthi group is close to announcing a retur...
A Mahan Air Airbus A340 returned to Tehran on Saturday after flying south toward Oman in what appeared to be a route toward Yemen, marking the latest development in the dispute over Iranian flights to Houthi-controlled areas. Flight tracking data showed the aircraft, ...
Iran escalation raises the risk of confrontation spreading from the Strait of Hormuz to Bab Al-Mandab Saudi Arabia has welcomed Jordan’s initiative to operate regular commercial flights between Amman and Sana’a, offering a potential route to de-escalate the confr...
Yemeni President Rashad al-Alimi said the state, through all its institutions and armed forces, would continue carrying out its constitutional duty to protect Yemen’s sovereignty and safeguard the interests of its citizens, while keeping the door open to any serious peace initiativ...
The Yemeni government has announced that no foreign aircraft, including Iranian flights, will be permitted to land in Yemen without official authorization, marking its strongest assertion yet of state sovereignty over the country’s airspace. The declaration fol...
ADEN — Yemen’s internationally recognized Civil Aviation and Meteorology Authority (CAMA) has ordered the immediate closure of all airports across the country, marking a dramatic escalation in the dispute over Iranian flights to Houthi-controlled territory and signaling ...
Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council Chairman, Rashad al-Alimi, confirmed that government forces targeted the runway at Sana’a International Airport in what he described as a defensive action aimed at preventing a new unlawful flight from imposing a fait accompli over Yeme...