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• Iran, US issue warnings as Yemen emerges as battleground

  The US is escalating its military campaign against Yemen’s Ansarullah movement, also known as the Houthis. In parallel, President Donald Trump has suggested that Washington may retaliate against Iran over any Houthi attack on US forces. Iran has dismissed the threat, saying that Trump has no power over its foreign policy priorities. The Islamic Republic also insists that the Houthis are autonomous in their decision making and do not take orders from Tehran.

• Experts react: Trump just ordered major strikes against the Houthis. What does this mean for Yemen, Iran, and beyond?

  “We will use overwhelming lethal force.” That’s how US President Donald Trump described a campaign of airstrikes he launched Saturday in Yemen against the Houthis. The Iran-backed militia has been disrupting international shipping in the Red Sea since October 2023, and has continued to operate despite previous rounds of US and allied airstrikes. How exactly is the second Trump administration executing its largest military campaign yet? What will the impact be on the region? And what does this signal about Trump’s approach to Iran? Our experts responded in force with the answers.

• China’s delicate balancing act in Yemen

  Despite an optimistic start, the Mar. 2023 China-brokered agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore diplomatic ties faces an uncertain future. Anticipating potential setbacks, Beijing has ramped up its diplomatic engagement in the region, particularly in Yemen—a critical flashpoint that has been stuck in a fragile stalemate for close to three years. China’s key objectives are to preserve the progress achieved through the Beijing Accord, sustain the Iranian-Saudi detente, and prevent a renewed escalation in Yemen—which risks drawing Riyadh and Tehran back into confrontation.

• Saudi Arabia Participates in Ministerial Meeting in New York to Back Yemeni Government

  The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) has participated in the international ministerial meeting to support the Yemeni government, held here in conjunction with the UN Security Council meeting and co-chaired by Yemeni Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak and British Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Hamish Falconer. SDRPY Director of Developmental Programs Dr. Hala Alsaleh underscored that Saudi Arabia's participation in the meeting reflects its ongoing commitment to supporting Yemen across various sectors. She highlighted the Kingdom's consistent efforts to foster peace and stability in Yemen through comprehensive development initiatives led by the program.

• Saudi Arabia to provide $500m in new economic support for Yemen

  Saudi Arabia announced on Friday a new economic support package for Yemen worth $500 million and aimed at bolstering the government’s budget, stabilizing the Central Bank of Yemen, and fostering the development and stability of the Yemeni people. The latest assistance includes a $300 million deposit into the Central Bank of Yemen to improve economic and financial conditions, alongside $200 million to address the Yemeni budget deficit, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

• Saudi Arabia leave it late to down Yemen in Gulf Cup

  Saudi Arabia came back in dramatic fashion to defeat Yemen 3-2 on Wednesday to keep their hopes of advancing to the semifinals of the 26th edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup very much alive. After losing to Bahrain in the opening match of Group B, the Green Falcons needed the victory and got it — but only just. Amazingly, Yemen, ranked 99 places below their neighbors at 158 in the world, were two goals ahead by the half hour at the Sulaibikhat Stadium in Kuwait. The first came in the eighth minute. Abdulwasea Al-Matari was given plenty of space to cross from the left for Harwan Al-Zubaidi to arrive at the middle of the six yard box just before Ali Al-Bulaihi to send a header into the net. It was Yemen’s first goal against Saudi Arabia in eight Gulf Cup games

• WHO chief says he was at Yemen airport as Israeli bombs fell nearby

  A wave of Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen's main airport Thursday just as the World Health Organization’s director-general said he was about to board a flight there. One of the U.N. plane’s crew was wounded, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a post on X. The Israeli military said it attacked infrastructure used by Yemen's Houthi rebels at the international airport in the capital Sanaa, as well as power stations and ports, alleging they were used to smuggle in Iranian weapons and for the entry of senior Iranian officials. Last week, Israeli jets bombed Sanaa and Hodeida, killing nine people. The U.S. military also has targeted the Houthis in Yemen in recent days. Israel's latest wave of strikes in Yemen follows several days of Houthi launches setting off air-raid sirens in Israel. The Houthis have also been targeting shipping in the Red Sea corridor, calling it solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

• Saudi Arabia, Yemen agree to establish 3 firms

  The Saudi-Yemeni Business Council at the Federation of Saudi Chambers announced the launch of six initiatives to boost trade and investment exchanges between the two countries and support economic development efforts in Yemen. Three Saudi-Yemeni companies were agreed upon, according to Abdullah bin Mahfouz, Head of the Saudi-Yemeni Business Council. The first, with a capital of $100 million, will focus on renewable energy, producing electricity through solar power to supply Yemen. The second will provide communications via the Starlink satellite network, while the third will organize exhibitions and conferences in Yemen to promote Saudi products and support reconstruction efforts.

• Saudi-led coalition in Yemen says two members of its forces killed
  Two members of the Saudi-led coalition forces were killed in an attack by a Yemeni defence ministry employee in Yemen's Seiyun on Friday, the coalition's spokesperson Turki al-Malki was quoted by the Saudi state news agency as saying on Saturday. Al-Malki said the attack, which also wounded one officer, occurred at a training camp for Yemeni forces in the eastern city of Seiyun in the Hadhramaut province.

• Yemen’s Houthi rebels target ship in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off Red Sea

  The attack ended an 18-day lull in reported assaults attributed to the Houthis, who have been attacking ships traveling through the Red Sea corridor for nearly a year now over the Israel-Hamas war raging in the Gaza Strip. The violence has disrupted international shipping through the region, once valued at $1 trillion in goods annually.

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