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Yemen

What are shipping companies' plans for return to Suez Canal?

CMA CGM Louis Bleriot and a Maersk Line container ship pass through the Suez Canal in Ismailia, Egypt July 7, 2021. Picture taken July 7, 2021. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
CMA CGM Louis Bleriot and a Maersk Line container ship pass through the Suez Canal in Ismailia, Egypt July 7, 2021. Picture taken July 7, 2021. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Saudi-backed Yemeni government accuses UAE of running secret prisons, Abu Dhabi denies claim

Saudi-backed Yemeni forces in the city of Mukalla in Yemen's coastal southern Hadramawt province, on Jan 19.
Saudi-backed Yemeni forces in the city of Mukalla in Yemen's coastal southern Hadramawt province, on Jan 19.

Yemen humanitarian crisis to worsen in 2026 as funding cut, says UN

A girl plays with a tire next to a displaced persons camp in Aden, Yemen, October 19, 2024. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky
A girl plays with a tire next to a displaced persons camp in Aden, Yemen, October 19, 2024. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

Latest US sanctions target Houthi funding networks, Treasury says

Signage is seen at the United States Department of the Treasury headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Signage is seen at the United States Department of the Treasury headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

Yemen's prime minister quits, replaced by foreign minister

Saudi Arabia pledges $500 million Yemen development after UAE withdrawal

A view of a street in the southern port city of Aden, Yemen April 7 2022. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman
A view of a street in the southern port city of Aden, Yemen April 7 2022. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman

Yemen completes evacuation of stranded tourists on Socotra island

Air traffic at the island’s main airport came to a halt as a deepening crisis between the UAE and Saudi Arabia translated into fresh conflict on Yemen’s mainland.
Air traffic at the island’s main airport came to a halt as a deepening crisis between the UAE and Saudi Arabia translated into fresh conflict on Yemen’s mainland.

Yemen’s main separatist group denies it is disbanding

FILE PHOTO: A soldier stands guard outside the headquarters of the Southern Transitional Council in Aden, Yemen January 8, 2026. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A soldier stands guard outside the headquarters of the Southern Transitional Council in Aden, Yemen January 8, 2026. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman/File Photo

Yemen's separatists appear to split, reflecting Saudi-UAE rift

FILE PHOTO: Supporters of the UAE-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) hold a poster of Aidarous al-Zubaidi, the STC's leader, who, according to the Saudi-backed coalition, fled to an unknown destination, in Aden, Yemen, December 21, 2025. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Supporters of the UAE-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) hold a poster of Aidarous al-Zubaidi, the STC's leader, who, according to the Saudi-backed coalition, fled to an unknown destination, in Aden, Yemen, December 21, 2025. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman/File Photo

Explainer: What’s happening in Yemen, and why are Saudi Arabia and the UAE involved?

Soldiers loyal to Yemen's separatist Southern Transitional Council stand guard outside the compound of the presidential palace in Aden, Yemen December 9, 2025. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman
Soldiers loyal to Yemen's separatist Southern Transitional Council stand guard outside the compound of the presidential palace in Aden, Yemen December 9, 2025. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman

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